What Students Should Know

Advising Policies, Procedures, & Dates

They’ve Arrived“Academic Advising is the only structured activity on the campus in which all students have the opportunity for one-to-one interaction with a concerned representative of the institution”

-Wes Habley

Academic Preparation Responsibility & roles

I Is is iS S Time on task & expectations

Top 10 list Campus culture

Sample top 10 list10. Go to class everyday!

-Participate and engage.9. Read assigned text before class.8. Review lecture notes after class.7. Use the Writing Center.6. Track your grades.5. Use a planner.4. Go to office hours.3. Check Ram email every day.2. Daily remind yourself why you are here.1. SEE YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR!

Academic Preparation Responsibility & roles

I Is is iS S Time on task & expectations

Top 10 list Campus culture Acculturation

What does preparedness mean to students?

catalog.colostate.edu – Section 1.7

College Coursework 45 contact hrs/semester

150 min/week FAR less than HS (240-300).

Clarify for students what this means less class = more independent study

Class components Lecture is more than Power Point slides!

Active/passive presence & participation What was required in their HS classes? Do you

know? Lab/Recitation

Advising Process What do you believe advising should

be? What might students think?

CSU General Catalog www.catalog.colostate.edu Section 1.7 Resources & support

Do your advisees know logistics? How to make an appt? Required? Best time? Adv Code? Holds? 1:1? Peer? Group? Walk-in support?

Transfer Evaluation Transfer Evaluation Office

Centennial Hall, 970-491-7159 Wildcard credits

Appearance: HIST1++ or HIST1++3D Still credits toward grad

Check dept. reqs & subs Course re-evaluation option

AP/IB credits See Registrar’s website (transfer credit link) Preview caution – credits post late

Schedule Changes Deadlines registrar.colostate.edu

Add: 1st week w/o override; Drop: Census (~2wks) Waitlist procedures & cautions

Withdraw: “W” posts; tuition assessed

University Withdrawal: Withdrawn from all courses Friday before finals deadline No grades, no credits, tuition assessed

Referral & follow up

2nd Majors & Minors Students to complete on campus

Not on Admissions App Not Preview option

What is student’s expectation Will double major meet this? Minor?

Experience?

Graduation Requirements catalog.colostate.edu – Section 2.2

DARS function Students = RAMweb “My Undergrad Degree

Plan” What do you expect of your advisees? Not a substitution for advising. Dept should know reqs & subs.

120 credit minimum 42 Upper Division (UD) credits (300+)

Grades catalog.colostate.edu - Section 1.7 Plus/minus can be assigned

(B=3.0; B-=2.667; C+=2.334; C=2.0) Repeat/Delete Incomplete

Caution. Agreement – get details. Arrange w/prof. Do not register. Changes to “F” if not settled in one year.

FERPA FERPA protects student records

Positive protection FAMweb – student controlled access to

RAMweb When approached by parent for

information Encourage connection (parent & student) Best non-specific information Release forms

Resources CSU General Catalog National ACademic ADvising

Association (NACADA) www.nacada.ksu.edu

Advising @ Colostate www.advising.colostate.edu

Professional Advising Network (PAN) Coalition for Proactive Strategies

Paul Thayer & Linda Ahuna-Hamill