Santa Clara University

Peer Advising for Undergraduate Business Students

The Leavey School of Business has implemented a system to pair-up incoming, first-year students with an upper-classman Peer Advisor in addition to their assigned Faculty Advisor. In partnership with the Faculty Advisor, a trained Peer Advisor will work with assigned students throughout their first academic year and help to answer academic and social questions common during the first year.  Under the direction of the Undergraduate Business Progams Office, and in conjunction with the student Peer Advising Executive Board, Peer Advisors will help provide guidance to advisees on many topics, including:

• Campus life at Santa Clara University;
• eCampus - the online student record system;
• course selection and scheduling;
• locating appropriate information in the University Bulletin and Website;
• resources and tools for course planning;
• effective study habits
• referral to faculty with relevant academic and/or career information;
• campus resources available to support academic, personal and career development;
• getting involved in student life; and
• general support and encouragement

Freshmen will be contacted by their assigned Peer Advisor in August, prior to their arrival on campus.  An initial meeting will be scheduled for the student to meet with both their Peer Advisor and Faculty Advisor during the third week of classes. 

Additionally, Peer Advisors will staff drop-in hours in Lucas Hall 115 to answer questions about Santa Clara Univeristy and the Leavey School of Business academic requirements and regulations.   The Peer Advisors can also be contacted via email at LSB-PeerAdvisor@scu.edu.

Becoming a Peer Advisor

 The following is the schedule for drop-in hours in Lucas Hall 115 for the Winter 2009 Quarter.

If your schedule does not allow you to attend any of these drop-in hours, you may email the Peer Advisors at LSB-PeerAdvisor@scu.edu and request a scheduled appointment.

What kinds of things can you ask a Peer Advisor?

Questions about course/graduation requirements

• Please bring a copy of your transcript and a Requirements Checklist with you to the session.

Questions about academic regulations, such as:

• Can I overload?  What is the procedure?
• What is the minimum grade to pass a class?
• Can I take a class Pass/No Pass?

Advice on how to get into available classes

• How to find available classes
• Advice on “adding” classes