A Career Advisor meets with an undergraduate student (right) at the Career Exploration Center (CEC) inside Ingraham Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Jan. 19, 2017. CEC advisors help students explore majors and careers through a variety of ways including workshops and one-on-one advising sessions. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)

Expand Your Advising Team

Looking Beyond Your AAS Advisor

An Advisor meets with a graduate student in the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 3, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison)

Major Advisors

Each major has a specific advisor with whom you can meet (you do not have to be declared!). Find the major in which you are interested in The Guide, then click on the “Advising and Careers” tab.

The Guide

The front entrance to the Career Exploration Center (CEC) inside Ingraham Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Jan. 19, 2017. CEC advisors help students explore majors and careers through a variety of ways including workshops and one-on-one advising sessions. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)

Career Advisors

If you have a general idea of the type of career in which you are interested, SuccessWorks is your best bet.

SuccessWorks

If you are completely undecided about a major or career, the Career Exploration Center is a good place to start.

Career Exploration Center

Pre-Health advisor with student in advisor's office.

Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advisors

If you are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare or the law, the Centers for Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising are great resources.

Center for Pre-Health Advising

Center for Pre-Law Advising

An incoming first-year undergraduate browses information tables and talks with a campus representatives about study abroad programming during a Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) campus resource fair at Union South at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Aug. 9, 2017. Sponsored by the Center for the First-Year Experience, the two-day SOAR sessions provide new students and their parents and guests an opportunity to meet with staff and advisors, register for classes, stay in a residence hall, take a campus tour and learn about campus resources. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison)

Study Abroad Advisors

If you are interested in studying or interning abroad, International Academic Programs (IAP) is the place to start.

International Academic Programs

A billboard at the International Student Game night happening at the College Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Xiaomeng Shen / UW–Madison)

International Student Advisors

If you are an international student, International Student Services (ISS) supports you through four strategic areas: advising, compliance, operations, and global engagement.

International Student Services

Students work on an in-class assignment in an Electrical and Computer Engineering 230: Circuit Analysis course taught by faculty associate Michael Morrow on the fourth floor of Wendt Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)

Financial Aid Advisors

If you have questions about financial aid, advisors are available to meet one-on-one to assist you.

Office of Student Financial Aid

Posse students Daniela Luseko and Vivian Wanjing, and Valerey Aguirre pose for a photo while enjoying Somali food during “A Night at The Bazaar” kickoff event for MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) Heritage Month at the Red Gym at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on March 1, 2024. The event featured cultural clothing, live music, food from across the region, and activities including henna, tatreez embroidery, calligraphy, and glass mosaics. (Photo by Althea Dotzour / UW–Madison)

Cohort Advisors

If you are a member of one of the following cohort programs, you will also have an advisor from that program.

Center for Academic Excellence

Center for Educational Opportunity

Mercile J. Lee Scholars

University Health Services

If you have concerns about your health or wellbeing, UHS services are available at no cost, including medical and mental health appointments, radiology, laboratory tests, and victim advocacy.

University Health Services

A dozen new students sit in a circle in colorful chairs on the Union Terrace.

Office of Student Assistance and Support

If you have personal, academic, or health issues and do not know where to start, connect with the Office of Student Assistance and Support.

Office of Student Assistance and Support