Banner: Advisor Assignment

2. Open SGAADVR: In Direct Navigation, enter SGAADVR, or search for Multiple Advisors.

3. Identify the student: Enter the student ID.

4. Set the effective term: Enter the first term in which the assignment is effective. Do not use a term before the student's first term. Do not use 999999 as a begin term; it is valid only as an end term.

5. Load the record: Select Go (Alt+Page Down). If an advisor already appears, follow Change advisor assignments.

6. Find the advisor: Enter the advisor ID. To search, select the ellipsis, open SIAIQRY, select Go, search by last name, and double-click the person or choose Select (Alt+S). If the person is unavailable, contact registrar@villanova.edu to request an active advisor record.

7. Enter the advisor type: Use ACAD for the primary academic advisor. Use PRED for a professional education-only primary advisor. Each advisor on the record must have a unique type.

8. Set the primary advisor: Select Primary Advisor for the one primary relationship. If both ACAD and PRED exist, select ACAD as primary; select PRED only for a professional education-only student.

9. Add additional assignments: Select +Insert and enter another valid advisor type.

10. Save: Select Save (F10).

Important: Do not type over an existing row. Use -Delete to remove it and +Insert to add the replacement.

1. Open Banner and SGAADVR: Sign in, open SGAADVR, and enter the student ID.

2. Set the new effective term: Enter the term when the new assignment begins. It may be the current term or a later term. Do not use 999999 as a begin term.

3. Load the record: Select Go (Alt+Page Down). If no advisor appears, follow Add advisor assignments.

4. Copy the current assignments: Select Maintenance, then Copy Advisor.

5. Remove the old advisor: On the advisor row, select -Delete (Shift+F6).

6. Add the replacement: Select +Insert (F6), enter or search for the advisor, and assign the appropriate unique advisor type. Select Primary Advisor only for the primary relationship.

7. Add any other assignments: Use +Insert (F6) for each additional advisor type.

8. Save: Select Save (F10)

• Do not use 999999 as a begin term.
• Do not list the same person as more than one advisor type.
• Do not use an advisor type more than once.

Advisor access and displayed advisor information vary by system and effective term.