Developmental
advising is a system founded on shared responsibilities and mutual trust. It is
the goal of developmental advising that the student become increasingly more
self-sufficient in their ability to implement career and educational goals
While
students enter college with "course selection" questions that require
immediate attention from advisors, developmental advising advocates moving students
towards career and life planning through a process of growth that becomes
increasingly more self-directed. Developmental advising promotes selecting
sound goals through increased knowledge of self (aptitudes, interests, values),
careers (realistic information), and curriculum (appropriate academic
preparation).