The Campus-Wide Advising Model activity is designed to effectively communicate to students the requirements to earn a degree. Implementing this campus-wide model will position Professional Advisors (PA) as the first point of contact for admitted students who are interested in any program at ASU. PA’s understanding of the programs allows them to clearly, succinctly, and thoroughly inform students of course overviews, petitioning deadlines, prerequisite courses, GPA minimums, and if applicable clinicals, internships, and program specific standardized exams. PA’s will attend department and college meetings and meet with chairs regularly to stay informed and up-to-date on advising specific majors in the college they represent. For departments whose degrees lead to a licensure, they will keep the current model that includes a faculty advisor at the greater than 30 credit hour mark.
Evaluate Common Data Points each semester.
Average Credit Intensity: each semester
Caseload Average: each semester
Academic Standing: Each semester
Total Fall Headcount: Fall Semester
Degrees Awarded: Fall & Spring Semester
Special Population Return Rate from Fall to Spring: Spring Semester (Freshman, Transfer, Athletes, Probation, Professional Advised, Faculty Advised)
Baseline established Fall 2022:
Average Credit Intensity: 12.1
Caseload Average:
Academic Standing: Good Standing: 3534, Probation: 305
Total Fall Headcount: 6351
Degrees Awarded: · 456 Total Fall 22 Associate (174) and Bachelor (282) Degrees awarded · 627 Total Spring 2023 Associate (339) and Bachelor (288) Degrees awarded · 146 Total Summer 2023
Special Population Return Rate from Fall to Spring: · Freshman: 1290 à 1109 (86%) · Transfer: 623 à 498 (80%)
· Athletes: 291 à 264 (91%) · Probation: 302 à 102 (34%) · Professionally Advised: 4691 à 3735 (80%) · Faculty Advised: 1496à 1146 (76%)
Goal:
Average Credit Intensity: 15
Caseload Average: <300
Academic Standing: Good Standing: increase, Probation: decrease
Total Fall Headcount: increase
Degrees Awarded: Increase
Special Population Return Rate from Fall to Spring: ·
Freshman: Increase ·
Transfer: Increase ·
Athletes: Increase ·
Probation: Increase (in return of those the following term) ·
Professionally Advised: Increase ·
Faculty Advised: Increase
Current Fall 2024
Average Credit Intensity: 12.275 (Freshman 12.57)
Caseload Average:
Academic Standing: Good Standing: 4987, Probation: 205
Total Fall Headcount: 6769 Degrees Awarded: · 513 Total Fall 23 Associate (203) and Bachelor (310) Degrees awarded · 595 Total Spring 24 Associate (285) and Bachelor (310) Degrees awarded
Special Population Return Rate from Fall to Spring: ·
Freshman: 1403 à 1239 (88%) ·
Transfer: 638 à 511 (80%) ·
Athletes: 284 à 260 (92%) ·
Probation: 200 à 58 (29%) ·
Professionally Advised: 4966 à 4021 (81%) ·
Faculty Advised: 1469à 1134 (77%)
Increase in overall enrollment, but not a significant increase in progression has occurred. We have done concentrated efforts in advising to push 15 to finish and encourage 30 hours in the first year and the average case load only went up .175 credits with the average freshman load being 12.57. -Adjustment – revisit the initiative and establish freshman advisors with smaller caseloads that have a focus on getting a student through their first year. Upon earning 30 credits, transition to a professional advisor for their major to assist with the graduation plan and advising through senior year.
Refocus to freshman advisors -Continue to push 15 to finish -Add additional training to assist with best practices -Revise job descriptions and model to support freshman advising and help build a corps of advisors.
Challenges: Student motivation Time Lack of clear onboarding process (so worried about getting a dorm that they skip all important steps and end up not being prepared)
Support Needed: The knowledge of what’s working at other institutions and receiving positive outcomes. Administrative support
