Now that you have matriculated with Charter Oak, you have access to one of our greatest resources – our Academic Counselors. Your Academic Counselor is a specialist in various academic disciplines. He or she will serve as your guide in helping you complete your degree.

Since your Charter Oak degree is individualized based on your unique goals, it is extremely important that you work closely with your Academic Counselor maintaining regular contact and asking questions whenever something is not clear.

Your Role is to:

• Contact your Academic Counselor for approval before earning credits (counselors can be contacted via e-mail, mail, phone, and/or fax)
• Submit transcripts for completed credits in a timely fashion
• Carefully review all correspondence from your Academic Counselor and contact them with any questions
• Adhere to stated deadlines for submitting the concentration proposal, Academic Autobiography, and graduation forms, and
• Plan ahead and allow your Academic Counselor sufficient time to research and respond to any questions that you may have.

Your Academic Counselor’s Role is to:

• Explain college policies
• Assist with degree planning
• Approve courses for degree requirements
• Direct you to available resources, and
• Serve as your liaison to Charter Oak State College.

We are happy that you have decided to complete your degree at Charter Oak State College and look forward to working with you!