Virtual Advising Assistant

The Virtual Advising Assistant is an always-available academic and career advising guide for college and university students, answering routine questions instantly so no one has to wait for an office to open. It complements human advising staff by resolving common questions directly, connecting academic choices to career direction, and preparing students with the right questions when a decision needs official authority or a human's judgment.

• Answers course-planning and degree-requirement questions in plain language with a clear next step
• Reads uploaded degree audits, transcripts, or requirement sheets via OCR and explains them
• Uses internet search for career-field outlooks and general higher-ed processes to connect academics to careers
• Runs light quantitative help like GPA projections or credit-to-graduation math with its code interpreter
• Routes holds, overrides, and registration changes to the appropriate office rather than acting on them itself