Academic Advising Resources

Advising Resource Guide

The Advising Resource Guide is a manual intended to provide training, guidance, knowledge and resources to UWM staff that provide counseling and advising functions to students. It provides a general overview pertaining to university-wide policies, procedures and resources. Please note that your school, college or department may have policies and procedures that supplement what is listed here. You can easily search the document for specific information by clicking “Ctrl F” and typing in the word or phrase that you are searching for. If you notice any broken links, edits or changes that should be made to this Guide, please contact Brian C. Williams [briancw2@uwm.edu].

Advising Resource Guide Table of Contents

A. THEORY OF ADVISING
B. PRE-ADMISSION & ADMISSION
C. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
D. ADVISING TECHNOLOGY
E. CAMPUS RESOURCES
F. PERSONNEL

Transfer Student Support

 

UWM Academic Advisor Core Competencies

The Enhancing Advising Committee’s goal is that each advisor invests in the UWM Academic Advisor Core Competencies to guide professional practice and fulfill their responsibilities to students, colleagues, the institution, society, and themselves

Working Group on Undergraduate Advising

The Working Group on Undergraduate Advising is given the task of recognizing the critical role academic advising serves in enabling student success and retention, the Work Group for Undergraduate Advising (WGUA) will study and document the current environment of undergraduate advising, identify enhancement and improvement opportunities, and identify national best practices that are appropriate for adoption at UWM.

Study Abroad Resource For Academic Advisors

This Study Abroad Resource For Academic Advisors webpage was created by the Center for International Education (CIE): https://uwm.edu/cie/study-abroad/for-academic-advisors/