noun
advisement
Guidance on planning and completing a course of study.
The college offers academic advisement before students choose their courses.
Etymology
Advise names the giving of guidance, and -ment forms a noun for the process. Educational advisement applies that process to choices and requirements within a course of study.
More examples
- New students attend advisement sessions during orientation.
- Her department provides individual advisement on degree requirements.
- Good advisement helped him avoid taking unnecessary classes.
Forms
adviser noun — Someone who helps students plan their studies.
Similar words
- guidance
- Can concern any area of life, not just study.
- counseling
- May address personal problems as well as academic choices.