Academic Advising

At this time, Academic Advising at Broward College is providing support remotely, please email your assigned advisor for any advising needs. If you do not have an assigned advisor or you are unable to schedule an appointment with your assigned advisor, please email your campus advising office at:

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Advising Appointments are scheduled in BC Navigate, which is accessible through MyBC.

Broward College is committed to ensuring the success of our students. The Advising office helps students establish and fulfill their educational and career goals through career research and educational planning.

Advisors at Broward College promote appropriate course selection and assist students with referrals to internal and external resources and support. Please browse the links on this page. For further assistance, contact us via phone, email or the "Chat Now" button located below.

Schedule an Advising Appointment Download PDF version of steps

New First-time in College Students:

Once you are admitted and have completed placement testing requirements, please attend a New Student Orientation (NSO) session (in-person or online). You will be advised for your first term at the end of the NSO session. Read more information about getting ready for your first term at BC!

Contact the Orientation Hotline 954-201-7350 to reserve your seat in a NSO session.

New Transfer Students:

To receive advice on what classes to take during your first term, please visit your local Advising Center. You are encouraged to bring copies of all your prior college transcripts (unofficial copies are OK) to this meeting). An advisor will review your prior coursework and develop a suggested academic plan. Read more information about getting ready for your first term at BC!

Please visit our Transfer Equivalency Service (TES) site to see whether courses you have taken at another institution are transferrable to Broward College.

Transfer students are welcome to attend a New Student Orientation (NSO) session (online or in person) if they wish to learn more about important BC resources and services before starting their first term (see above).

Transfer Information

Broward college proudly offers information and services pertaining to students transferring to us from other institutions as well as Broward College students transferring to other colleges and universities.

Incoming Transfer Students

Students transferring to Broward College from other institutions should make an appointment to meet with an advisor upon completing the admissions process.

Advisors can help incoming transfer students with the following:

  • Unofficial transcript evaluations
  • Academic planning
  • Advice on course selection

Transient Students

Students who are enrolled in one state college or university, but take a course at another state college or university are called transient students. If you intend to take courses as a transient student, you can complete the transient application process by visiting the Florida Shines website.

Transfer Services

Are you nearing the end of your educational journey at Broward College and looking to transfer to a university? Transfer services are available at the advising office on all campuses. These services include:

  • Catalogs for community colleges, state universities, some private colleges
  • Online transfer information
  • Information on college and university visitations and recruitment
  • 2+2 Transfer Information: Transfer information is also available at the Florida Shines website.

Academic Planning

Developing an academic plan is one of the most important things you can do to ensure success at Broward College and beyond. For this reason, it is mandatory for all degree seeking students to complete an academic plan during their first term or if they decide to change their program of study.

The academic planning process begins with carefully choosing a program of study. If you are unsure of what program to pursue, you should make an appointment to see an advisor. Your advisor will assist you with career research and self-assessment tools designed to match you with majors based on your strengths and interests and can assist you in researching job descriptions, pay range, job outlook and other key factors in choosing a program of study. Many of these tools can be found online at the Career Services website.

Once you have decided on a program of study, meet with an advisor to complete your academic plan. This process involves taking all of the courses required to graduate under your chosen program and mapping them out, semester by semester, in an order that is both logical and conducive to success.

You will find the following documents and web resources helpful as you create your Academic plan.

  • Program requirements for all majors - AA Degree seeking students should refer to their interactive degree audit or facts.org to determine which courses are required by the university for their program of study.
  • Florida Shines - Get all the information you need for college prep, from scholarships and financial aid for universities inFlorida to post collegiate career planning.

Advising Appointments

Those wishing to make an advising appointment can do so by following a few easy steps:

  1. Log in to BC Navigate, then skip to step 4 below. pdf version of these steps.
  2. Log in to myBC on the Broward College homepage using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
  3. At the top of the screen, click on the Advising tab and then the Advising Appointment link. This will take you into BC Navigate [You can also click on the BC Navigate icon under Quick Links].

TIP: The Navigate-College Simplified app is now available for iOS and Android devices and can be used to schedule and manage advising appointments.

  1. Click on Appointments to schedule a new advising appointment. Follow the prompts. Click "Next" until complete, then click "Confirm" to confirm the appointment.

 

How to Cancel an Appointment

  1. Log into BC Navigate (Follow the steps above)
  2. Click on the scheduled appointment, then click "View Details"
  3. Click "Cancel Appointment". Select a reason and then confirm the cancellation.
  4. Need assistance? Call us at 954-201-7350 or visit ican.broward.edu.

Student Tutorials

Click any of the titles below to view tutorial videos on many common procedures such as registering and withdrawing from classes and accessing your interactive degree audit. More videos will be added soon.

One-Click Registration in BC Navigate:

Registering for Courses in My BC
Withdrawing from Courses in My BC
Degree Shopping for Technical Certificates
How to Utilize FOCUS for Career Research
How to Use Career Coach

Contact Us

North Campus

E-mail: nadvise@broward.edu
Location: Bldg 46, Rm 232
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

A. Hugh Adams Central Campus

E-mail: cadvise1@broward.edu
Location: Bldg 27, Rm 103 
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Judson A. Samuels South Campus

E-mail: sadvise@broward.edu
Location: Bldg 68, Rm 213
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Willis Holcombe Center

E-mail: whcadvise@broward.edu
Location: Bldg 33, 219
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Miramar West Center

E-mail: MWC-advisement@broward.edu
Location: Bldg 3101, Room 100
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. , Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.