Advising Services

NOVA is committed to helping students become effective agents for lifelong learning and personal development through informed planning and decision-making. NOVA's advising services enhance student success by holistically supporting, teaching, and connecting students to college programs and resources that help students achieve their academic, career, or personal goals.

Students can connect with academic advising for support with:

• getting started at NOVA
• establishing academic goals
• exploring transfer and career opportunities
• navigating NOVA policies and resources
• choosing or changing a program of study
• interpreting advisement reports and progress toward graduation
• reviewing course selections and more.

Students on academic probation or needing more substantial personal support should explore our counseling services.

Academic advising is available for walk-in service at campus Advising Centers or via video, phone, and chat. Students can also make an appointment for advising using the Navigate Student tool in MyNOVAAdvising 101.

College-Wide advising will offer one-hour advising sessions that will include best practices for completing courses required for the Associate degree in the following program areas:  

• Business/IT 
• Cyber/Applied IT 
• Engineering/Computer Science/Math 
• General Studies 
• Liberal Arts
• Pre-Nursing/Pre-Health Science 
• Science/Pre-Med 
• Social Science/Education/Psychology 

Advising Center Campus Locations

Alexandria: 5000 Dawes Avenue, Bisdorf (AA) Building, 194.
Annandale: 8333 Little River Turnpike, Mark Warner Building (CA), 113
Manassas: 10950 Campus Drive, Howsmon Hall, Room 110
Medical Education (MEC Springfield): 6699 Springfield Center Drive, 202
Loudoun: 21200 Campus Drive, Reynolds Building, LR 256
Woodbridge: 2645 College Drive, Seefeldt Building (WS), 202
Virtual: Virtual Advising