Academic Advising
University of Houston-Downtown
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About This Topical Module
NSSE 2016 Academic Advising Administration
Summary University of Houston-Downtown
This module examines students' experiences with academic advising, including frequency, accessibility, and types of information provided. It also asks students to identify their primary source of advice. The module complements a question on the core survey about the quality of students’ interactions with academic advisors. Complementary FSSE set available.
Comparison
Group
This section summarizes how this module's comparison group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default option was taken. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions represented in the 'Academic Advising' column of this report.
Group label Academic Advising
Date submitted 5/20/16
How was this comparison group constructed? Your institution retained the default comparison group (all module participants).
Group description
Academic Advising (N=306)
Adrian College (Adrian, MI)
Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL)
Alberta College of Art + Design (Calgary, AB)
Algoma University (Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)*
All other current- and prior-year NSSE institutions who administered module "Academic Advising"
American Public University System (Charles Town, WV)
Ashford University (San Diego, CA)
Ashland University (Ashland, OH)*
Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery, AL)
Augusta University (Augusta, GA)
Aurora University (Aurora, IL)*
Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, FL)*
Bacone College (Muskogee, OK)
Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)
Ball State University (Muncie, IN)*
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences (Memphis, TN)*
Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY)
Bay Path University (Longmeadow, MA)*
Benedictine University (Lisle, IL)*
Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA)*
Berry College (Mount Berry, GA)
Binghamton University (State University of New York) (Binghamton, NY)
Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)
Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, QC)*
Black Hills State University (Spearfish, SD)
Boise State University (Boise, ID)*
Boston University (Boston, MA)
Brandon University (Brandon, MB)*
Brenau University (Gainesville, GA)
Brescia University College (London, ON)
Brevard College (Brevard, NC)
Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA)
Briercrest College and Seminary (Caronport, SK)*
Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Burman University (Lacombe, AB)
California Baptist University (Riverside, CA)*
California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)
California State University-Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA)*
California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA)
California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)*
California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA)*
Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
Cape Breton University (Sydney, NS)
Capella University (Minneapolis, MN)
Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, WI)*
Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)
Catholic University of America, The (Washington, DC)
Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH)
Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA)
Centre College (Danville, KY)
Chowan University (Murfreesboro, NC)
Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)
Clarke University (Dubuque, IA)
Clayton State University (Morrow, GA)
Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
College of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ)
College of Saint Rose, The (Albany, NY)*
Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO)*
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA)*
Academic Advising (N=306),
Connecticut College (New London, CT)
Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO)*
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY)*
CUNY Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY)
CUNY York College (Jamaica, NY)*
Dakota State University (Madison, SD)
Defiance College (Defiance, OH)
Delta State University (Cleveland, MS)
DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)*
Dixie State University (Saint George, UT)
Doane University (Crete, NE)
Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN)*
East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)
Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT)
Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)
Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR)*
Emerson College (Boston, MA)*
Fairmont State University (Fairmont, WV)
Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA)*
Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL)
Florida International University (Miami, FL)
Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland, FL)*
Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA)*
Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH)
Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA)*
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Goshen College (Goshen, IN)*
Graceland University-Lamoni (Lamoni, IA)*
Greenville College (Greenville, IL)*
Grove City College (Grove City, PA)
Gwynedd Mercy University (Gwynedd Valley, PA)*
Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX)*
Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR)
Heritage University (Toppenish, WA)
Hilbert College (Hamburg, NY)*
Hood College (Frederick, MD)*
Hope College (Holland, MI)
Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX)*
Howard University (Washington, DC)*
Huron University College (London, ON)*
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)*
Indiana University Kokomo (Kokomo, IN)*
Indiana University Northwest (Gary, IN)*
Indiana University South Bend (South Bend, IN)*
Indiana University Southeast (New Albany, IN)*
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)*
Iona College (New Rochelle, NY)
Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)*
Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, TX)
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY)*
Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY)
Kettering University (Flint, MI)*
King's University, The (Edmonton, AB)
Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA)
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)*
Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)
Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR)
LIM College (New York, NY)*
Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)
Long Island University - Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)*
Long Island University - Post (Brookville, NY)*
Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)
MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL)*
Madonna University (Livonia, MI)
Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, WI)*
Marian University (Indianapolis, IN)*
Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY)*
Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)
Miami University-Hamilton (Hamilton, OH)*
Miami University-Middletown (Middletown, OH)*
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Olathe, KS)*
Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA)
Millikin University (Decatur, IL)*
Millsaps College (Jackson, MS)
Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead, MN)*
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, MN)*
Minot State University (Minot, ND)*
Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, MO)
Missouri Western State University (Saint Joseph, MO)
Montana State University Billings (Billings, MT)
Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Butte, MT)*
Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)*
Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)*
Morningside College (Sioux City, IA)*
Mount Mercy University (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Mount Royal University (Calgary, AB)
Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, NY)
Mount St. Joseph University (Cincinnati, OH)*
New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL)
New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ)*
New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)
New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM)
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (Greensboro, NC)
Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL)
Norwich University (Northfield, VT)
Oakland University (Rochester Hills, MI)
Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)
Ohio State University at Newark, The (Newark, OH)
Ohio State University-Lima Campus (Lima, OH)
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (Mansfield, OH)
Ohio State University-Marion Campus (Marion, OH)
Ohio State University, The (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)
Oklahoma Christian University (Edmond, OK)
Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)*
Olivet College (Olivet, MI)
Academic Advising (N=306),
Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL)*
Oregon Institute of Technology (Klamath Falls, OR)*
Pace University (New York, NY)
Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC)
Pitzer College (Claremont, CA)
Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA)*
Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
Quest University Canada (Squamish, BC)
Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT)*
Roanoke College (Salem, VA)*
Robert Morris University (Moon Township, PA)
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)*
Rockford University (Rockford, IL)
Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT)*
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ)
Saint Andrews University (Laurinburg, NC)
Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH)*
Saint Martin's University (Lacey, WA)*
Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)
Saint Xavier University (Chicago, IL)
Salem State University (Salem, MA)
Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
Siena College (Loudonville, NY)*
South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)*
Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT)*
Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)*
Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR)
Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)*
Southern Virginia University (Buena Vista, VA)*
Southwest Minnesota State University (Marshall, MN)*
Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX)*
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK)
Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)
Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)
St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)*
St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)
St. Joseph's College, New York (Brooklyn, NY)*
Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)*
Stockton University (Galloway, NJ)
SUNY-Buffalo State College (Buffalo, NY)*
Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)*
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)*
Texas Lutheran University (Seguin, TX)*
Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)*
Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX)
Trine University (Angola, IN)
Trinity University (San Antonio, TX)*
Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
Tyndale University College (Toronto, ON)
Union College (Schenectady, NY)*
Union University (Jackson, TN)*
University of Akron (Akron, OH)*
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, AL)
University of Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage, AK)
University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK)
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
University of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)*
University of Great Falls (Great Falls, MT)
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Hilo, HI)
University of Houston (Houston, TX)
University of Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX)*
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)*
University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)*
University of Illinois Springfield (Springfield, IL)
University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME)
University of Mary (Bismarck, ND)
University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA)
University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)
University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)*
University of Michigan-Dearborn (Dearborn, MI)*
University of Michigan-Flint (Flint, MI)
University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN)
University of Minnesota-Crookston (Crookston, MN)
University of Missouri-Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)
University of Missouri-St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO)*
University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC)*
University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)
University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE)
University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, NB)
University of New Brunswick - Saint John Campus (Saint John, NB)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of New Haven (West Haven, CT)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA)
University of North Texas at Dallas (Dallas, TX)
University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA)
University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)*
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Johnstown, PA)*
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus (Rio Piedras, PR)*
University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Chickasha, OK)
University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD)
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)*
University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN)
University of Southern Maine (Portland, ME)
University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The (Chattanooga, TN)
University of Texas at Arlington, The (Arlington, TX)
University of Texas at Dallas, The (Richardson, TX)
University of Texas at San Antonio, The (San Antonio, TX)
University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC)*
University of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford, BC)
University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)*
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Whitewater, WI)
Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, OH)
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Flushing, NY)
Waldorf University (Forest City, IA)
Academic Advising (N=306),
continued
Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA)*
Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, TX)
Wayne State College (Wayne, NE)*
Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)*
Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston, MA)
Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)*
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT)
Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)*
Whitworth University (Spokane, WA)*
William Peace University (Raleigh, NC)
Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee, WI)*
Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
First-Year Students
NSSE 2016 Academic Advising
Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
University of Houston-Downtown
1. During the current school year, about how many times have you and an academic advisor discussed your academic interests, course selections, or academic performance? ADV01
