Student Responsibilities for Advising
- Take responsibility for making decisions
- Learn about BHC policies, procedures, and services
- Set future goals and develop action plans to achieve them
- Seek advising on a regular and timely basis
- Plan an agenda for advising sessions
- Begin preparing course schedules prior to advising sessions
- Collect and complete required advising materials and bring to all advising sessions
- Establish an advisee-advisor relationship
- Communicate pertinent information such as long-term goals, change in schedule, academic problems, transfer institution or change of major
- Learn what requirements must be completed for graduation
- Research academic, transfer, and career information
- Follow through on referrals to other services
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Advisor Responsibilities
- Promote lifelong learning and the best possible education for each student
- Assist with matching career/life goals to education
- Assist students with the admission process, program specific admission procedures and/or the registration process
- Encourage students to develop as they progress through the college experience
- Review assessment placement guidelines
- Maintain privacy and confidentiality
- Stay up-to-date on program changes
- Refer students to additional services as required
- Provide tools to assist students in making informed decisions resulting in proper registration
- Review a list of accurate classes needed for graduation
- Follow-up with students as necessary
- Outline differences between certificates and degree
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