Advising Syllabus, Spring 2011
Paula Dollarhide, Associate Director
The Center for Academic Advising: http://www.stockton.edu/advising
Location: D 108
Phone: 609-652-4504
Email: dollarhp@stockton.edu
Hours: M-F, 9:00-5 pm, or by appointment. Walk-ins, emails and phone calls are
strongly encouraged as needed.
My role as your preceptor is to facilitate your progress through college, as both a
resource person and teacher. Together, I hope that we can set goals for your academic
and future professional life. My goal is that you will grow academically and assume
responsibility for constructing your own education. My hope is that our relationship will
be characterized by mutual respect and trust. Through the various types of courses
required of you, we hope that Stockton is preparing you for a lifetime of learning.
Ultimately, you are the person responsible for your course selections and completion of
necessary requirements for graduation.
As your preceptor I am responsible to:
Effectively communicate the requirements, policies and procedures of the college
Assist you with your decision-making skills and setting of goals
Provide referrals to appropriate resources on campus
Help you understand the goals and purposes of a liberal arts education, coaching
you through the creation of your education and helping you see connections
between courses in the curriculum.
Be available to assist you in any personal and career goals you wish to pursue.
As my preceptee, you are responsible for:
Scheduling an advising appointment at least once per semester. You should plan
to arrive on-time and prepared with questions and appropriate materials.
Taking responsibility for creating an overall plan that incorporates your
educational and career goals.
Completing graduation requirements, asking questions about requirements or
policies you do not understand.
Investigating extracurricular activities, internship, and study abroad activities
which could enhance your educational experience.
Important Resources for You:
Academic Advising Website: www.stockton.edu/advising
Career Center: www.stockton.edu/careerconnect
Student Services Tab: www.go.stockton.edu Login with user name and password.
Go.Stockton Portal: Use Student Services tab for “Registration Tools” to drop/add,
find your schedule, look at your transcript, run a CAPP degree evaluation, email
Bookmarks on the portal include: Academic Calendars, Financial Aid, and College
Bulletins
Learning Objectives: As a result of our advising sessions you should:
1. Be able to locate information about college policies, including dates for drop/add,
pre-registration, last day to drop a class, final exams, and application for
graduation.
2. Develop accurate expectations of the time and effort needed to maintain good
academic standing and succeed as a college student, and develop a timeline for
graduation.
3. Become familiar with college resources, including Career Center, Student
Records, Student Development offices, and Academic Advising.
4. Get to know several faculty members on campus. (They will assist with
recommendations!)
5. Be able to access and run an online degree audit (CAPP), and be able to interpret
the information about progress to your degree.
6. Be able to explain all General Studies requirements at Stockton and describe why
general education courses are an important part of your educational experience.
7. Be able to identify the program and cognate requirements for your choice of
major; be able to describe the nature of the discipline of the major you’ve chosen.
8. Understand the importance of including experiences outside the classroom such as
internships, study abroad, service learning, and student clubs and activities.
9. Be able to identify several career choices for your choice of major.
10. Be able to articulate several graduate school possibilities for your intended major,
working towards a grade point average that is sufficient for entrance into those
programs.
11. Develop a résumé and have Career Services help you refine it. Have a plan for
pursuing your first job past Stockton and for other life goals.
Important Dates – Spring 2011
Go to:http://www2.stockton.edu click “Calendars” (top of the page) then “Academic
Calendar”
MARCH '11
22 Tuesday Fall 2011 Preregistration Schedule of Classes posted
29 Tuesday Preceptorial Advising- No Classes
30-31 Wed-Thurs Seniors and matriculated Graduate students preregister
APRIL '11
4-5 Mon-Tues Juniors preregister
6 Wednesday Preceptorial Advising - no classes
7-8 Thurs- Fri Sophomores preregister
11-12 Mon-Tue Freshmen preregister
18 Monday Deadline to withdraw from a full-term course with a W grade
18 Monday Final deadline to file for Spring 2011 graduation application
22 Friday Holiday - normal campus operations
MAY '11
2 Monday Spring Term classes end
4 Wednesday Graduating student grades due in the Office of Student Records by 10:00PM
7 Saturday Spring Term 2011 Commencement
12 Thursday Non-Graduating student grades due in the Office of Student Records by 12:00PM