Academic Advisement Center
The Academic Advisement Center is dedicated to furthering the educational mission of York College by assisting students to be academically successful. Academic advisors support students to successfully transition to the College, explore life and career goals and develop an academic plan. Academic advisement is a collaborative teaching relationship among academic advisors, students, faculty and the College community. Advisors support students to become self-directed learners and persist to graduation and beyond.
Academic Advisors assist students to
- make decisions related to their academic careers at York College.
- understand graduation requirements, and how they impact the choice of courses.
- develop an academic plan for persisting to graduation.
- understand York College programs, policies, procedures and resources.
- explore various majors, and where they can lead after graduation.
- explore life goals, values, abilities, interests and limitations.
The Academic Advisement Center provides advisement services for the following:
- Entering transfer students
- Students who have not declared a college major
- Students unable to see their faculty advisor
- Non-matriculated students
- Students required to take the CUNY Proficiency Exam (CPE)
- Students submitting petitions to the Committee on Academic Standards (CAS)
Students in the following programs and statuses are not advised by the Academic Advisement Center:
- Students with less than 28 credits
- SEEK
- English as Second Language
- York Scholars
- Student Support Services
- Students with Disabilities
- York Enrichment Services (YES)
- Students on probation
Student Advisement Handbook
Use the online Student Advisement Handbook to find all the information that you will need to understand the programs, policies, procedures and resources at York College.
Transfer Student Handbook (in PDF format)
As a new student it is very important that you familiarize yourself with the requirements and expectations of your new institution.
Academic Advisement Center Hours
When classes are in session:
Monday and Thursday: 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
Tuesdays and Wednesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (2nd Saturday of month)
Contact
- Location:
- Academic Core Building , Room 2C01
- Telephone:
- 718-262-2280 (Academic Advisement)
- 718-262-2770 (Committee on Academic Standards)
- E-mail:
- advisement@york.cuny.edu
