Where to go for advising

Advisors in the Welcome Centre and the Registar's Office can answer questions about programs, admissions and scholarships at Dalhousie. 

If you are a prospective undergradaute student contact an Advisor.

If you are a current undergraduate student contact the Registrar's Office. 

If you are a prospective graduate student, contact the Faculty of Graduate studies. 

If you are looking for information related to professional programs, contact the faculty advisor using the information below. 

Contact the Registrar's Office

Students in the Faculty of Agriculture can make an appointment with a Student Success Advisor in the Student Success Centre or advisors within the faculty.

Student Success Centre advisors can help you:

• understand your program requirements and academic regulations
• map out strategies to achieve your educational and career goals
• choose your courses (program, major, minor)
• learn how to use your strengths to reach your educational, career and life goals
• develop action plans to deal with academic or other difficulties

Faculty advisors can help you:

• choose a major or honours program
• answer course specific questions and problems
• find research opportunities in your faculty
• find exchange and study abroad opportunities in your program
• sign your study abroad application
• explore job opportunities in your field

Advisors in the School of Architecture

Contact the School of Planning

Students in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences can make an appointment with a Student Success Advisor in the Bissett Student Success Centre or advisors within the faculty.

The Bissett Student Success Centre advisors can help you:

• understand your program requirements and academic regulations
• map out strategies to achieve your educational and career goals
• choose your courses (program, major, minor)
• learn how to use your strengths to reach your educational, career and life goals
• develop action plans to deal with academic or other difficulties

Faculty advisors can help you:

• choose a major or honours program
• answer course specific questions and problems
• find research opportunities in your faculty
• find exchange and study abroad opportunities in your program
• sign your study abroad application
• explore job opportunities in your field

Advisors in the Faculty of Computer Science

Advisors in the Faculty of Dentistry

Students entering their first year of engineering on the Halifax campus can see an advisor in the Bissett Student Success Centre for course selection and registration assistance. 

All other inquiries related to the engineering program should be directed to engineering@dal.ca. 

Support and connections in the Faculty of Engineering.  

Your first point of contact is your graduate coordinator. Visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies list of programs and click on your program to find your graduate coordinator. Or email the Faculty of Graduate Studies at graduate.studies@dal.ca.

Advisors in the School of Health Sciences
 

Advisors in the School of Health & Human Performance

Advisors in the School of Nursing
 

School of Social Work

Advisors in the Faculty (Schulich School) of Law

Advisors in the Faculty of Management

Contact Student Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine

Students in the Faculty of Science can make an appointment with a Student Success Advisor in the Bissett Student Success Centre or advisors within the faculty.

The Bissett Student Success Centre can help you:

• understand your program requirements and academic regulations
• map out strategies to achieve your educational and career goals
• choose your courses (program, major, minor)
• learn how to use your strengths to reach your educational, career and life goals
• develop action plans to deal with academic or other difficulties

Faculty advisors can help you:

• choose a major or honours program
• answer course specific questions and problems
• find research opportunities in your faculty
• find exchange and study abroad opportunities in your program
• sign your study abroad application.
• explore job opportunities in your field

Visit the Current Student advising page on ukings.ca for more information. 

• 2SLGBTQ+ Advisor
• Accessibility Advisors
• Black Student Advising 
• Career Support
• Career Counselling
• Work-Integrated Learning and Co-Operative Education
• Indigenous Student Centre
• International Centre
• Study Abroad Advising
• Transition Year Program (TYP)