CAS Planning Guides Advanced Strategies for Advisors http

Overview • What’s a Planning Guide? – Regular Planning Guides – Cross Reference Planning

What’s a Planning Guide? • Planning Guides are provided by schools offering degrees –

How do I create a Guide? • Go to CAS! (http: //az. transfer. org/cas

Regular vs. Cross- Reference • Regular guides – – Show the program requirements and

Why use a Planning Guide? • Instead of the CEG? – The planning guide

Why use a Planning Guide? • Instead of the Transfer Guides – The planning

Efficient use of Planning Guides • For advisors? – Create a CAS account to

Understanding Planning Guides • Planning guides are DARS reports – Each school may have

Comments & Questions? • Kristy Jacobs-North, ASU – kristy. jacobs-north@asu. edu • Amy Fountain,

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CAS Planning Guides: Advanced Strategies for Advisors http: //az. transfer. org/cas Kristy Jacobs North, ASU Amy Fountain, Arizona CAS Arizona Academic Advising Conference – University of Arizona Session 4, Tuesday May 18, 2004 - 10: 45 -noon

Overview • What’s a Planning Guide? – Regular Planning Guides – Cross Reference Planning Guides • Why use Planning Guides? – Planning Guides vs. the CEG – Planning Guides vs. Transfer Guides • How can Planning Guides be used efficiently? – By Advisors – By Students • How can Planning Guides be understood? • Questions & Contact Info

What’s a Planning Guide? • Planning Guides are provided by schools offering degrees – ASU, NAU & UA – Coming Soon? AGEC guides for community college students • Planning Guides are created from within a CAS Account – CAS Account creation Planning Guides are interactive – They apply courses to degree requirements – They apply AGEC completion information • Planning Guides are dynamic – They are processed in real time using current data – (Go to CAS!)

How do I create a Guide? • Go to CAS! (http: //az. transfer. org/cas > ‘Go to CAS!’ quicklink) • Log in as a member – Create a new account, using any username/password you’d like – Log into an existing account • Click “Planning Guides” – You may run guides whether or not you’ve entered courses into your portfolio. – Go to CAS!

Regular vs. Cross- Reference • Regular guides – – Show the program requirements and how “your courses” transfer and apply – Show an AGEC transfers and applies • Cross reference guides – – Also show all other courses at a school that could transfer and apply – Go to CAS!

Why use a Planning Guide? • Instead of the CEG? – The planning guide automatically finds the equivalency rule for the correct year/term. – The planning guide uses live data – the historical CEG pages are not refreshed regularly. – The planning guide shows how a course will transfer AND APPLY to degree requirements! – Go to CAS!

Why use a Planning Guide? • Instead of the Transfer Guides – The planning guide uses live data – the Transfer Guides are static. – The planning guide shows how a student’s courses will transfer – the Transfer Guides are not personalized. – Go to CAS!

Efficient use of Planning Guides • For advisors? – Create a CAS account to store cross-reference guides for programs you advise towards – Be familiar enough with the process of generating guides so that you can help students to learn • For students? – Ask students to create a guide before they meet with you – then use the guide to aid discussion – Go to CAS!

Understanding Planning Guides • Planning guides are DARS reports – Each school may have it’s own abbreviations and codes – Reviewing ASU, NAU and UA Planning Guides – Use the Your CAS Team link to ask questions about the guides • “Find an Advisor” >> “Your CAS Team” – Go to CAS!

Comments & Questions? • Kristy Jacobs-North, ASU – kristy. jacobs-north@asu. edu • Amy Fountain, Az. CAS – amy. fountain@asu. edu