1. Academic Advising and Orientation
Rx for Success: Creating and Growing a Pre-Nursing Advising and Planning Program
Advising Model
Presented by Christine Anderson and Laura Newmark
Pre-Nursing Advisors
University College’s Academic Advising and Orientation Center
Appalachian State University
NACADA 2016
Academic Advising and Orientation

2. Advising Model-- Student Perspective Pre-Orientation
Summer: Orientation
Student Perspective
1st Year
Fall: Create 2 year plan & Required Advising
Spring: Required Advising
2nd Year
Spring:
Applications &
Decision Letters
Spring: Implement Parallel Plan
Fall: BSN Information Session
Appalachian State University Academic Advising and Orientation

3. Appalachian State University Academic Advising and Orientation
1st Year Students
May
Summer
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Pre-Orientation communication
Pre-Nursing Orientation groups set.
Orientation
Preliminary Information packet given.
Students build 2 year plans via our online classroom website.
Required advising for new students:
Review/revise 2 year plan with each student.
Revisit Parallel Plan (update as needed).
Required Advising for all new and Freshman students.
Adjust/update 2 year plans, including course repeats and GPA calculations.
Revisit Parallel Plan (update as needed).
Plan for summer coursework as needed.
Help continuing students:
Class repeats.
Visiting coursework approval.
GPA concerns.
Change of majors.
Dropping a summer class.
2nd Year Students
Help continuing students.
Update 2 year plans.
Meet with continuing students who need to adjust their 2 year plan.
Meet with BSN Admission Committee.
Facilitate BSN Application Info. Sessions.
January Orientation
Answer application questions prior to Jan. deadline.
Decision letters sent in March.
Accepted students declare Nursing as major.
Implement parallel plan for all other students.
Advising Model--
Advisor Perspective
Appalachian State University Academic Advising and Orientation