PSU: Academic & Career Advising, Summer, 1 credit, on-line class

[Christine Cress]

PSU PACE Program: Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education

Interested in Academic Advising & Career Counseling positions?

Want to enhance your professional knowledge and skills for academic advising, career counseling, life skills coaching, and mentoring roles?

Hoping to advance your career in higher education leadership, K12-postsecondary education pipeline student facilitation, community/non-profit support roles, and/or human resources professional training and development?

Portland State University, Summer 2024, Fully On-Line, 1 Credit Course, ELP 508: Academic Advising and Career Counseling. Only 4 weeks: June 24-July 19. Asynchronous.

EASY Enrollment Process: Take as a Non-Degree Student (course will count if you decide to later enroll into a PACE Graduate Certificate or Master's degree program). Other graduate programs may allow you to count course as an elective.

https://www.pdx.edu/admissions/apply (see options for Non-Degree)

Enrollment/Registration Questions: Stefanie Randol, Admissions Adviser, ask...@pdx.edu, 503-725-4689 (call or text)

Course Description:

Explore professional skills and knowledge for careers in academic advising, career counseling, and life mentoring/coaching in higher education and human resources organizations including Graduate Certification and Master's Degree options. (Concurrently, register for optional ELP 509, Advising Practicum, for hands-on experience.)  The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the theoretical research, conceptual frameworks, and professional knowledge and skills associated with effective academic advising and career counseling.  Whether you are new to the field or already have direct experience in these realms, the course is intended to provide you with an understanding of contemporary approaches and strategies for guiding students toward their academic and professional goals. Given the interactive nature of the PACE program, students will also gain insights from each other as we share accounts of receiving and providing effective academic and career advising. In sum, this class will be an informative and provocative foundation for those interested in and pursuing their own careers in academic advising and career counseling including professional roles in life skills coaching and mentoring.

Course counts as part of the PACE Master's Degree. Specializations and Graduate Certificates include: Student Services Leadership; Teaching Diverse Adult Learners; Enacting Change through Service-Learning and Community Engagement; Training and Development. https://www.pdx.edu/academics/programs/graduate/postsecondary-adult-and-continuing-education-pace

More Information: Dr. Christine Cress, Professor, PACE Program, cre...@pdx.edu

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Christine Cress, Professor, PACE Program
Educational Leadership & Service-Learning
Portland State University
cre...@pdx.edu