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by Student Needs & Interests Committee (updated August 01, 1999)
Help in selecting the right courses so that degree requirements are met. (Departments have skeleton four-year plans).
Help select the right courses to meet degree requirements. (Each Department has a four-year skeleton outline of courses to meet a four year graduation timeline.)
Advice on appropriate supporting electives that may be of interest to the student.
Give advice on elective courses and activities that might be of interest to the student or enhance their career development.
Help the student set up future course schedules. (Departments have skeleton four-year plans.)
Help students project a future oriented plan of study using the four-year skeleton outline and Timetable information.
Be available, especially during advising periods for touchtone registration.(Academic student Affairs tells student, via e-mail, when the department wants them to come for advising.)
Tell the student about College Policy for pass/fail and add/drop/withdrawal procedures. (Deadlines are in the Timetable.)
Know what things are happening within the department that may be of particular interest to the student (field trips, special programs, summer school, etc.).
Keep yourself informed and tell the student about current curriculum changes.
Provide information about graduate school opportunities, post-graduate jobs, internships, letters of recommendation, etc.
Inform the student about financial aid opportunities (grants, scholarships, CALS short term loans, etc.). (Use the Internet, refer students to CALS home page, then “Information for Current Students” then financial aid and short-term loans.
Make the student aware of extracurricular activities (clubs, organizations, intramurals, school sponsored events, etc.).
Be knowledgeable about mental health services (Crisis Line, Rape Crisis Center, etc.). (Advisors can find their office and phone numbers in the Staff Directory.)
Invite the student to come and talk. Work cooperatively with the student; answer questions objectively; be friendly.
Provide the student with your office phone number, office hours, and e-mail address.
Inform the students where to leave you notes so that you can reach them or vice versa. * Many resources and tools needed to be a good advisor (as suggested here) can be found on this web site.