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2. Registrar as Student Counselor Dr. Steve McLeod, Associate Dean Harding School of Theology & Casey Capps, Registrar Martin Methodist College

3. Why Short-term Advising? • Ensures students are taking classes needed for their degree • Ensures they are registered for courses they are eligible to take (pre-requisites met) • Answers transfer questions they may have

4. Benefits for Students? • Transfer questions answered on the front end • Understanding on why they are taking the classes they are registered for • Gives some direction for future advising

5. Benefits for Registrar? • Transfer evaluation complete • Less pre-requisites to check after classes start • Ensures students are taking classes required for their degree • Opportunity to clarify transfer policies

6. What is Required for Registrar? • Understanding of degree requirements in all majors • Advising Sheets • Transfer guides

7. Advising Guide Example

8. Transfer Guide Examples

9. Why Long-Term Advising? To Give Students: • A Goal • A Plan • A Hope

10. Benefits for Students • Awareness • Understanding • Excitement

11. Benefits for Registrar • Clarify Degree Requirements • Explain Course Sequencing • More Graduates

12. What Required of RegistrAR? • Knowledge • Patience • Flexibility

13. Career Counseling • Important to ensure students are taking the correct academic courses for their planned career path • Educate students on the opportunities different majors can offer after graduation • Expose students to different academic programs

14. Undecided Students • 20-50% of college students enter college undecided • 75% will change their major during the college career • Almost 50% of students change their career path after graduation (including me!)

15. Why It is Important for the Registrar to Assist Undecided Students? • Graduation rates in a timely manner • Career success after graduation • Helps students save time and money especially with new federal guidelines such as SAP

16. What Can We Do? • Online assessments • Knowledge of career paths for majors in your institution • Discussion with the students about their interests and talents • Network with local business to encourage students to shadow careers in which they may be interested

17. Student Loans: The Dark SidE Student loans can prevent: • Going into Chosen Field • Home Ownership • Saving for Children’s Education

18. Student Loans Can Prevent • Saving for Retirement • Health Insurance and/or Medical Care • Happy Marriage

19. How Much Debt is Too Much? • Rule of Thumb: 8% of Income • Starting Salary of $25,000 = Less Than $15,000 in Loans

20. How Much Debt Can a Student Take Out in One Year? $30,750 TWICE What They Can Likely Afford • In Just One Year of School!

21. Lifetime Cap ONStafford Loans? $138,500 • Can Finance Over 25 years! Students Can Work Their Entire Lives To Pay Off Debt Incurred in Just a Few Years

22. Steve’s Suggestions • Live Like a Poor Student Now So You Don’t Have to Live Like Poor Student for the Rest of Your Life • NO Student Loans • Think “HOW can I afford to do that?” not “I cannot afford to do that.”

23. Steve’s Suggestions, Cont’d • Think WORK, not LOAN • Design Monthly “Cash Flow Plan.” • Get Help with Financial Planning

24. Further Counsel Needed? Observations, Questions, Comments? (Leave Criticisms for Evaluation Forms) 

25. Contact Information • Casey Capps • Registrar, Martin Methodist College • ccapps@martinmethodist.edu • Steve McLeod • Associate Dean, Harding School of Theology • smcleod@harding.edu

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