Academic Advising Team

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The objective of the SVM Academic Advising Team (AAT) is to provide tailored academic advice and guidance to students who are demonstrating or appear at risk of unsatisfactory academic performance.   

Contrary to professional mentors, who provide general support to all DVM students, the Academic Advising Team will provide advice and guidance to students who have been flagged by the Academic Progress Review Committee (APRC) committee for having one or more unsatisfactory grades, or to students who specifically request a meeting with an academic advisor to improve their academic performance.  

Policies and procedures  

The AAT team will conduct advising sessions for the following students:  

  1. Students who are required by the APRC to meet with an academic advisor  

  1. Students who have been recommended by the ARPC to meet with an academic advisor. 

  1. Students who have requested to meet with an academic advisor despite not being identified as at risk of unsatisfactory progress by the APRC (general academic advising).  

  1. General academic advising can be provided throughout the term by the AAT to any student who requests it, independently of APRC recommendations.  

Required and Recommended Meetings with the AAT 

At the discretion of the APRC, students can be either required or recommended to meet with an AAT member. Required meetings are scheduled according to the provisions in the APRC letter. The AAT reports students who do not fulfil the requirement to the FPP for review. Students that are recommended to meet with an AAT member reach out to the administrative assistant of the AAT to schedule an appointment. 

General Academic Advising 

The Academic Advisors are here for all students who want to find out more about:   

  1. Academic and non-academic resources available to them  

  1. Academic Progress Review Committee (APRC) recommendations  

  1. Qualitative and quantitative standards of the School of Veterinary Medicine (e.g. allotted time for credit completion, definition of satisfactory grades, cumulative grade point average (GPA) standards)   

  1. Eligibility requirements and information on Monitored Academic Status  

  1. Academic Appeal Process  

  1. Analysis of student performance in specific courses, study strategies, ways to improve grades  

 

If applicable, academic advisors can recommend students to seek further advice (referral) with:   

  • Department of Educational Services (DES) i.e. learning strategists  

  • Dean of Student (DOS)  

  • Professional mentor  

  • Psychological Services Center (PSC)  

  • University Health Services (UHS)