Distance Education Advisers

DDE Academic Adviser, Sue Dobson, with DDE StudentsEvery student pursuing a degree through Eastern Oregon University's distance education program has an adviser who works with that student throughout the course of study. You will enjoy the advantage of personalized, consistent, quickly responsive advising from start to finish.

The distance education advisers work as Regional Directors / Advisers who serve students throughout the state. Some of them advise out-of-state degree-seeking students as well.


Advisers perform the following functions:

  1. Orientations for new and potential students. The orientations outline institutional and program requirements of the distance education program and describe academic "points of entry" for potential students. These orientations are free of charge. They take place face-to-face in Oregon or via an online orientation available here.
  2. Degree Planning Workshop. Upon admission, every degree-seeking distance education student must enroll in a degree planning workshop. A detailed explanation of the workshop and their overall purpose may be found here.
  3. Personalized Degree Plan Support. The degree planning process continues throughout each student's course of study. It begins with a draft worked out between student and adviser in the degree planning workshop and continues with each change in the student's plan. Among other things, the adviser helps the student determine which courses are and are not necessary for the degree plan. The adviser also can assist in petitions for general education and program course equivalency based upon transcripted credits from another institution.
  4. Assistance With Occasional Problems. Sometimes degree-seeking students encounter questions/difficulties regarding faculty relations, administrative requirements, and other areas. The adviser has limited or no power in many of these situations, especially regarding faculty prerogative and university policy. However, the adviser can be a resource for directing advisees so resolution may be obtained.

Contact Information

Division of Distance Education

Eastern Oregon University

One University Blvd.

La Grande, OR 97850

Phone: 800-544-2195

Email: dde@eou.edu

Fax: 541-962-3627

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