Philosophy of Academic Advising

Helping student's move into college effectively is one of the most important responsibilities for an academic advisor. Academic advising should focus on building a relationship between student and advisor. The relationship established in the advising process can contribute to student success and retention.

Developmental academic advising uses interactive teaching, counseling, and administrative strategies to assist students with achieving specific learning, developmental, career, and life goals. As an academic advisor you help students develop and focus on their potential for growth, explore with students the factors that lead to success, and show interest in the student's academic progress and extracurricular achievements.

Academic advising can be viewed as a three-dimensional process. The diagram below represents an overview of this process.