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The Foreign Language Requirement: Advising the Anxious Student.
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Lippmann, Jane N.; Lagowski, Jeanne M. – NACADA Journal, 1985
With renewed emphasis on core curricula, many students are for the first time confronting a foreign language requirement. Some misconceptions about foreign language study, sources of student anxiety, and practical suggestions to advisors are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Anxiety, College Students, Degree Requirements
MAPP (Monitoring Academic Progress Policy): Providing Advising Direction Through the Use of a Degree Auditing System.
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Severy, Lawrence J.; Slinger, Peter J. – NACADA Journal, 1996
Describes a computerized partial degree auditing system, MAPP (Monitoring Academic Progress Policy), developed at the University of Florida to monitor students' progress into appropriate majors and apply institutional policy concerning degrees. The system generates letters directing students to advisors when needed. Discusses advantages for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Change of Major and Use of Academic Resources.
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Elliott, Earl S.; Elliott, Virginia S. – NACADA Journal, 1985
The extent to which students in preprofessional programs used academic resources to assist them in making decisions about a change of major or college was studied. Undergraduates who changed majors were expected to rely primarily on the University Bulletin for program information. (MLW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Exploration, Change, College Students