Academic Advising Syllabus

Student Advising Center

Emporia State University

 

Student Advising Center:

Director:  Robert J. Goltra

Location:  206 Plumb Hall

Phone:  620-341-5421

Email:  sac@emporia.edu

Office Hours:  8-5  Monday through Friday by appointment—(the first two weeks of every semester, students may walk-in for advising help without appointments)

 

Required Materials:  Every student will be given a SAC PAC during their first advising session.  Students are expected to read the contents of the SAC PAC and to bring the packet to each advising session.

 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Student Advising Center at Emporia State University is to provide academic advising and assistance which helps first year and undeclared students make a satisfactory transition to college life.  Students learn not only to set personal and academic goals but to develop strategies for achieving those goals.  The Student Advising Center and its faculty advisors subscribe to the philosophy of intrusive, developmental advising.  Intrusive advising means showing an active concern for the academic welfare of our students, being proactive in contacting students, and helping them resolve problems.  Developmental advising, an important aspect of intrusive advising, is the process of helping students clarify their short-term and long-term goals.  This form of advising helps students to develop educational plans to meet those goals.  The SAC’s major activities are designed to help fulfill its mission, one which is central to the achievement of ESU’s mission “to develop lifelong learning skills, impart society’s cultural heritage, and educate and prepare for both the professions and advanced study.”

 

 

Advisee Responsibilities

• Make and keep appointments with advisor.  Be on time.
• Prepare for advising sessions by gathering any information the advisor might need
• Write down questions to ask the advisor
• Share important information with the advisor such as why student is missing class, how many hours the student works, why a class is difficult, etc.
• Follow up on plans made with the advisor
• Arrange for transcripts to be sent from other institutions the student has attended
• Know the requirements for the advisee’s major and graduation requirements
• Monitor own academic progress
• Remember that the advisor cannot make exceptions to university policy
• Turn off cell phone for all appointments

Advisor Responsibilities

• Be available to advise during specific, uninterrupted office hours
• Inform student of university regulations, major field, and graduation requirements
• Help student set short and long-range academic goals.
• Know career opportunities related to the major or refer student to appropriate source of information
• Be approachable and be a good listener
• Know procedure for dropping and adding courses, for changing majors, and for enrolling
• Provide required forms when appropriate
• Treat student fairly
• Respect the student’s confidentiality
• Refer student to appropriate campus resources

 

Expected Student Learning Outcomes

• Student will utilize the resources and services on campus to assist in achieving  academic, personal, and career goals
• Student will demonstrate an understanding of the value of the General Education Program
• Student will demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of the General Education Program
• Student will demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of his/her major program
• Student will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of setting academic goals
• Student will demonstrate knowledge of appropriate academic goals
• Student will demonstrate ability to access and use BUZZ IN for advising-related tasks
• Student will demonstrate knowledge of effective study strategies

 

Advising Schedule

Students will make half-hour appointments to meet with academic advisor in Student Advising Center two times each semester.  The first appointment each semester will be an advising appointment to discuss campus resources, academic goals, General Education requirements, major requirements, class choices for the next semester, and other pertinent information.  The second appointment each semester will be to pre-enroll for the next semester.  The pre-enrollment advising session will also allow time to discuss semester progress and needed resources.

 

Statement of Accommodation

Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities.  Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services and the professor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.  All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the professor will be strictly confidential.

 

Last Updated September 18, 2009