Advising
The Health Promotion and Human Development Department address academic requirements, degree planning, and academic advising through our Peer Advising Center. Students are assigned faculty advisors as soon as they are accepted into their intended major; usually the start of their junior year.
For assistance with general educational planning, see the university student academic advising center http://www.uwsp.edu/advising/.
Advising Policy
PARTICIPATING IN THE ADVISING PROCESS
Students are responsible for:
- determining a course of study that satisfies the requirements defined for the appropriate degree in the UWSP catalog;
- scheduling and appearing promptly for appointments with the adviser when necessary at least once each semester)
- preparing for an advising session by having the necessary forms available and a list of questions and courses (and alternatives) needed;
- being knowledgeable about policies, procedures, and requirements as published;
- being prepared to discuss personal values and goals as they relate to academic and career-related needs;
- following through with appropriate action after the advising meetings; and
- accepting responsibility for the academic decisions to be made.
Faculty and academic staff who serve as advisors are responsible for:
- providing timely and accurate advising on academic and career matters;
- making advising readily available
- maintaining necessary files on advisees for monitoring progress toward advisee’s educational goals;
- conveying information on academic requirements, policies, and procedures;
- assisting the student in identifying and pursuing educational goals and objectives and in securing information about career opportunities;
- helping the student
- examine course offerings in the major;
- relate these to courses in the student’s broader field of study; and
- understand the graduation requirements for the chosen curriculum;
- tailoring the advising approach to individual students and making referrals appropriate to their needs and interests;
- being responsive to discussions of students’ personal values and goals as they relate to academic and career-related needs; and
- being sensitive to issues relating to the student’s retention as UWSP, and making appropriate referrals when necessary/possible.