National Views on Academic Advising

McMurry University subscribes to the Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA) concept, values, and standards of academic advising.

NACADA’s 3 Core Competencies:

1. Conceptual – Understand academic advising theory, approaches and strategies

2. Informational – Understand institutional policies, curriculum, resources, student success, and information technology

3. Relational – Understand the whole student, promote student understanding, articulate philosophy of advising, build relationships

Academic Advisor Objectives

1.Academic advisors will be knowledgeable about the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

2.Academic advisors will have knowledge of the tutorial resources and study skills workshops available to students

S3C, AEC, Success Coach Workshops

3.Academic advisors will respect diverse student backgrounds and communicate available resources that are student appropriate

4.Academic advisors will encourage students to understand their responsibility for academic progress

5.Academic advisors will be responsible for monitoring their student’s progress by utilizing the degree audit, end of term grades, and early alerts/Admin Drop notifications from the Registrar’s office

6.Academic advisors will use MyMcM Degree Audit to assist students in academic planning

7.Academic advisors will be able to explain the purpose of the core curriculum and its distribution

8.Academic advisors will be able to define “academic probation” and “academic suspension” and the consequences of each