Introduction to Academic Advising

When exploring or entering the field of academic advising, most people immediately consider the curricular knowledge advisors need to help students navigate from the start of their higher education career through to graduation. Those informational pieces are specific to institutions and thus require context for training. In this eTutorial, participants will receive an introduction to the four of the NACADA Pillar documents (Concept of Academic Advising, Core Values, Core Competencies, and CAS Standards), explore conceptual and relational aspects of academic advising to gain a better understanding of the breadth of knowledge that goes into creating equitable advising environments, and develop a plan for on-going training or professional development and professional involvement. eTutorials are asynchronous, not self-paced. Participants can log in at any time, but the eTutorials have weekly assignment due dates. Participants will need to log in at least weekly to review the eTutorial's content and submit any assignments that are due. Course Specifcs Duration: 4 weeks Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week Format: Asynchronous, not self-paced; weekly assignments, flexible within each week Additional Materials Required: None, all content is self-contained within the eTutorial Completion: 80% required for microcredential