Quick Links
- Faculty Advising at Allegheny College (Faculty Handbook, Section 8.1)
- Advising Handbook 2024-25
- Distribution Requirement
- Registrar Quick Links for Faculty
- Writing, Speaking, and Advising Resources – maintained by the FS Leadership Team
- Tutorial on Academic Alerts (February 2025)
Resources for Your Students
Career Planning
Other Resources
Readings from 2023 Exploratory Advisor Training
- Advisors’ Tools, Resources, and Partnerships (excerpt from the book Academic Advising and the First College Year)
- Improving the Odds for Freshman Success (NACADA)
- Strengths-Based Advising (excerpt from the book Academic Advising Approaches)
- The Application of Theories of Development to Academic Advising Philosophy and Practice (NACADA)
- Working With Faculty: Takeaways From the [Career] Competency Symposium (NACE)
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) – a collection of articles and other resources on academic advising
Financial Aid in Senior Year
As you meet with your advisees to discuss registration, please keep the following financial aid information in mind:
Federal student aid (direct loans, Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, or Veterans Administration benefits) cannot be used towards classes that do not count toward the graduation major, graduation minor, or distribution requirements, per federal regulations. This means the following in practice:
- Each semester, a student needs to be enrolled in 12 credits that count towards their program of study (graduation major, graduation minor or distribution requirement) as defined by financial aid regulations to receive full-time aid.
- Students who wish to explore the curriculum outside of their graduation major, graduation minor, and distribution, should enroll in a semester when they are already taking a minimum of 12 credits needed for their program of study.
- For some students, it will likely be to their financial benefit to be part-time in their final semester. Part-time students are eligible to continue to live on campus, fully participate in campus life, and can often be eligible to participate in varsity athletics. They also will receive a prorated amount of their institutional aid.
- When approaching the 128 credits, we need to be careful to ensure that each semester they have 12 credits that count towards their graduation major, graduation minor, or distribution.