BY KEELI CHRESTMAN Multimedia Journalist As the semester comes to an end, students must prepare to make their schedules for the next semester, and they do this by meeting with their academic advisor.

An academic advisor helps students look over their degree plan and ensures they are on track to graduation at Tarleton State University.

Academic advising not only helps students figure out what classes they should be in, but the advisors also help with monitoring your academic progress, adding or dropping classes, changing majors and going over students' graduation plans.