Academic Advising
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| Institution | What office is responsible for academic advising? | Please indicate the office/department responsible for academic advising | Are all students advised through the same model? | Advising Model | Student category-advisor type-advising model | Additional Details on advisors and models | Other Advising Model |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Academic Affairs | X | Faculty | ||||
| Albany State University | Other | Enrollment Management | Other | Freshmen-Professional-Centralized Transfer students-Other-Other Learning Support Students-Professional-Centralized Online Students-Other-Other Special Admission Students-Professional-Centralized Athletes-Other-Other Declared Majors-Faculty-Department Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Other-Other Non-traditional Students-None-Other |
Our advising model is split at 60 credit hours - students under 60 are advised centrally by professional advising staff, students over 60 are advised by faculty in the major, the exception is career associate degrees - they are also advised by faculty in the department | Described above - split at 60 hours | |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Academic Affairs | Professional-Distributed/Departmental | Freshmen-Faculty-Department Transfer students-Faculty-Department Learning Support Students-Faculty-Department Online Students-Faculty-Department Special Admission Students-Faculty-Department Athletes-Faculty-Department Declared Majors-Faculty-Department Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Centralized Non-traditional Students-Faculty-Department |
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| Augusta University | Academic Affairs | Other | Freshmen-Professional-Centralized Transfer students-Other-Other Learning Support Students-None- Online Students-None- Special Admission Students-Professional-Centralized Athletes-Other-Other Declared Majors-Other-Other Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Other-Other Non-traditional Students-Other-Other |
All freshmen and sophomores ( regardless of any special category above) are advised by professional advisors in the Academic Advisement Center. All students (regardless of hours) who are in pre majors are advised by professional advisors in the Academic Advisement Center. Transfer students with 60 or more hours are advised by faculty in the academic departments. Transfers with fewer than 60 hours are advised by professional advisors in the AAC. |
It is blended. See above. We have professional advisors who advise freshmen and sophomores as well as preadmit students and we have faculty advising for students having earned 60 or more hours. | ||
| Clayton State University | Other | Enrollment Management & Student Success | X | Professional-Centralized | |||
| College of Coastal Georgia | Academic Affairs | X | Other | ||||
| Columbus State University | Academic Affairs | Other | Freshmen-Professional-Centralized Transfer students-Other-Other Learning Support Students-Professional-Centralized Online Students-Other-Other Special Admission Students-Professional-Centralized Athletes-Other-Other Declared Majors-Other-Other Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Other-Other Non-traditional Students-Other-Other |
Transfer, online, athletes, declared majors, students returning from academic suspension, and non-traditional students are advised in a centralized model by professional advisors in CSU ADVISE through the completion of 59 credit hours. Students in these populations with 60+ hours are advised by faculty in most majors. | |||
| Dalton State College | Academic Affairs | X | Professional-Distributed/Departmental | ||||
| East Georgia State College | Academic and Student Affairs | Freshmen-Professional-Centralized Transfer students-Faculty-School Learning Support Students-Professional-Centralized Online Students-Professional-Centralized Special Admission Students-Faculty-School Athletes-Professional-Centralized Declared Majors-Faculty-School Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Centralized Non-traditional Students-Professional-Centralized |
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| Georgia College and State University | Academic Affairs | X | Professional-Centralized | ||||
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Academic and Student Affairs | Faculty | Freshmen-Other-School Transfer students-Faculty-School Learning Support Students-Professional-Centralized Online Students-None- Special Admission Students-Faculty-School Athletes-Other-Other Declared Majors-Faculty-Department Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Centralized Non-traditional Students-Other-School |
1/3 of first-year students get advisement through GGC's professional advisement center, or MAC. The remaining 2/3 are mentored and advised by faculty.
