Academic Advising

Academic Advising and More

The CAP Center (Career, Academic, and Personal Counseling) mission is to help students become successful, serious, and self-aware individuals who graduate from Graceland and move on for advanced study and/or productive careers that help them live rewarding lives. The atmosphere of the CAP Center is a friendly, accepting, and personal one, where students feel welcomed and accepted for who they are. Each student is challenged and supported to grow as an individual. Information of a personal nature is kept strictly confidential.
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  • Academic Advising

    • is a decision-making process from which you can realize your personal and educational goals through communication with a professional staff person at Graceland.
    • is an important key to your personal success.
    • is one of the single most important student centered activities on campus. puts you in charge of your academic career.
    • helps you with decisions pertaining to general education requirements, course selection,and selecting your major.
    • is a valuable asset for you to use in fulfilling requirements necessary for graduating.

  • Academic Advisors

    • listen and hear what you're saying;
    • evaluate your interests, goals, past academic performance, scores on tests, and other relevant factors; assist new students in learning about various campus resources;
    • help plan class schedules;
    • aid you in choosing your major(s);
    • assist you in evaluating your academic progress;
    • provide information about educational options, requirements, policies, and procedures;
    • provide four-year plans once a major is selected;
    • help you register for future classes;
    • help you choose a major, declare a major or change a major;

  • A successful advising relationship means that you:

    • make and keep appointments
    • ask questions
    • be prepared; bring necessary records
    • follow-up on recommendations

  • Your advisor:

    • makes times for you
    • has up-to-date information
    • knows campus resources
    • cares about you as an individual
  • You AND your advisor understand that
                             YOU
    are responsible for your academic career.
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