Academic Advisor (DPA) has responsibilities to:

• Give quality academic counseling.
• Motivate their students to be quality and successful learners.
• Lead their students to make planning, intelligent in the process of learning in UNS, so that they are able to graduate complying with specified programs and competency.
• Help their students possess the competency to internalize glorious values of UNS
• Help their students develop intellectual character commendably.
• Motivate their students to become graduates who always adapt to sciences and technology progress.

Requirements to apply for a study plan/fill study plan form :

• Students fill the study plan form in SIAKAD online (via a computer connected to the internet).
• Pursuant to a specified time, students take the print out of KRS (Study Plan Card) in the Academic and Student Division.
• Print out of KRS is copied in two duplicates; furthermore, they come to academic advisors to have the copies approved.
• If the academic advisor is still absent in a time of KRS approval, the head of Laboratory of academic advisor approves the relevant copies
• Approved KRS is submitted to Academic and Student Division (original), Academic advisor (duplicate), student (duplicate); after that, they get proof of admission from Academic and Student Division.
• If students do not submit the approved KRS to the Academic and Student Division, the concerned students do not get registration as active students to follow academic activities in the semester.
• Students have the chance to change KRS at no later than 2 (two) weeks after the lecture starts.
• They have the chance to cancel KRS no later than the fourth week after the lecture starts.
• Students must get approval from the Academic advisors to change and cancel their KRS.