Everything You Wanted To Everything You Wanted To Know About Advising But Know About Advising But Were Afraid To Ask.Were Afraid To Ask.

School of Business

Manhattan College

Basics DefinitionsBasics Definitions

Advisor = You (aka faculty member, professor)

Advisee = Student

What Does An Advisor Do?What Does An Advisor Do?

Answer questions about college and Answer questions about college and courses courses

Provide career advice or suggest other Provide career advice or suggest other members of the college communitymembers of the college community

Assist advisee in course selection (this Assist advisee in course selection (this is why you are here today)is why you are here today)

Advisee DataAdvisee Data

Business School StudentBusiness School Student May be in major outside your dept.May be in major outside your dept. Completed at least 45 creditsCompleted at least 45 credits Not a seniorNot a senior Not in 150 credit Acct. MajorNot in 150 credit Acct. Major Not in MBA ProgramNot in MBA Program

Advisement Plan Advisement Plan

E-mail adviseeE-mail advisee Advisee makes an appointmentAdvisee makes an appointment Advisee brings copy of transcript and Advisee brings copy of transcript and

Spring 2011 course selection to appt.Spring 2011 course selection to appt. Jointly complete curriculum sheetJointly complete curriculum sheet Review Spring 2011 course selectionReview Spring 2011 course selection Send advisee to Rhonda for clearanceSend advisee to Rhonda for clearance

Curriculum Sheets Curriculum Sheets

Graduation requirements listed under Graduation requirements listed under categoriescategories

Helps identify which requirements Helps identify which requirements have been completed / not completedhave been completed / not completed

Curriculum Sheets are major specificCurriculum Sheets are major specific ““Cover Sheets” in packets may not be Cover Sheets” in packets may not be

completecomplete

Completing Curriculum SheetCompleting Curriculum Sheet

Identify transfer credits (X in transfer)Identify transfer credits (X in transfer) Passed courses (X in MC)Passed courses (X in MC) Currently enrolled (E in MC)Currently enrolled (E in MC) Can verify passed and transfer credits Can verify passed and transfer credits

via transcriptvia transcript Use web tool or Course Catalog to Use web tool or Course Catalog to

verify requirementsverify requirements

Grades Needed To Pass A Grades Needed To Pass A CourseCourse

A grade of C or higher is required only for A grade of C or higher is required only for major courses (5 non-acct, 8 acct)major courses (5 non-acct, 8 acct)

A grade of D or higher is required for all A grade of D or higher is required for all other coursesother courses

Faculty can access student transcripts in Faculty can access student transcripts in self-service (Student Information Menu, self-service (Student Information Menu, Academic Transcript)Academic Transcript)

Advising Web ToolAdvising Web Tool

Identifies courses/restrictions for all Identifies courses/restrictions for all categories on the curriculum sheetcategories on the curriculum sheet

Identifies minor courses – also found Identifies minor courses – also found in course catalogin course catalog

URL will be e-mailedURL will be e-mailed

New Course SelectionNew Course Selection

Spring 2010 course list in advising Spring 2010 course list in advising packetpacket

School of Business PrerequisitesSchool of Business Prerequisites

Note: Fin 301 must have Econ 201& Note: Fin 301 must have Econ 201& Econ 227 (or CIS 227) and ACCT 201Econ 227 (or CIS 227) and ACCT 201

Also can use web toolAlso can use web tool

Need Help?Need Help?

Contact Rhonda or Mary Lou or MeContact Rhonda or Mary Lou or Me

Some Advice: When in doubt sign the Some Advice: When in doubt sign the student up for a CIS class student up for a CIS class