Perception of saudi college students on academic advising: A cross-sectional survey study.

Background: Academic advising is a central and essential element in the process of education that can help students unravel their academic problems and succeed in their academic and professional careersOBJECTIVES:To seek students' perception about academic advising and solicit suggestions to improve academic advising in our institute. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the students' satisfaction regarding academic advising guidance and to ascertain whether students' perceptions of academic advising differ by their demographic characteristics and academic years.

Methods: A forty-item questionnaire was hand delivered to all the undergraduate (UG) students of College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.