Advising
- Makes students aware of different options and roadmaps
- Is based on established advising practices, resources, policies, etc.
- Puts responsibility for next steps on the student
Advice
- Offers a single solution
- Is based on personal opinion
- Puts responsibility on the adviser
Sample Student Scenarios
Natu is a transfer student. He was a straight A student and good grades came very easy to him. Natu came into the university to be a Linguistics major, but after he got a 2.0 on his first test, he wonders if he can make it in this field. His self-confidence is rattled because he has never gotten a low grade before. Even though it is early in the quarter, Natu comes in looking for information about other majors as he’s questioning if he is cut out to be a computational linguist.
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- Refer Natu to CLUE or other tutoring centers
- Show him how to explore other majors
- Inform him of study skills courses and next steps
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- Tell him a C isn’t that bad
- Suggest what professor he should take the course with next time if the course needs to be repeated
- Tell him that he is probably going to have to change his major to succeed
What is a good A&H course?
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- Refer to degree audit to see if any specific requirement exists in the area
- Show the student how to find A&H courses in MyPlan
- Ask the student about interest or abilities
- Suggest other ways to get more information about courses
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- Suggest a specific course or professor that you or a friend had that you liked or thought was easy
Esther is a junior and comes in a week before they have to register for their first quarter of classes. They are unable to register for the language course they needs to progress for their intended major in Spanish. Esther is upset and has no idea what they want to do with their life if they can’t do Spanish, and they finds the language difficult. They tells you that their parents want them to major in a “good degree” because of job prospects. However, Esther doesn’t know what options are available to them in terms of other kinds of paths.
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- Suggest doing an informational interview with someone in an area that he’s interested in
- Refer him to a major or career exploration course
- Show Tom some exploratory websites
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- Tell Tom that he needs to pick a major that connects with jobs because they’re always closely related
- Suggest he just stick it out because he is almost a senior