Posted or edited 03.17.07 by the PJC Office of Information Services.
Students and alumni are assisted in achieving appropriate career goals, increasing personal satisfaction and self-esteem, improving interpersonal and social relationships, and obtaining more from available education and job opportunities by the PJC Counseling/Advising Department. Services provided by the department include:
» Personal Counseling
» Academic Advising
» Career Counseling
» Disability Services
» International Students
» Peer Mentoring
» Transfer Information
» Transcript Evaluation
» Veterans Academic Advising
Appointments can be made in person or by telephone. Students may drop-in or schedule an appointment to see a counselor or advisor.
Paris Campus:
Alford Center
903-782-0426 FAX: 903-782-0796
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - Noon
Greenville Center:
903-454-9333 - Call for an appointment.
Sulphur Springs Center:
903-885-1232 - Call for an appointment.
Every currently enrolled student at Paris Junior College has an assigned academic advisor. All new students will be advised at New Student Orientation by temporarily assigned academic advisors. Counselors and/or Advisors from the Counseling/Advising Center are an integral part of the new student orientation and registration process. They work with new students to help guide them through their first registration.
Shortly after the beginning of their first semester, students will receive formal notification of the name of their permanent academic advisor and will be provided with information about how to contact the advisor. Some students have been permanently assigned to a counselor or advisor from the Counseling/Advising Center; however, any student may consult a counselor or advisor from the Counseling/Advising Center at any time regarding academic concerns. All veterans are required to be academically advised by an advisor from the Counseling/Advising Center.
All students, regardless of their academic status, are encouraged to seek academic advising as early on in the semester as possible to plan their schedules and discuss their academic progress. Each Schedule of Classes contains information about early advising and registration opportunities. Seeking advice in a timely manner will help students avoid such problems as non-transferable courses and delays in graduation.
The Counseling/Advising Center offers students several academic advising services.
Counselors help students:
» Obtain career assessment testing.
» Choose a major or change a major.
» Learn about job opportunities in the major.
» Develop decision making skills.
Counselors and Advisors help students:
» Learn about PJC services and programs.
» Identify college procedures.
» Obtain information about programs and degree requirements.
» Plan course schedules to meet personal needs and program requirements.
» Understand placement test results.
» Identify PJC courses that meet degree requirements at four-year institutions.
» Solve scheduling difficulties or problems.
» Learn about course prerequisites.
» Understand about adding or dropping courses.
» Obtain degree plans.
» Learn about transfer procedures.
» Assist students each semester in monitoring their degree plans.
» Decide about appropriate placement testing.
» Select appropriate science course.
» Obtain tutoring services for a successful academic experience.