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An Academic Advising Syllabus

An advising syllabus is a tool which allows advisors to outline the advising relationship and experience for their advisees. Advisors help students navigate between curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular issues and activities. An advising syllabus helps students see the relationship between their formal education and educational experiences they will encounter outside the classroom. An advising syllabus communicates to the student the set of student learning outcomes they are expected to achieve during their educational experience at the University. Being aware of these anticipated learning outcomes enables students to better prepare for educational situations beyond the classroom.

The Academic Advising Syllabus is a vehicle that can communicate this important information to the student. NACADA’s Clearinghouse has several resources for creating your own Academic Advising Syllabus.

Here is a sample Academic Advising Syllabus I created using the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA) at The University of Arizona as an example: Sample Advising Syllabus.pdf
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“Developmental counseling or advising is concerned not only with a specific personal or vocational decision but also with facilitating the student's rational processes, environmental and interpersonal interactions, behavioral awareness, and problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluation skills.” – Crookston, 1972

“Academic advising is the only structured service on the campus in which all students have the opportunity for on-going, one-to-one contact with a concerned representative of the institution.” - W. R. Hably
NACADA 
The National Academic Advising Association 
NACADA Clearinghouse 
A useful list of Advising topics from NACADA 
The Mentor 
A scholarly publication about academic advising in higher education