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 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 UC 20010 for career/major support.
- Student effectively navigates 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.
- Introduce academic advising and what to expect during their first year.
Review curriculum, graduation requirements, policies, procedures and deadlines as necessary
- Provide general overview of curricular requirements.
Create and update a GPS plan with the student
- Introduce the Graduation Planning System (GPS) tool.
- Create a plan for the student. Include as many semesters as appropriate for the student and the program.
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 major.
- Talk to student about their goals while in college.
Review resources and make referrals as appropriate for the individual student.
- Let students know that there is support available to help them succeed.
Maintain confidentiality.
- Introduce students to FERPA and other privacy related issues.
- 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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