Pre-college advising programs exist in most disadvantaged high schools throughout the United States. These programs supplement traditional advising by high school guidance counselors and attempt to help underrepresented and disadvantaged students overcome the complexities of the postsecondary admission and financial aid processes. Existing…

Past research has revealed that students who complete coursework in a concentrated area, defined as completing three or more courses in a specific field of study, are much more likely to have successful outcomes than those who do not. Moreover, fewer than half of students included in this research, which followed students over seven years, entered…

An important number of high-school graduates start their post-secondary educational careers at academic 2-year colleges even though returns to graduation are negligible. However, the returns to transferring to 4-year colleges are large: academic 2-year colleges act as a "stepping stone" in which agents learn about themselves in a cheaper and less…

The objective of this study was to investigate the importance of Agriculture Science course sequencing in high schools, as a preparatory factor for students enrolled in collegiate agriculture classes. With the variety of courses listed in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Agriculture Science, it has been possible for counselors,…

Opinions differ as to whether academic advisement should be performed by counselors. The author feels that professional counselors should spend their time helping students with developmental problems. (MS)

Reviews counselors' operational roles (i.e., educator, consultant, and milieu manager) and relationship roles (i.e., with students, instructional staff, administration, and community). Argues that laundry lists of expected functions may limit counselor creativity in responding to changing times. (AYC)

The survey attempted to obtain the general outlines of academic advising in two year colleges and to describe the variety of processes. (Author/BY)

This paper investigated whom the students at two military junior colleges in Missouri asked for counsel with questions on (1) a present academic situation, (2) their future education, (3) their future vocation, and (4) a personal problem. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference in their choice of advisor for the four…

The role of counseling is especially important in junior colleges, with their wide range of courses and diverse student population. It must be determined whether or not junior college counselors should practice "psychotherapy" and to what extent they should be academic advisors. The first aim of counseling is to help students to make decisions;…

This paper by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges clarifies the role of the counseling discipline in the California Community College system, and provides local academic senates with a planning resource to be used when making policy development and implementation recommendations associated with student preparation and success.…

After discussing the importance of good academic advising, this paper briefly describes the status of advising in 15 community colleges (all but one in New Jersey), highlights especially salient issues, and offers suggestions for the improvement of student advising. Introductory comments point out the benefits of academic advising to the student…

Records of a sample of 100 students receiving a total of 170 F grades were analyzed and showed that general education courses, remedial courses, and courses normally taken in high school accounted for most of the failing grades. It was also found that failing grades were received in transfer courses far more frequently than in…

Stresses the importance of academic advising, at both institutional and student levels, and reviews literature on the relative merits of student advisement systems and professional counselor systems. Argues that the best advising system is one that fits the local college constituency. (DMM)

Argues that community college counseling roles and functions are sufficiently different to merit different graduate preparation and skills. Describes several major thrusts: the educational generalist, the counselor/service specialist, the educational programer, and the developmentalist. (AYC)