| ACT Advising Survey | ||||||||||||
| Section 3A: Advising Needs: Topics Discussed with Advisor | ||||||||||||
| National Norms | DePaul | DePaul | ||||||||||
| Overall | Privates | Overall | sans SNL | Barat | Commerce | LAS | CTI | Education | Music | SNL | Theatre | |
| n=44,860 | n=15,719 | n=3096 | n=2465 | n=24 | n=768 | n=1077 | n=223 | n=193 | n=36 | n=631 | n=41 | |
| I have discussed ________ with my advisor | ||||||||||||
| my academic progress | 57.2% | 64.1% | 65.5% | 63.1% | 68.2% | 70.9% | 57.6% | 57.1% | 71.5% | 57.6% | 74.9% | 62.9% |
| scheduling and registration procedures | 71.2% | 80.0% | 62.8% | 64.4% | 72.7% | 72.4% | 58.3% | 63.1% | 73.6% | 65.6% | 56.5% | 45.7% |
| dropping and adding courses | 49.4% | 57.8% | 40.4% | 41.7% | 38.1% | 51.3% | 33.9% | 46.7% | 42.9% | 37.5% | 35.6% | 42.9% |
| obtaining course credit through nontraditional means | 18.2% | 21.5% | 34.4% | 25.0% | 22.7% | 33.3% | 18.6% | 22.2% | 16.0% | 26.5% | 70.7% | 25.0% |
| selecting and changing my major area of study | 33.9% | 39.5% | 38.4% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 41.4% | 38.7% | 42.8% | 28.9% | 26.5% | 37.8% | 16.7% |
| meeting requirements for graduation, student teaching, certification, etc | 50.8% | 57.0% | 56.3% | 55.5% | 57.1% | 58.3% | 51.2% | 48.5% | 76.7% | 42.4% | 59.4% | 50.0% |
| improving my study skills and habits | 22.4% | 23.7% | 12.7% | 10.0% | 18.2% | 9.8% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 6.2% | 11.8% | 23.5% | 19.4% |
| matching my learning style to particular courses, sections, or instructors | 23.9% | 25.7% | 19.7% | 14.7% | 31.8% | 12.1% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 39.0% | 13.9% |
| obtaining remedial and tutorial assistance | 18.9% | 16.7% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 14.3% | 11.5% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 9.2% | 8.3% |
| clarifying my life and career goals | 34.3% | 40.5% | 35.4% | 28.8% | 44.4% | 22.2% | 34.8% | 20.5% | 22.6% | 30.3% | 60.9% | 33.3% |
| identifying career areas that fit my current skills, abilities, and interests | 31.7% | 35.4% | 27.2% | 23.5% | 40.0% | 17.4% | 28.2% | 26.4% | 10.0% | 31.3% | 41.6% | 25.0% |
| coping with academic difficulties | 27.1% | 31.1% | 20.4% | 18.7% | 45.0% | 19.8% | 17.6% | 15.2% | 12.8% | 41.2% | 27.0% | 30.6% |
| obtaining financial aid | 20.6% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 14.3% | 27.8% | 15.8% | 18.1% | 15.0% | 8.8% | 18.0% | 22.2% |
| obtaining employment on campus | 14.0% | 16.3% | 10.8% | 12.5% | 20.0% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 6.8% | 15.6% | 4.4% | 25.0% |
| finding a job after college, i.e., job placement | 16.5% | 17.0% | 12.7% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 11.7% | 24.2% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| continuing my education after graduation | 23.7% | 26.1% | 27.5% | 22.2% | 45.0% | 14.9% | 28.3% | 24.4% | 12.3% | 20.6% | 48.2% | 16.7% |
| withdrawing or transferring from this institution | 12.0% | 10.5% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 19.0% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 17.6% | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| dealing with personal problems | 16.5% | 20.0% | 11.1% | 9.8% | 33.3% | 7.1% | 10.0% | 8.6% | 6.7% | 23.5% | 16.1% | 28.6% |