CAREER AND ACADEMIC ADVISING FUNCTIONS and CHANGING MAJORS

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CAREER AND ACADEMIC ADVISING FUNCTIONSand
CHANGING MAJORS
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CAC FUNCTIONSRod Keller

• Assist Advisors
• Bank of answers
• Options
• Undecided students
• Testing
• Computer things
• Big picture

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ROD ASKS

• WHAT DO YOU DO IN CAC?

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CAC MISSION

• Ensure students receive quality academic advising
• Provide current and up-to-date training for
  advisors
• Provide current and up-to-date tools for major
  and career search
• Facilitate an advising program which will allow
  successful graduation of our students

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AND INTRODUCINGSatellite Advising Office
LIBRARY

• General Academic Advising
• Open extended hours
• Saturdays

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WHY SATELLITE CENTERS?

• Not to take the place of advisors
• Support Advisors
• Answer general questions
• PROVIDE CONSISTENT INFORMATION

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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

• DR. SUESS
• Did the chicken cross the road?
• Did she cross it with a toad?
• Yes!
• The chicken crossed the road,
• but why she crossed,
• Ive not been told.
• Rural New England Magazine

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ERNEST HEMINGWAY To die. In the rain.
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BILL GATES I have just released eChicken
2003, which will not only cross roads, but will
lay eggs, file your important documents, and
balance your checkbook, and Internet Explorer is
an inextricable part of eChicken.
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EINSTEIN Did the chicken really cross the road
or did the road move beneath the chicken?
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COLONEL SANDERS What? I missed one?
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NUMBERS
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CAC ACTIVITY
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EDUCATION PLAN

• The Education Plan Update has become an
  important tool for many of our programs.
• Registrars
• Admissions
• Placement
• Financial Aid
• Development

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EDUCATION PLAN UPDATE (Sample) How many
semesters have you been at BYU-IDAHO?
How many more semesters do you plan to attend
BYU-IDAHO? Please indicate
the future semesters you plan to attend
BYU-Idaho? Fall 2003___
Winter 2004___ 1st Summer 2004___
2nd Summer 2004___ Fall 2004___
Winter 2005___ 1st Summer 2005___
2nd Summer 2005___ Fall 2005___
Winter 2006___ 1st Summer 2006___
2nd Summer 2006___ Fall 2006___
Winter 2007___ 1st Summer 2007___ 2nd
Summer 2007___ Do you plan to graduate?
If yes, when? What do you plan
to do after Graduation? Grad School
Work Mission Other
Would you like to change this students major?
Remove/Add Advising Restriction
here
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CHANGING MAJORS
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ARE YOU A FRESHMAN?

• If yes
• Check to see if spotlight major
• Check track
• Make sure no restrictions
• Green light to change major

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NOT A FRESHMAN?
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MASTER

• Look at the master to verify
• What track
• How many credits
• Can they finish within 120 credits
• Have the student prepare an academic plan
• GPA, and test scores

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HOW ARE THE ADVISING ASSIGNMENTS DETERMINED?
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