• expect excellent academic advising from your adviser
• ask questions
• expect your adviser to be available for appointments.
• expect your advisor to have posted office hours
• expect your advisor to help you plan your academic and career pursuits.
• make choices
• change advisers if you feel your needs are not being met.
• expect access to career guidance and/or mentoring from a faculty member within your college.
• expect confidentiality to be maintained. |
• take an initiative in the advising process.
• ask questions
• arrange and attend your scheduled appointments with your adviser.
• respect your adviser's posted office hours
• learn the University policies and procedures
• conduct preliminary planning, career goals setting, and course selection - attend your advising session prepared.
• understand that the choices you make are yours
• follow through on a referral made by your adviser.
• make final course selection and course scheduling each semester after consulting an adviser.
• read all correspondence from the University
• understand that the ultimate responsibility for making decisions for adding/dropping courses, meeting curriculum requirements, and meeting with an adviser is yours. |
• review and use your advisee's academic record to make well-informed decisions in the advising process.
• academic advisement training to gain the necessary skills to provide quality advisement to your students
• expect your performance as an academic adviser to reflect in your promoting and evaluation process as it is considered part of your academic load. |
• access your advisee's academic record to make well-informed decisions in the advising process.
• demonstrate a caring and open attitude.
• be available on an appointment basis.
• post office hours
• answer questions regarding Essential Studies Requirements and major requirements.
• clearly communicate academic policies and procedures to students.
• keep accurate records on each advisee.
• maintain confidentiality.
• refer students to the appropriate on or off campus resource when needed.
• connect student with a faculty member within the college to offer career guidance and/or mentoring opportunities. |
