Academic Advising Manual

What is academic advising?
Mission and goals of advising

Advisor/Advisee Responsibilities

Timing of Advising
Making the most of your advisor/advisee relationship (for students)
Who are the Advisors in the Advising and Career Center?

Programs and Policies

Change to Transfer Student Residency Credit Rule

Majors, Concentrations, Minors, and Certificates at UW-P (pdf)
Course catalog and department websites
General Education Distribution Requirements and Graduation Requirements (2005-Present)
Placement Testing
AP/CLEP: Advanced Placement Program (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Academic Actions
Transfer Information
Transcripts
Degree/Enrollment Verification

S.O.L.A.R. Student On Line Access to Ranger System

SOLAR
SOLAR Help

Printable Advising Forms

Plan Declaration
Advanced Approval of Transfer Credits
Checklist for Transfer Students
Change of Advisor
Late Withdrawal Form
Foreign Language Retroactive credits (user guide)
Majors, Concentrations, Minors, and Certificates at UW-P (pdf)

Resources

Core Values of Advising, NACADA
CAS Standards for Academic Advising (pdf)

Advising Syllabus

Jump Start Your College Experience

Advising Blog
Career Development Blog/Web Magazine

Right on Trak, Advising and Career Center Newsletter

Communique

The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

First Generation College Students, Social Class, and Literacy, Theron Snell
Assisting students during their First Year, Mary Louise Edwards

Assisting students with disabilities, Dr. Kirby

Advising by Affirmation, Rob Mossack

Appreciative Inquiry, Don Schutt

Learning Processes and Preferences, TRIO

Tutoring, Mentoring, and Counseling, TRIO

Diversity Resources, Office of Equity and Diversity

Library Services for Faculty and Staff, Vanaja Menon

Professional Development Opportunities

Frequently Requested Resources (campus resouces)

RangerMail
Clubs and Student Organizations
Campus Offices and Departments: A-Z Directory

Academic Calendar (more important dates: registration dates, final exams, etc.)

Events Calendar – Things 2 Do @ the U
Volunteering

Student Success Strategies: Time Management, Test Taking, Classroom Success

UW-Parkside Bookstore
Get a parking permit
Get your financial aid PIN number
Apply for financial aid
Athletics
Intramurals

Library

Scholarship Info

Study Abroad

Honors Program

Professional Organizations

ACA American Counseling Association

NACADA National Academic Advising Association

WACADA Wisconsin Academic Advising Association