The Academic Advising Website provides students with important information and resources to help them navigate their academic journey. It includes information about orientations, MapWorks, financial aid appeals, student rights, and academic advising roles and responsibilities. Students can find their assigned advisor, make appointments to develop a course schedule and plan of study, and meet with their advisor each semester to ensure they are on track to graduate. The website also explains the university's responsibility to maintain confidential student records and outlines the requirements for financial aid appeals for students whose aid has been suspended.

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Academic Advising
Website
Navigating the

2. The Academic Advising Website has
several things you need:
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Information about Orientations . . .
Information about MapWorks
Information
about
Financial
Aid Appeals
Information About Your Rights as a Student
Academic
Advising Roles &
Responsibilities

3. The “Orientations” link has . . .
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Registration
Information
Helpful
Checklists
Travel
Information
And
Much
More!

4. The “FERPA” link explains
the university’s responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of
your educational records:
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5. “Academic Advising Roles and Responsibilities”
will explain how you will work with your advisor:
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 Check under the “Student” tab in
Anchor Access to find out who your
assigned advisor is.
 Make an appointment to meet with
your advisor and set up a course
schedule and “plan of study” to follow.
 Meet with your advisor each
semester to schedule your courses.
 This will ensure that you take your
classes in the right order, complete all
your classes on time, and graduate
as soon as possible.

6. “Information about Financial Aid Appeals”
will explain Financial Aid requirements and
how to “appeal” if your aid is suspended:
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“Financial aid regulations require that a student must make satisfactory academic
progress (SAP) to remain eligible for financial aid. The minimum requirements for all
types of financial aid include three standard measures-the cumulative GPA, the
number of credits earned each semester, and the pace of degree completion.
A student who has had his/her financial aid suspended may file an appeal for the
reinstatement of aid when extenuating circumstances exist. A student wanting to file
an appeal for the reinstatement of financial aid will need to meet with his/her
academic advisor for a degree audit and academic success plan (if applicable).
. . . The student should complete the appeal form and review the checklist of
required documents prior to meeting with his/her academic advisor.”

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