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Arrangements for Academic Guidance Information on the Institution

An academic advisor is appointed for each student at Kocaeli University with regard to the related bylaw. The advisor appointed among the instructors by the head of the related department/programme, guides the student on the following points that are mentioned in Kocaeli University Student Advisory Application Guideline from the very first day of registration until graduation.

An academic advisor;

• guides students under his/her responsibility through course selection procedure.
• informs students about foreign language placement and proficiency tests at the beginning of each academic year.
• informs students about the supplementary resources regarding the financial support, health issues and scholarships.
• informs students about bylaws and directories.
• holds at least one meeting for each semester with the students under his/her responsibility, listens to their problems and reports the outcomes of meetings to the administrator of the related unit.
• deals with the students' educational, emotional, economic and social problems throughout their education.
• encourages students to take part in social activities in a more effective way in or out of the school.
• informs students about the conferences, seminars, panels and such activities so as to promote their academic progress.
• raises awareness about further studies and academic career.
• informs students about life after graduation in terms of professional enterprise.
• observes the adaptation of students to the campus, course attendance and their academic standings.

For students of non-thesis master's programmes; an academic advisor is appointed and gives students guidance at the beginning of the second semester at least, and for students of master's programmes with thesis, an advisor is appointed throughout the process of their thesis.