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Academic Advisor Resume Example

Academic advisor resumes need to show your ability to guide students toward success — from course selection to graduation. Demonstrate your caseload management, retention impact, and student development skills.

Sample Academic Advisor Resume

Robert Taylor

Academic Advisor

robert.taylor@email.com(614) 555-0189Columbus, OH

Professional summary

Academic advisor with 5 years of experience in higher education advising. Managed caseloads of 350+ students while maintaining a 92% retention rate. Experienced in degree auditing, academic probation interventions, and first-year student programming.

Experience

Academic Advisor
2021 – Present

Ohio State University — College of Arts & Sciences

  • •Advise 350+ undergraduate students on course selection, degree requirements, and academic planning
  • •Developed an early alert intervention program for at-risk students that improved fall-to-spring retention by 8%
  • •Coordinate new student orientation advising sessions for 600+ incoming freshmen annually
  • •Present academic success workshops on time management, study strategies, and major exploration to groups of 30–50 students
Academic Advisor
2019 – 2021

Columbus State Community College

  • •Managed a caseload of 400+ students in the undeclared/exploratory program
  • •Created a major-matching assessment process that increased timely major declarations by 25%
  • •Collaborated with financial aid and registrar offices to resolve 200+ student holds per semester

Education

M.Ed. Higher Education Administration

Ohio University

2019

B.A. Psychology

Miami University (OH)

2017

Skills

Academic AdvisingDegree AuditingStudent Success PlanningDegreeWorks/BannerRetention StrategiesCrisis InterventionWorkshop FacilitationFERPA ComplianceFirst-Year ExperienceMulticultural Competency

How to write this resume

Quantify your caseload

'350+ students' shows you can manage scale. Always include caseload size.

Show retention impact

Retention and graduation rates are the metrics higher ed cares about most. If you moved the needle, say so.

Include technology

DegreeWorks, Banner, PeopleSoft, EAB Navigate — advising is increasingly tech-enabled. Name the tools.

Highlight programming

Orientation, workshops, first-year experience — these show initiative beyond one-on-one advising.

Key skills to include

  • Academic advising and degree planning
  • Student information systems (Banner, PeopleSoft)
  • Degree audit tools (DegreeWorks)
  • Retention and early alert programs
  • Workshop development and facilitation
  • Crisis intervention and referral
  • FERPA compliance
  • First-year experience programming
  • Multicultural and inclusive advising
  • Data analysis for student outcomes

Common mistakes

  • Not mentioning caseload size — it's essential context
  • Being vague about student outcomes and retention data
  • Forgetting technology — advising tools matter to employers
  • Not highlighting programming and event coordination experience

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