CET - ABET Self-Study - Indiana State University

CHAPTER 2. STUDENTS 10
2. Academic adviser. When a student enrolls as a CET major, he/she is assigned an
academic adviser who is a full-time member of the faculty. The student will retain
this adviser as long as he/she feels advising has been productive, thereby enabling
the development of a closer, more interactive relationship between the two parties.
Students may request a change in their assigned adviser at any time by contacting
the department chair or program coordinator. The role of the faculty adviser is to
provide general guidance regarding CET curriculum and career paths. Each faculty
adviser has a crucial role in monitoring and advising students, and in catching academic
problems before they become serious.
2.5.3 General Advising Policy
It is mandatory for students to arrange advisement meeting with their adviser at least once
per semester to review progress and discuss plans and courses for subsequent semesters.
The adviser will evaluate up-to-date DARS to see if there exists a need to adjust the schedule.
The meeting is to take place prior to registration for each semester. All students are
required to obtain adviser’s approval on the signed scheduling form before they can register
on-line for courses. The approval is also indispensable when students decide to add
or drop courses from their schedule.
Besides advisement meetings, advisers routinely monitor each student’s progress towards
the degree completion, work carefully to identify any deficiencies, and communicate
the concerns to student through emails and meetings if necessary. In the mean time,
the student may also request more frequent meetings depending on his/her needs.
In addition to academic advising, advisers also offer counsel with the help from appropriate
authority on campus to students who are experiencing emotional, personal or family
troubles. For students with documented physical and learning disabilities, advisers will
help accommodate their special needs following university guidelines.
2.5.4 New Students Orientation Program
The program is offered in June and early January for fall and spring semester freshman
During this orientation the freshmen will have the first experience of academic advising.
Not only will they meet with the entire College level advising team including the
director of undergraduate academic services and his/her staff, participating CET faculty
member will have one-on-one session with the students to introduce important advising
tools such as the university catalog, program guide sheet, and on-line DARS report. Advisers
also review student’s first semester schedule: these courses are pre-registered based
on their ACT/SAT score and placement test results. Additionally students learn to search,
add or drop courses on-line.