{"id":20615,"date":"2026-08-27T10:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/?page_id=20615"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:38:36","slug":"academic-advising-and-student-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/academic-advising-and-student-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Advising and Student Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-dark-color has-text-color is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-45fa7e1d wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-garnet-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-first-year-students\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-first-year-students\/\">Academic Resources for First Years<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-sophomores\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-sophomores\/\">Academic Resources for Sophomores<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-juniors\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-juniors\/\">Academic Resources for Juniors<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-garnet-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-seniors\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/advising-resources-for-seniors\/\">Academic Resources for Seniors<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-gray-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-container-content-bc5f7b5b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/fys-advising-portal\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/fys-advising-portal\/\">First Year Advising Portal<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-gray-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-container-content-bc5f7b5b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/student-advising-portal\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/student-advising-portal\/\">Student Advising Portal<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-gray-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-container-content-b5c64c31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/transfer-student-advising\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/transfer-student-advising\/\">Transfer Student Advising Portal <\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Academic Appeals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bates supports fairness and consistency in academic matters and the Academic Appeal Process affords students an opportunity to have certain significant decisions affecting their academic work and status reviewed, while respecting established academic standards, faculty members\u2019 autonomy under principles of academic freedom, and students\u2019 accountability and responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/academic-appeals\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/academic-appeals\/\">Academic Appeals Process<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advising Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/fys-advising-portal\/\">Academic Advising Portal<\/a>\u00a0(for Faculty)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/student-advising-portal\/\">Student Advising Portal<\/a>\u00a0(for Students)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/pre-health-support-resources\/\">Pre-Health Support &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/recommended-entry-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended Entry Courses<\/a> &#8211; This web page offers recommended entry courses for every major and minor field of study offered at Bates, including information on which Mode of Inquiry requirements these courses fulfill as well as information on the field of study itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curriculum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/academic-advising-and-student-support\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20615\">Curriculum Information<\/a> &#8211; With over 1,000 courses from 32 departments and programs, there is a lot to know about Bates&#8217; curriculum. Find information on how and when changes to majors and minors can be made, as well as the structure of and guidelines for the Bates curriculum and General Education requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FYS Pedagogy Portal<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/fys-pedagogy-portal\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/fys-pedagogy-portal\/\">FYS Pedagogy Portal<\/a> &#8211; important dates, syllabus templates, and materials from past Pedagogy Workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/first-year-seminar\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/first-year-seminar\/\">FYS Overview<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Graduation Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/general-education\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/general-education\/\">General Education Requirements Summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/files\/2026\/06\/Bates-Degree-Requirements-handout-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/files\/2026\/06\/Bates-Degree-Requirements-handout-2026.pdf\">Degree Requirements and Advising Handout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/the-writing-attentive-curriculum\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/the-writing-attentive-curriculum\/\">Writing-Attentive Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/equity-and-inclusion-d2\/new-requirement-race-power-privilege-and-colonialism\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/equity-and-inclusion-d2\/new-requirement-race-power-privilege-and-colonialism\/\">Race, Power, Privilege, and Colonialism Requirement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Placement Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/language-and-math-placement\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/language-and-math-placement\/\">Languages, Math, and Chemistry Placement Test information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Post-Graduate Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/pre-health-support-resources\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/pre-health-support-resources\/\">Pre-Health Support and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recommended Entry Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/recommended-entry-courses\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/recommended-entry-courses\/\">Recommended Entry Courses for First-Year Students<\/a> &#8211; 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