60.9% indicated an extremely positive or positive advising experience with their present advisor. (2.29*)

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1 OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Academic Advising Survey Results, 2012 (N=407) Distributed: April 18, 2012 Closed: May 16, 2012 CLASS Freshman 19.9% Sophomore 26.0% Junior 22.4% Senior 26.0% Graduate 5.7% 60.9% indicated an extremely positive or positive advising experience with their present advisor. (2.29*) 54.9% of respondents strongly agreed that, as appropriate, their advisor placed final responsibility for making decisions on them. (1.83) The most important purposes for using (or would like to use) an advisor were: 54.5% selecting courses for their schedule 36.4% career planning 32.9% information about college requirements and/or procedures 39.7% of respondents had two advising sessions, including telephone and contacts, during the academic year 29.9% had three to five advising sessions 49.1% spent less than 15 minutes in their advising sessions 40.6% spent 15 to 30 minutes 65.7% indicated that they are almost always** able to visit their academic advisor when they needed to (2.12) 67.8% have almost always** been able to spend as much time as they needed with their academic advisor (2.13) ADVISORS AND THE INFORMATION THEY PROVIDE TO STUDENTS 55.8% indicated that their advisors were very helpful or helpful with the selection of courses (2.52) 28.8% said that the information did not help or did not help at all 50.6% said their advisors were very helpful or helpful with clarifying or simplifying college requirements or procedures (2.52) 28.5% said that the information did not help or did not help at all 56.6% of respondents said their advisors were very helpful or helpful with clarifying their college plans with information about the program (2.61) 27.5% said that the information did not help or did not help at all 40.9% indicated that their advisors were very helpful or helpful with information regarding campus resources and services (2.92) 36.0% said that the information did not help or did not help at all 35.5% said their advisors information about career opportunities were very helpful or helpful for clarify career goals (2.99) 34.7% said that the information did not help or did not help at all *Numbers in parentheses indicate means. Scaled items: 1= positive rating to 5= negative rating **Collapse of 1 and 2 rating categories

2 Academic Advising April Class: Percent Freshman 19.9% 81 Sophomore 26.0% 106 Junior 22.4% 91 Senior 26.0% 106 Graduate 5.7% 23 answered question 407 skipped question 0 2. Major: 405 answered question 405 skipped question 2 1 of 7

3 3. How many advising sessions, including telephone and contacts, have you had with your advisor during this academic year? Percent None 4.2% 17 One 18.2% 73 Two 39.7% 159 Three to Five 29.9% 120 Six to Ten 5.0% 20 More than Ten 3.0% 12 answered question 401 skipped question 6 4. How much time did you spend in those sessions on the average? Percent Less than 15 minutes 49.1% to 30 minutes 40.6% minutes to 1 hours 10.0% 40 More than 1 hour 0.3% 1 answered question 399 skipped question 8 2 of 7

4 5. Please check the box on each of the following scales that most nearly describes your experience with your present advisor. Each scale has five boxes that represents the various levels between the two extremes. Almost Always (1) (2) (3) (4) Rarely (5) N/A Rating Average I have been able to visit my advisor when I needed to. 48.6% (193) 17.1% (68) 13.4% (53) 8.3% (33) 10.1% (40) 2.5% (10) I have been able to spend as much time with my advisor as I needed. 47.4% (188) 20.4% (81) 11.6% (46) 8.6% (34) 10.3% (41) 1.8% (7) answered question 397 skipped question 10 3 of 7

5 6. Please check the box on each of the following scales that most nearly describes your experience with your present advisor. Each scale has five boxes that represents the various levels between the two extremes. Very Much (1) (2) (3) (4) Not at All (5) N/A Rating Average Information from my advisor has helped me select courses. 35.5% (138) 20.3% (79) 14.7% (57) 14.4% (56) 14.4% (56) 0.8% (3) My advisor's information about programs has helped me clarify my college plans. 32.1% (125) 18.5% (72) 18.3% (71) 12.6% (49) 15.9% (62) 2.6% (10) My advisor's information about career opportunities has helped me clarify my career goals. 20.6% (80) 14.9% (58) 18.0% (70) 13.9% (54) 20.8% (81) 11.8% (46) Information from my advisor has clarified or simplified college requirements or procedures (e.g., degree requirements, drop/add, registration, etc.). 33.2% (129) 23.4% (91) 14.4% (56) 12.3% (48) 15.2% (59) 1.5% (6) I have obtained helpful information from my advisor about resources and services on campus (e.g., student services, counseling, financial aid, etc.) 23.1% (90) 17.7% (69) 15.7% (61) 15.4% (60) 20.6% (80) 7.5% (29) answered question 389 skipped question 18 4 of 7

6 7. Please check the box on each of the following scales that most nearly describes your experience with your present advisor. Each scale has five boxes that represents the various levels between the two extremes. Strongly Agree (1) (2) (3) (4) Strongly Disagree (5) N/A Rating Average As appropriate, my advisor places final responsibility for making decisions on me. 54.9% (212) 18.4% (71) 11.4% (44) 5.2% (20) 5.7% (22) 4.4% (17) answered question 386 skipped question Please check the box on each of the following scales that most nearly describes your experience with your present advisor. Each scale has five boxes that represents the various levels between the two extremes. Extremely Positive (1) (2) (3) (4) Extremely Negative (5) N/A Rating Average How would you rate your overall advising experience with your present advisor? 38.3% (147) 22.7% (87) 18.0% (69) 12.2% (47) 8.1% (31) 0.8% (3) answered question 384 skipped question 23 5 of 7

7 9. Rank the three most important purposes you do or would like to use an advisor for; place a (1) before the most important, (2) before the second most important, etc, The most important The second most The third most (1) important (2) important (3) Discussing a course you are taking 24.0% (25) 29.8% (31) 46.2% (48) 104 Career planning 36.4% (72) 33.3% (66) 30.3% (60) 198 Selecting courses for your schedule 54.5% (152) 31.5% (88) 14.0% (39) 279 Information about college requirements and/or procedures 32.9% (73) 39.2% (87) 27.9% (62) 222 Choosing a major 27.5% (11) 35.0% (14) 37.5% (15) 40 Getting a signature 17.0% (9) 39.6% (21) 43.4% (23) 53 Personal concerns 13.3% (6) 31.1% (14) 55.6% (25) 45 Information about college services or resources 10.8% (4) 35.1% (13) 54.1% (20) 37 Discussing your grades or academic performance 14.3% (11) 24.7% (19) 61.0% (47) 77 Information about your skills, abilities, potential, etc. 12.5% (7) 35.7% (20) 51.8% (29) 56 Other 35.0% (7) 20.0% (4) 45.0% (9) 20 (please specify) 15 answered question 377 skipped question 30 6 of 7

8 10. Please feel free to make any additional comments or suggestions about academic advising. NOTE: Do not state the name of your advisor/advisors. Specific reference to individual faculty by name will invalidate this form. 116 answered question 116 skipped question of 7