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

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

Appalachian State University Academic Advising and Orientation 1st Year Students May Summer Fall Semester Spring Semester Pre-Orientation email 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