Academic Advising Center

ADVISING MANUAL 2007-2008

The faculty advisor manual is distributed to all departments annually. Click on the chapter title for a PDF file of that chapter, or contact the Academic Advising Center to have a hard copy sent to you.

Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 256K)

Provost comments on advising
Current Academic Advising Center Advisors 2007-2008
Academic Advising
Faculty Advising Award Recipients 2006–2007
Previous Outstanding Advisor Award Recipients
The Academic Advising Center
The Advising Center Faculty Advisors

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Chapter 2 - General Advising Information (PDF 100K)

Readmission Process for Former UAF Students
ReAdmit Information
FERPA Reminders for Faculty
- FERPA Quiz
Ethical Issues in Advising
General Guidelines for Working with NEW Advisees
- Specific Advising Guidelines
- Departmental Advising
Questioning Skills - Conversation Starters

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Chapter 3 - Degree and Course Information (PDF 149K)

Baccalaureate Degree Requirement Chart
Core Curriculum
Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees
General Requirements
- Departments offering Oral and Writing Intensive Courses
Double Degree / Double Major Comparison
Minors
- Minors Available for BA/BS Degrees
- Minor for BS Degree Form
Associate/Baccalaureate Degree In Interdisciplinary Studies
List of UAF Majors by Code

The following are no longer contained in the Faculty Advisor Manual, but can be found at other locations on this website:

Baccalaureate Degree Worksheet (PDF)
Associate of Arts Degree Worksheet (PDF)
Courses Fulfilling Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements (PDF)
Late Start (PDF) and Early End (PDF) courses
List of Oral and Writing Intensive courses (PDF)

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Chapter 4 - Academic Outreach and Assistance (PDF 347K)

The AHEAD Program
- Application Procedures
- Sample AHEAD Program Application Form
Career/Educational Planning Systems
- DISCOVER
- DISCOVER World of Work Map
- Strong Interest Inventory
Early Warning Program
- Executive Summary
- Calendar with projected Task Dates
- Freshman Progress Reports Checklist and Flowchart
- Non-Returning Student Checklist and Flowchart
- Probation Student Checklist and Flowchart
Academic Advising Center Workshops
Retention
- Reminders from Research on Retention
- Importance of Retention at UAF
- UAF First Time Freshman Retention Rates
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)
SkillsBank/SkillsTutort – Academic Assistants Program
Student Support Services
UA Scholars
- General Guidelines
- Example of (CLA) Contact Plan
- Department Contact List

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Chapter 5 - Alternative Ways to Obtain UAF Credit (PDF 104K)

Non-Traditional Credit
Petitions
- Samples of Common Wording
- Petition Flow Chart
Transfer of Credit
- Transfer within the UA system
- Transfer Credit by License / Certificate
- High School Tech Prep Awards

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Chapter 6 - Reference Information (PDF 265K)

Appeals Policies
- Grade Appeals
- Academic Appeals other than Grade
Athletics Advising
- Athletes
- Tentative Practice Schedules Fall 2006
Fresh Start Form (formerly Bankruptcy)
Financial Aid
Health and Counseling Center
- Advising Students with Disabilities
Honors Program
National Student Exchange
- Application
- Exchange Site Locations
Registration Enrollment Procedures for New Students
- Registration Enrollment Guidelines
- Registration Enrollment Procedures Form

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Chapter 7 - Testing (PDF 473K)

Library Compentency Exam and Library Information
Foreign Language Testing Program
- Testing Registration Form
Placement Testing for Math / Reading / Writing
- Application for English 111X
- Sequence of Math Courses
- ACT / SAT / COMPASS / ASSET Course Placement
- COMPASS Placement Math
- COMPASS Placement Writing and Reading
- ACT Course Placement Information for Core Courses other than English & Math
- ASSET Placement Information
Testing Schedule for ACT Fall 2007
Test Schedule COMPASS Fall 2007-Spring 2008

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Chapter 8 - Using BANNER/UAOnline and the WEB for Academic Advising (PDF 8.2MB)

BANNER for Academic Advising
Accessing BANNER
- BANNER Keyboard Mapping
List of BANNER Forms & Reports by Topic
List of BANNER Forms & Reports in Alphabetical Order
Setting up a BANNER Printer
Instructions to FTP Reports
Finding a Student ID number on BANNER
BANNER Resetting Password
Examples of BANNER Forms in Alphabetical Order
Examples of BANNER Reports in Alphabetical Order
WEB for Academic Advising

Using UAOnline
Accessing Faculty Information
- Class List
- Student Information (address, email and program)
- Faculty Schedule
- Running transcripts (with student name)
Accessing Student Information
Accessing Unoffical Degree Evaluation (CAPP Degree Audit)
Accessing Employee Information
Course Enrollment Statistics and Class Lists

Web Queries
- Q MENU – Class Lists
- Q MENU – Section Status
- Q ADHOC – Mailing Labels

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Chapter 9 - General Information (PDF 85K)

Advising Web References
Quick Community Reference List

Glossary
Index