Academic Advising in Higher Education Graduate Certificate (50-858) (18 hours)

Student Learning Outcomes - Students will develop a foundation of knowledge concerning academic advising in educational organizations, understand the implications of academic advising on student recruitment, retention, and successful completion of the student’s educational program.

• Become familiar with a variety of advising techniques, relevant variables that affect the advising interaction, and issues that impact on the advising profession
• Develop a conceptual understanding of the components of effective academic advising, such as organization and delivery of academic advising,
• Advising non-traditional and under-represented students, and understand ethical and legal implications and assessment approaches.

To be accepted into the program, a student must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum overall GPA of 2.70 (based on 4.00 scale). In addition to completing the Graduate School application process, two letters of recommendation and a personal statement of career goals and programs fit must be submitted electronically to the program. These documents can be sent to rbowman@ucmo.edu.