a. Effective academic advising is central to
the educational mission of the Board of Regents. To ensure that all students
have access to high quality advising, each Regents university shall establish
an Academic Advising System which shall provide the following:
(1) Goal Setting: Each Academic
Advising System should help students to set both short-term and long-term
educational goals.
(2) Information: Each Academic
Advising System should be able to accurately inform students of graduation
requirements of their department. It should be sensitive to the importance
of strategic course selections so as to minimize the number of semesters
required for graduation. Additionally, the System should be able to inform
students of career opportunities in their field of study.
(3) Transitions: Each Academic
Advising System should inform students how to change colleges and/or
departments. Furthermore, the System should provide information to explain
the process students follow to enroll in their curriculum and to drop or add
courses during the semester.
(4) Accessibility: Each Academic
Advising System should have reasonable hours and methods of availability for
students. Additionally, students should be able to set up appointments
within the System for an adequate amount of time to make curricular
selections and career choices.
(5) Referral to Campus Resources:
Each Academic Advising System should be able to refer students to various
campus resources including, but not limited to: university counseling
services, student activities, and career and employment services.
b. Each Academic Advising System shall
provide information to students to inform them of their responsibilities in
the Academic Advising process.
c. Each Academic Advising System shall be
responsible for the necessary training of academic advisors to assist them in
meeting the responsibilities of this policy.
d. Each Academic Advising System shall have a
mechanism to assess academic advising at the department level, relative to
this policy, on a yearly basis and shall report the results of said assessment
as part of Program Review to the Board of Regents. (5-20-99)
