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Student Responsibilities in the Advising Relationship
Students should take the initiative to seek advisement and
develop close helping relationships with their advisors.
Students must be proactive in regards to their educational plans.
The advisee has primary responsibility for:
- making decisions about his/her educational goals,
including selection of courses, major, and career.
- scheduling all advising sessions early in the
advising period and arriving promptly prepared
to make full use of the advising session.
Adequate preparation includes reviewing core and
major requirements, course offerings,
academic checksheet, academic progress and
educational plan where appropriate.
An advisee is then primed to effectively
discuss selections and maximize use of the Advisor's knowledge and experience.
- consulting with an Advisor on changes in the
approved schedule or academic plans.
An Advisor should be consulted before
changing majors, transferring, or withdrawing from college.
- discussing academic difficulties with
an Advisor and taking action to correct the difficulties.
- reading all college communications and meeting
all college deadlines pertinent to him/her. (For example: Campus Pipeline, the university
catalog, the course schedule, the student handbook,
letters/postcards from the registrar, deans, department chairs, etc.)
 Academic Advisor's Skills and Responsibilities
An academic advisor assists a student in pursuing
his/her educational goals, facilitating access to
the full range of learning opportunities and services
available at Augusta State University.
To succeed in this helping role, an academic advisor must:
- have a thorough understanding of the current curriculum,
institutional requirements, course sequences and
general education requirements.
In addition to the core, an advisor must have knowledge
of the specific requirements for major/minor
concentration offered by his/her department.
- have a working knowledge of current institutional policies and procedures.
- be familiar with current institutional
support services, special programs, and
cocurricular activities for accurate and appropriate referrals.
- have basic interpersonal communication and
counseling skills.
- aiding each advisee to plan each term's program
of courses and, as soon as possible,
helping to determine a comprehensive educational plan.
It is recommended that a degree checksheet be kept by both advisor and advisee.
The advisor should explain the core
and departmental requirements, counseling the advisee
in the selection of appropriate courses.
The advisor must sign the registration sheet and
ADD/DROP slips and should accordingly be consulted regarding schedule changes.
- reviewing with each advisee, at least once each
term, the record of his/her academic progress. An advisor should
maintain accurate records for each advisee, including progress reports,
major checksheet, advisor's copy of registration worksheets, and
transfer credit evaluations, if applicable. (The record should indicate
the date of the last advising session, the advisor's name, and session
notes.) Advisors should assist advisees in accessing appropriate support
services and activities needed to successfully pursue the student's
educational plan. The advisor should support the advisee's periodic
review of his/her educational plan.
Limitations On Academic Advisor Responsibilities The
Academic Advisor serves as a facilitator and role model. However,
there are limitations to an advisor's responsibilities.
An Academic Advisor:
- can NOT make decisions for an advisee,
but can be a sympathetic listener and offer alternatives to consider.
- can NOT alter the native abilities of a student,
but can encourage maximum development of talents.
- can NOT change college policy or academic requirements,
but can inform and recommend course of action.
- can NOT serve as a personal counselor, but can
be a resource for referrals to appropriate professional personnel.
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