| Revision Responsibility: |
Vice President for Student Services |
| Responsible Executive Officer: |
Vice President for Student Services |
Purpose
To outline the process surrounding academic student advising.
Policy
Students must see the professional advisor for their academic division prior to registering for classes each semester. Advisors in the Student Success Center can assist students who need to be advised. The college catalog contains information for each college curriculum. Students seeking a technical degree will follow the curriculum in the catalog. Students seeking a four-year degree should consult with the professional advisor and the transfer institution to determine individual requirements for transfer. The catalog information in a university parallel curriculum is not intended to represent requirements for any particular college or university. In some cases, curricula in the catalog may be modified because of licensing or accreditation standards.
Responsibilities for advising are shared among student support personnel and faculty members in academic departments. All first-time freshman are advised initially during a live, mandatory orientation session. After this, the Student Success center in CCEN 222 and other student services personnel at other campus locations can provide additional clarification, information, and assistance regarding major selection, difference between degree programs, and transfer. Any student changing his/her major will also receive additional pre-advising information before being referred to the academic departments for advising. Students that have selected a major will receive academic advising in the division in where their major is housed.
Readmitted students must complete the readmission application and then see an advisor. Students who last attended WSCC prior to 1998 must obtain academic advising information such as transcripts from the Student Records Department (SSB U127) before proceeding to the divisions for academic advising.
Transfer students will need to request that their incoming transcript(s) be evaluated through the Enrollment Services Office (SSB U109). Once the transcript is evaluated, the transfer information will be put into the computer so that an advisor may retrieve the information during the advising session.
Although academic advisors may assist students with decisions throughout their academic career, students are responsible for making decisions regarding personal and educational goals. Students are ultimately responsible for satisfying all graduation requirements so it is vital that they take an active role in their academic planning. Advisors are willing and able to facilitate academic planning, and completing the necessary steps is up to students. Walters State encourages continuous academic advising. Students should feel free to seek academic advice and mentoring throughout their college career. At any time, students may access their MyWS account and run a degree audit for any major.
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