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Southwestern
Community College - Policies and Procedures Manual |
| Procedure
Title: |
Academic
Advisory System |
5.10.1 |
| Responsible
Division: |
Instruction and Student Services |
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| Date
Approved: |
April
2001 |
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| 1. |
Students
in Student Support Services and other special
programs may be advised according to the requirements
of the program.
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| 2. |
Advisors/program
coordinators will clear course substitutions
with the dean when appropriate as per College
rules.
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| 3. |
Each
advisor will be familiar with college policies
and procedures as identified in the academic
catalog, staff handbook, advisors manual,
and advisor training sessions. The minimal
expectations of academic advisors are as follows:
| a. |
Know
advisees. |
| b. |
Minimum
of two individual student contacts per
semester — meaningful contacts. |
| c. |
An
advisement record for each student containing:
| 1. |
Name,
address, and phone number. |
| 2. |
Test
scores (SAT, CPT, HOAE, etc.) |
| 3. |
Transcript,
class schedule, special needs. |
| 4. |
Curriculum
progress sheet. |
| 5. |
Records
may be electronic or paper. |
| 6. |
Knowledge
of registration procedures (CPT/remedial
needs, prerequisites, PROCOMM
processes). |
| 7. |
Knowledge
of referral sources for special
needs. |
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| 4. |
Advisor
training will be conducted routinely. |
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