The Office of Academic Advisement
The Office of Academic Advisement shares the responsibility of ensuring that all students are afforded the best support and resources for achieving academic success, through timely intervention and academic counseling. At the start of each semester, all faculty members are asked to notify the office of those students who are experiencing academic and/or personal challenges, and who may be in danger of failing by filing an Academic Alert notice. Upon the receipt of such notices, the Office of Academic Advisement makes the determination of what specific set of support services or intervention would best work for the student. Often, this involves one-on-one meetings with the student and his/her instructor to discuss methods of and strategies for improving the student’s current academic performance. Such recommendations may require the intervention of other offices such as the Center for Academic Support and Tutoring (CAST) or the Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC).
Additionally, at the end of each semester, the Office of Academic Advisement works closely with the Office of Academic Affairs to conduct Academic Review which determines which students have failed to meet the requirements for good standing in the College (see Standards of Academic Progress under Center for Student Services). Students who fail to meet these requirements will be placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation are required to meet with an assigned academic advisor within the Office of Academic Advisement to discuss and plan their future schedules and design strategies to return them to good standing.