The Comprehensive Advisor

Each student who is enrolled in the Student Academic Support Services program for students with diagnosed disablilities will have the opportunity to meet with a Comprehensive Advisor on a weekly basis.

Many of our students tell us the Comprehensive Advisor relationship is key to making the transition to college life; our first-year students have described the Comprehensive Advisor as an "anchor."

The Comprehensive Advisor offers to work with students in the following areas:

• Developing academic, organizational, and self-monitoring strategies,

• Discussing priorities and motivational outlook,

• Deciding about accommodations to be used for college classes,

• Self-Advocacy coaching to describe needed accommodations to faculty,

• Advising for academic schedules the first three semesters,

• Connecting to services within our program support system,

• Linking with other campus offices for extra-curricular referral and support, and,

• Processing the individual's transition to college and general functioning