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Establish a professional relationship with advisor
- Discuss transition to university life with your advisor
- Begin to build rapport you’re your advisor
- Understand the expectations and responsibilities of advising
Review curriculum, graduation requirements, policies, procedures and deadlines as necessary
- Review curricular requirements for your major.
- Become acquainted with university policies and deadlines (e.g. Repeat for Recalculation, My Time to Register, Required Advising, and Formula to Finish).
Effectively use GPS audit and plan
Visit 1:
- Discuss GPS with advisor and understand how to use the GPS audit to guide next semester’s course selections and stay on track with your goals and graduation requirements.
Visit 2:
- Discuss GPS plan and use the GPS audit to plan for next semester’s course selection.
Clarifying academic, personal, and career goals and making a plan to achieve those goals
- Establish academic, personal, and career goals with your advisor
Utilize resources and support services as needed
- Begin to utilize academic, personal, and career-focused resources.
- Advisor may refer you to Career Exploration and Development, and/or US 20010 for career/major support.
- Effectively navigate FlashLine and university website.
- Develop relationship with a faculty/program advisor.
- Seek out-of-class opportunities (e.g. student organizations, student leadership opportunities).
Know FERPA and maintain confidentiality
- Understand FERPA and the importance of securing your confidential information.
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Establish a professional relationship with student.
- Take time to get to know the student.
- Explain the responsibilities and expectations for both advisor and advisee.
- Assist student with transition to university life.
- Retain good records in KSU Advising about the student so they can be referenced later.
Review curriculum, graduation requirements, policies, procedures and deadlines as necessary
- Review curricular requirements.
- Discuss important policies and deadlines applicable to the student (e.g. registration dates, Repeat for Recalculation, important academic standing levels, semester honors).
Create and update a GPS plan with the student
Visit 1:
- Discuss GPS and how students will use it during their time at Kent.
- Update the plan and create additional semesters.
Visit 2:
- Update plan, introduce the audit.
- Create additional semesters.
Assist student in clarifying his/her academic, personal, and career goals and assist student in making a plan to achieve those goals
- Verify student’s program.
- Discuss what their goals are during their time at KSU and afterwards.
- Discuss minor/certificate/elective options.
Review resources and make referrals as appropriate for the individual student.
- Review of FlashLine tabs and tools.
- Discuss academic/personal support services.
- If students are struggling with career options, refer to Career Exploration and Development, Pathfinder Major Explorer, and/or US 20010.
- Use KSU Advising referral system as needed.
- Encourage student to develop relationship with faculty/program advisor.
- Introduce out-of-class opportunities (e.g. organizations, leadership).
Maintain confidentiality.
- Educate students as needed on FERPA issues and other privacy laws.
- Stay current on issues involving FERPA, and other laws relating to confidentiality.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and succinct advising notes on student contact in KSU Advising.
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