1997-98

No.	Indicator	Data Type	Measure	Best Practice in Place?	Evaluative Statement or Data for Quantitative Measures	Location of Policy/survey data/reports
4	Existence and operation of a formal, comprehensive, and effective academic and career advising program	BP	The institution requires academic advising before registration.	Yes, for freshmen in some schools/colleges	Generally required of new freshmen and recommended for transfer students. Working well though most agree extending the requirement to all students may be desirable.	Registration mailings sent to students, degree program brochures, freshman orientation, academic advising
		BP	The institution provides a formal orientation program for new students.	Yes	The orientation program is comprehensive and works well for students.	Schedule of courses, catalog, brochures and mailings sent to students
		BP	The institution offers academic and career advising for students with and without declared majors, and offers specific advising services for students declaring or changing majors.	Yes	All academic programs offer a full range of advising services which are tailored to student needs and available upon request. More consistency would be useful. More students need to avail themselves of the advising services.	Catalog, course schedules, degree program brochures career advising academic advising
		BP	Students with a declared major are assigned a faculty advisor within their major department.	Not in most units	Some units assign advisors. Most units recommend an advisor and leave final choice to student. Works well if student follows through.	Schedule of courses and degree program brochures
		BP	There is an "early warning" system for at-risk students that requires special advising and/or other services for these students.	Yes, for some students	Some schools/colleges have such a system for students/minority students. Works well in School of Education. Not clear that it works effectively elsewhere.	Program brochures, Minority Services
		BP	Information is given to students on progress toward their degree at least once per year.	Yes, info avail. only on request.	The campus is in the process of implementing degree audit for undergraduate students. Some progress has been made-more work is needed.	Catalog and on-line student information
		BP	Advising is available for high school students taking college-level courses.	Yes	Available and works well for those students in CU-Succeed and the Pre-Collegiate program.	CLAS advising office
		BP	Advising is given to students in all majors with a model or sample term-by-term schedule for graduating efficiently.	Yes	This is available to all students but implementation is hampered by the part-time/working status of many of our students.	Catalog, degree program brochures/handbooks
		BP	The institution makes advising information and answers to advising questions available on-line and/or by phone.	Yes	Works well within limits of information that can be disclosed by phone.	Catalog and Schedule of courses
		BP	The institution provides information about how closely employment opportunities are associated with academic program areas.	Yes	The Center for Internships and Cooperative Education maintains for student use descriptions of hundreds of internship opportunities and their direct relationship to academic majors at CU-Denver. Also, the University's Admissions and Records office publishes departmental brochures and each includes a section addressing the skills a students obtains through courses in the discipline plus the types of positions graduates obtain in the job market.	Brochures from the Center for Internships and Cooperative Education
		BP	Advising is considered in the faculty reward system.	Yes	School/College/Units have different advising loads and credit advising differently in merit system.	Annual Merit Report Forms