Academic Advising & Support

Get to know the advising staff in the Student Services Office. The Office of Academic Affairs, located in Suite M-18, offers academic advising appointments in-person and virtually. Students are always welcome to contact an advisor in the Office of Academic Affairs to discuss a question or schedule a virtual or in-person appointment. To get started or to schedule an appointments, email us at advisor@nursing.upenn.edu.

Faculty Advisors serve as the student’s primary advisor for questions about the nursing profession, course selection and career pathways. Students must meet with their Faculty Advisor at least once per semester to receive sign-off in order to participate in the advance registration process.

Incoming BSN and Doctoral Students are assigned a Peer Advisor during the summer prior to arrival. Peer Advisors are knowledgeable upperclassman student leaders who assist new students with the transition to Penn and the School of Nursing.

Incoming traditional and accelerated BSN students should expect to hear from their peer advisor the summer before their fall start at Penn

Doctoral students will receive the name of their peer advisor in their welcome letter.

We have partnered with the Greenfield Intercultural Center to provide Penn Nursing students with textbooks for the core nursing curriculum, and are housed at Fagin Hall. Textbook requests are handled on a first-come, first-served basis; if you are looking for a textbook that is already checked out please return to the site at a later date to request.

View the Nursing Textbook Library here.

To request a book from the Nursing Library, please complete the Nursing-FGLI Textbook Request Form.
Please note: In your request you will be asked for a Library Number, this will be specific to the Nursing-FGLI Textbook Library. If you have not requested a book from the Nursing-FGLI Textbook Library before you will be receiving one when your request is processed.

The Office of Learning Resources at Weingarten provides provides professional consultation services in university relevant skills such as academic reading, writing, study strategies, and time management to the Penn community. This academic support is provided through a varied menu of services and programs.

Students can receive one-on-one consultation by making an appointment or dropping by the center during drop-in hours.

The University of Pennsylvania welcomes students with disabilities and is committed to providing the same exceptional opportunities to all Penn students. Policies and procedures have been developed to provide students with as much independence as possible and to promote self-advocacy.

In order to receive accommodations in Penn courses, students will first need to complete the self-identification form and submit documentation for review of eligibility.

The Tutoring Center offers content-based tutoring services to undergraduate Penn students.

The Marks Family Writing Center provides writing support to Penn students and faculty across the disciplines. In addition to providing individual writing guidance and feedback to students, the Writing Center also presents writing workshops across campus and engages in community outreach. 

Located on the first floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Weigle Information Commons (WLC) supports collaborative learning and group activities using the latest technologies. Student can seek support for research, writing, public speaking, and study strategies. The Commons also includes a variety of study spaces as well as a digital media lab.

The Penn Libraries system includes the 12 libraries on Penn’s campus, as well as online access to a dizzying number of academic databases, resources and guides. Penn librarians are able to assist students via one-on-one consultations, workshops, and online chats. Other services offered by Penn Libraries include the opportunity to reserve study spaces, posting printing, and equipment lending.

As the University’s centralized career center, Career Services helps Penn students, alumni and post-doctoral trainees define and achieve their career goals through counseling, programs and other resources, and strengthens the ties of alumni, employers and post-graduate institutions to the University of Pennsylvania and its students. Available services include resume and interview preparation, Nursing-specific job and externship workshops, job listings, and reference guides for the job search.

Penn Nursing students are welcome to meet with Career Services to discuss their career goals. Career Services is located on the ground floor of the McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk. For information on same-day advising or scheduling an appointment with a School of Nursing specific career advisor, please refer to the Career Services website.

Find nursing-specific resources by clicking here. Questions can also be addressed to the Senior Associate Director of Career Services for Nursing, Sharon Fleshman, fleshman@upenn.edu.