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Advisor Resources: Best Chance Advising

Garrett College Advisor Resources

April 7 - May 7, 2025

Best Chance Advising is the period each semester when currently enrolled students may register for the upcoming terms. Every student has an assigned advisor and must meet with that advisor, or an advisor in their advising group, before they may register. 

Best Chance Advising Process

Advisors and students will complete these 3 steps:

MEET
  • Student schedules appointment and meets with advisor, discusses academic plans and desired courses. 
  • Advisor grants registration clearance.
SELF-REGISTER
  • Following appointment, student self-registers for courses within 48 hours. Students may do this while meeting with advisor. 
APPROVE
  • Advisor reviews and approves student courses within 48 hours, student verifies course schedule is accurate.

How To Grant and Approve

HOW TO GRANT CLEARANCE:
  1. Log in to my.garrettcollege.edu
  2. Click Academics tab at top.
  3. Click Advisors item on left, then go to Advisee Roster area.
  4. Select Need Registration Clearance for Advisee Status.
    • For a specific student, enter student last name, 
    • For full list, leave empty.
  5. Click Search. 
    • Grant clearances for summer/fall and winter/spring separately. Select term in student search area. 
  6. Click Grant beside student name. 

**Do not remove registration clearance after a student registers for classes. Students may make schedule adjustments through the last day of the add/drop period.**

HOW TO APPROVE COURSES:
  1. Log in to my.garrettcollege.edu
  2. Click Academics tab at top. 
  3. Click Advisors item on left, then go to Advisee Roster area. 
  4. Select Need Advisor Approval for Advisee Status. 
    • For a specific student, enter student last name, 
    • For full list, leave empty.
  5. Click Search, then select desired student. 
    • Approve courses for summer/fall and winter spring separately. Select term in student search area. 
  6. Click Add/Drop Courses and review course selections. 
  7. Click box beside course, then click Approve. 

**Check the MyGarrett Portal for course approvals each day (both summer and fall).**

Student Self-Registration Demo Video

The video below demonstrates the registration process from the point of view of a student. Use this link to share with your advisees: https://youtu.be/w-lA1c0Nl-0

Semester Updates

Spring 2025:

DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS (2025-26 Catalog)
  • Pre-Medical Assistant
  • Pre-Radiologic Technology
CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT

Encourage Continuous Enrollment in English, math, and FYE until the student completes the college-level requirement for their program. If a student needs to defer an English or math course, the recommended discipline is mathematics (complete a Continuous Enrollment Waiver). The student will be required to take the course within their first year.

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY

Application to the Radiologic Technology AAS program closed March 31, 2025. 

TUTORING

Refer struggling students to tutoring services! Copy and paste this link into an email to the student: https://garrettcollege.libguides.com/AASC/tutoring  

Advisor PDF Reports

Advisor PDF Reports:

Several reports are available to advisors on the MyGarrett Portal. To access reports, log into the MyGarrett Portal, click the Academics tab at the top, click the Advisors link on the left, and navigate to the window that reads Advisor PDF Reports.

  • Advisee Information
    • A roster of advisees. 
  • Advisee Academic Standing
    • A roster of advisees and details including academic standing, cumulative hours earned, and cumulative GPA.
  • Advisee Awaiting Approval
    • A list of advisees that have added courses that are awaiting advisor approval. 
  • Advise Drop Withdraw Past X Days
  • Advisee Expected Graduation
    • A roster of advisees and expected term of graduation based on number of credits remaining. Does not take into account part-time enrollment, sequential course offerings, or prerequisites. 
  • FERPA Permissions
    • A roster of advisees that DO have FERPA information released. If list is blank, no assigned advisees have released FERPA information to anyone.

Online Form Submission

Online Form Submission:

Most common advising forms require online submission. Refer to the guidance below for details: 

MyGarrett Portal STUDENT SUBMISSIONS
  • Course Repeat Request
  • Waiver/Substitution Request
  • Academic Dismissal Appeal
  • Change Your Advisor
  • Graduation and Diploma Application
  • Student Information Release (FERPA)
MyGarrett Portal FACULTY SUBMISSIONS
  • Grade Change Requests
  • Incomplete Grade Contract
  • Independent Study Course Request
  • Remedial Course Challenge
Laker Email STUDENT REQUESTS
  • Change Your Major
  • Course Withdraws (after add/drop period)
  • Address Change
Laker Email FACULTY REQUESTS
  • Prerequisite Override
  • Credit Overload Approval
  • Course Time Conflict Override

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