Advisor Training


These workshops are offered on demand. Some of the topics covered include:

NACADA Statement of Core Values

What is Academic Advising?

  • More than a response to “I just need my number”
  • The Five Cs of Student Concerns
  • Student & Faculty Responsibilities
  • Results from the April 1999 FLC Survey of Student Opinions About Advising
  • Tips on Developmental Advising & Record Keeping
  • Cautions about Privacy Issues (FERPA)
  • National Academic Advising Association

Student Information

  • Key Paper Sources
  • Advisor- accessible Web Information
  • Student-accessible Web Information

Course Selection & Schedule Building Tools

  • Schedule of Courses Booklet ($1 – that newspaper print book)
  • On-line Schedule of Courses
  • On-line Open Class List
  • WebOPUS “CLASS SEARCH”
  • WebOPUS “ADD/DROP”

Course Selection Guidelines

  • Structure of Degree (Major, General Studies, Electives)
  • General Education: Old (N,R,S,T) and New (CO,MA,AH,SS,HI,SC)
  • Math, Writing & Modern Language Placement
  • Strategies for Course Selection: Academic Preparation, Pre-Major, Exploratory
  • Course Characteristics
  • Crucial Academic Policies

Contact Beverly Chew (chew_b@fortlewis.edu) for information or to reserve a seat.