| Juliet Kaufmann defines academic advising as A process of teaching students how to become responsible consumers of their own educations. It's also a process that involves teaching students how to make viable academic decisions.
Advising is a process that evolves over time. As you know, all new LCCC students meet with a Counselor to review placement testing and to register for classes. This begins the advising relationship between student and Counselor.
There are students who access their counselor or faculty advisor often to seek guidance with questions and concerns. Some students are more definite of their educational direction and make decisions independently. And yet others do need the guidance of a Counselor or Faculty Advisor due to academic difficulty or struggles with decision making skills, or because they are at-risk.
Since students needs vary a great deal, the Counseling and Academic Advising Department is revising the process of pre-registration to better meet the needs of all students.
The following students are not required to meet with their Counselor or Faculty Advisor prior to registering for classes online or at the Registrars office.
- Currently attending students who have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and have earned 30 or more college credits (and are not listed below).
The following students receive additional support services and therefore to meet with their Counselor or Faculty Advisor each semester, to register for classes.
- Newly admitted - First year students, Re-admit students, Transfer students
- Students receiving ACT 101 or Services for Special Population (Carl D. Perkins) support services
- Students with disabilities seeking accommodations
- Students in the New Choices/New Options program
- Students in the Trade Readjustment Act and Workforce Investment Act programs
- Students on Academic Probation
- Young Scholars
- Currently attending students whose cumulative GPA is below a 2.5
- Currently attending students who have earned less than 30 credits
Students may access their academic information (transcript, academic evaluation and class schedules) on WEBADVISOR. These students are welcome to see their counselor or faculty advisor each semester to discuss their educational plans.
Please note that students are responsible for their own course selection and are strongly advised to follow the published program requirements and to inquire about the transferability of courses to four-year institutions.
Students may access the course schedule and registration information at www.webadvisor.luzerne.edu
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