Academic Advising Handbook

Letter from the Academic Advising Coordinator
 

Section One-Academic Advising

Academic Advisement

• Introduction

  • Core Value 

  • Mission Statement 

  • Functions of the Academic Advisor 

  • Limitations of Advisors/Advising 

   

Section Two-Academic Advising Resource Materials

• The Advising Process

   
• The Do's of Academic Advising 
• The Don'ts of Academic Advising 
• Strategies of Advisement 
• A Student is... 
• Because the Student 

• Responsibilities of the Advisor
   

Advisor-Advisee Meetings 

• New Advisees
  • First Meeting 
  • Subsequent Meetings 
   

• Continuing Students 

 

Advisor Behaviors

Using the ACT in Advising

• Sample of the ACT College Report 
• Interactive ACT World of Work Map 
• Interactive Map of College Majors  
• Advisor Worksheet Using the ACT 
• Advising Cautions in Using the ACT
   

 

 

Referral Skills Summary

Legal Issues and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Responsibilities of the Advisee

Advisee Problems

Section Three-Viterbo Policies and Procedures

• Viterbo Placement Testing 
• Standards of Satisfactory Progress for Financial Aid 
• The Degree Audit
  • How to Read the Degree Audit is found on the Registrar's VitNet Guides page
  • Permission to Waive/Substitute Degree Requirements Form is found on the Registrar's For Faculty/Staff page
   
• Adding/Dropping A Course 
• Forms and Procedures 
  • Changing a Major 
  • Declaring a Minor 
  • Add a Double Major or Second Degree 
  • Drop a Double Major or Second Degree 
  • Drop a Minor 
  • Request to Change Catalog but not a Major 
   
• Withdrawal from Viterbo 
  • Withdrawal Form 
   
• Advanced Placement (AP) 
• CLEP (College Level Examination Program) 
• Grade Point Average (GPA) (see Advisee Problems above)
• Mid-term Grades 
• Academic Probation (see Advisee Problems above)
• Repeating Courses 
• Summer School 
• Course Load 
• Credit/No Credit 
• Athletic Eligibility 
• Graduation Requirements 
• General Education Requirements 
• Independent Study and the Individualized Degree Option 
• Incomplete Grade 
• Evaluation of Transfer Credit 
• Study Abroad 
• Outstanding Academic Advisor Award 
• Academic Advising Evaluations 
• Americans with Disabilities Act 
• ROTC 
• Non-Returning Student 
• Advising Folder 
• Change of Advisor 

Section Four-Miscelaneous Information

• Dates and Events to Remember  
• Academic Calendar 
• Academic Advisor List 2010-2011