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Academic Advising Program Assessment

he Academic Advising Program Assessment (AAPA) is a software tool I created that uses the standards and guidelines for academic advising programs as defined by the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS). It is intended to enable the assessement of each line of the CAS standard and indicate if evidence is available for the assessment or if the assessment is opinion.

NACADA links to my software in their clearinghouse under “Academic Advising Program Assessment worksheets using CAS standards available to NACADA members without cost.”  I am proud to say that hundreds of schools have downloaded the software.

Here are some sample screens of the software (which is an MS-Excel file):

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NACADA has many resources to help you understand and perform an assessment of your advising program. Here is a good article to get you started in this fascinating subject.
“Developmental counseling or advising is concerned not only with a specific personal or vocational decision but also with facilitating the student's rational processes, environmental and interpersonal interactions, behavioral awareness, and problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluation skills.” – Crookston, 1972

“Academic advising is the only structured service on the campus in which all students have the opportunity for on-going, one-to-one contact with a concerned representative of the institution.” - W. R. Hably
NACADA 
The National Academic Advising Association 
NACADA Clearinghouse 
A useful list of Advising topics from NACADA 
The Mentor 
A scholarly publication about academic advising in higher education