In the cases above, "other" refers to GGC's blended mentorship model, where a student may receive advisement and mentorship from a faculty member or from a professional advisor. This depends on circumstances of the students, as GGC's goal is to tailor advisement and mentorship around a student's particular needs. AS GGC does not have a departmentalized administrative model, the faculty support for this resides at the school level. Once a student declares a major, that student is partnered with a faculty member in that major discipline. But the coordination of this relationship does not happen at a departmental level. Centralized advisement is supported through offices dedicated to specific student communities, such as student athletes, first-generation students, or students on learning support. In such cases, either professional advisors are assigned or faculty are trained specifically to provide mentorship and advisement to those students. |
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| Georgia Highlands College | Academic Affairs | X | Other | ||||
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Other | Office of Undergraduate Education/ Academic Colleges and Schools | Professional-Distributed/Departmental | Freshmen-Professional-Department Transfer students-Professional-Department Learning Support Students-Professional-Centralized Online Students-None- Special Admission Students-Professional-Department Athletes-Professional-Centralized Declared Majors-Professional-Department Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Centralized - Non-traditional Students-None- |
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| Georgia Southern University | Academic Affairs | X | Professional-Centralized | ||||
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Academic and Student Affairs | X | Faculty | ||||
| Georgia State University | Other | Office of Student Success | X | Professional-Centralized | |||
| Georgia State University | |||||||
| Gordon State College | Academic Affairs | Other | Freshmen-Other-Other Transfer students-Faculty-Department Learning Support Students-Other-Other Online Students-Faculty-Department Special Admission Students-Faculty-Centralized Athletes-Faculty-Department Declared Majors-Faculty-Department Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Faculty-Department Non-traditional Students-Faculty-Department |
For their first academic year/Momentum Year, new freshmen are all advised by their first-year seminar instructors (FIRE 1000). The majority of FIRE 1000 sections are taught by a staff of Student Success Advisor/Lecturers who are housed in the Student Success Center. These advisors have faculty status but all come from or have professional advising experience. About 20-25% of FIRE sections are taught by faculty from various schools and departments. Their level of advising expertise varies. | New freshmen are advised by their first-year seminar instructor; after that, students are transitioned to a faculty advisor in their major/program. | ||
| Kennesaw State University | Other | Academic Affairs has a 2-person office, but advising functions are centralized at the college, not university level. | Other | Athletes have a dedicate advising/student success office for student athletes. | Almost all students are served by professional staff advisors in a college-level advising center. Advising is mandatory until a student earns 30 hours; after that, advising is still recommended but not required each term. There are a small number of majors that are still exclusively served by faculty advisors, but the overwhelming majority have professional staff advising resources available to them. Most special populations are mainstreamed into the college that offers the student’s intended major; exceptions below | ||
| Middle Georgia State University | Academic Affairs | X | Professional-Distributed/Departmental | ||||
| Savannah State University | Academic Affairs | Professional-Distributed/Departmental | Freshmen-Professional-School Transfer students-Professional-School Learning Support Students-None- Online Students-Professional-School Special Admission Students-Professional-School Athletes-Professional-Other Declared Majors-Professional-School Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-School Non-traditional Students-Professional-School |
The model used in AY 18-19 had students advised by professional advisors up to 60 credits. Students were then transferred to faculty advisors in their major for advising until graduation. | |||
| South Georgia State College | Academic and Student Affairs | Other | Freshmen-Other-Other Transfer students-Professional-School Learning Support Students-Other-Other Online Students-Professional-School Special Admission Students-Professional-Other Athletes-Professional-School Declared Majors-Faculty-School Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Other Non-traditional Students-Other-Other |
Please see the advising model description below. | SGSC currently has a cluster advising model: three professional advisors report to the Director of Academic Success, a professional advisor assigned to each school, faculty advisors for the baccalaureate programs and the entry programs, staff advisor for veterans, and dual enrollment specialists who advise our dual enrollment students.The three professional advisors assigned to Academic Success are split among the Douglas Campus, Waycross Campus, and residential halls on the Douglas Campus. The two professional advisors on the Douglas and Waycross Campus advise at-risk students placed on academic suspension and academic probation while the residential academic coach and advisor advises all residential students. The professional advisors assigned to each school advise the students within their school. Students enrolled in our baccalaureate program are advised by the faculty within those programs. The Coordinator of Student Support Services/Counselor serves as a staff advisor for veteran students. The two dual enrollment specialists serve as advisors to the dual enrolled students. Staff and faculty at the entry programs advise the students enrolled solely at the entry programs. | ||
| University of Georgia | Academic Affairs | X | Professional-Distributed/Departmental | ||||
| University of North Georgia | Academic Affairs | Other | Freshmen-Professional-Other Transfer students-Professional-Other Learning Support Students-Professional-Other Online Students-Professional-Other Special Admission Students-Professional-Other Athletes-Faculty-Other Declared Majors-Professional-Other Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Other Non-traditional Students-Professional-Other |
The advising model at UNG is a blended model with professional advisors advising most programs. All new students in the majority of programs, with the largest execeptions being the Colleges of Education and Business, have mandatory advising by professioal advisors in centralized campus advising centers up to 45 earned hours, after which the students transition to faculty advisors in their major departments.The College of Education will adopt this model over the next two years. Currently, Education and Business employ departmental professional advisors who advise students until a specific number of earned hours after which they transition to faculty advisors. Students who have an academic status of Academic Warning, Academic Probation, or Returning from Suspension are mandated to meet with professional advisors in centralized campus advising centers once per semester until the students return to good academic standing. On the Dahlonega campus, athletes and honors students are advised by designated faculty in their major departments. | |||
| University of West Georgia | Academic Affairs | Professional-Centralized | Freshmen-Professional-Centralized Transfer students-Professional-Centralized Learning Support Students-Professional-Centralized Online Students-Professional-Centralized Special Admission Students-Professional-Centralized Athletes-Professional-Centralized Declared Majors-Professional-Department Students Returning from Academic Suspension-Professional-Centralized Non-traditional Students-Professional-Centralized |
UWG has an Academic Advising Center that is housed in the Division of Academic Affairs. It was formerly in Student Affairs but transitioned to Academic Affairs July 1, 2019 along with the Center for Academic Success and is housed in the new (as of 2019) University College within Academic Affairs. Professional advisors are also housed in the College of Education, The School of Nursing, and the Richards College of Business. All freshman students are assigned a professional advisor, including students in Academic Focus Areas. Students below 60 hours in the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Science and Math are assigned a professional advisor in the Academic Advising Center. Students in COAH and COSM above 60 hours are assigned a faculty advisor in their major program. | |||
| Valdosta State University | Other | Division of Student Success (Office is titled University Advising and Student Transitions) | X | Professional-Centralized | |||