2. During the current school year, to what extent have your academic advisors done the following?
Been available when needed ADV02a
Listened closely to your concerns and questions
Informed you of important deadlines
Helped you understand academic rules and policies
Informed you of academic support options (tutoring, study groups, help with writing, etc.)
First-Year Students
Provided useful information about courses ADV02f
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of Houston-Downtown
Helped you when you had academic difficulties
ADV02g
Helped you get information on special opportunities (study abroad, internship, research projects, etc.)
ADV02h
Discussed your career interests and post-graduation plans
ADV02i
3. During the current school year, how often have your academic advisors reached out to you about your academic progress or performance? ADV04 _15
4. During the current school year, which of the following has been your primary source of advice regarding your academic plans? (Select one.) ADV03
Seniors
NSSE 2016 Academic Advising
Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
University of Houston-Downtown
1. During the current school year, about how many times have you and an academic advisor discussed your academic interests, course selections, or academic performance? ADV01
2. During the current school year, to what extent have your academic advisors done the following?
Been available when needed
Listened closely to your concerns and questions
Informed you of important deadlines
Helped you understand academic rules and policies
Informed you of academic support options (tutoring, study groups, help with writing, etc.)
Seniors
Provided useful information about courses ADV02f
NSSE 2016 Academic Advising
University of Houston-Downtown
Helped you when you had academic difficulties ADV02g
Helped you get information on special opportunities (study abroad, internship, research projects, etc.) ADV02h
Discussed your career interests and post-graduation plans ADV02i
3. During the current school year, how often have your academic advisors reached out to you about your academic progress or performance? ADV04 _15
4. During the current school year, which of the following has been your primary source of advice regarding your academic plans? (Select one.) ADV03
First-Year Students
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Seniors
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Endnotes
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NSSE 2016 Academic Advising Endnotes
University of Houston-Downtown
Column percentages are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Counts are unweighted; column percentages cannot be replicated from counts.
All statistics are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Unless otherwise noted, statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests. Items with categorical response sets are left blank.
These are the values used to calculate means. For the majority of items, these values match the codes in the data file and codebook.
Effect size for independent t- tests uses Cohen's d ; z- tests use Cohen's h
Statistics are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Categorical items are not listed.
f. The 95% confidence interval for the population mean is equal to the sample mean plus or minus 1.96 times the standard error of the mean.
g. A measure of the amount individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution.
h. Degrees of freedom used to compute the t -tests. Values differ from Ns due to weighting and whether equal variances were assumed.
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Statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests or z -tests. Statistical significance represents the probability that the difference between your students' mean and that of the students in the comparison group is due to chance.
Statistical comparison uses z- test to compare the proportion who responded (depending on the item) "Done or in progress" or "Yes" with all who responded otherwise.
Mean represents the proportion who responded (depending on the item) “Done or in progress” or "Yes."
This was a new item in 2016, comparison group results do not include 2015 institutions. May not apply to all modules.
Key to symbols:
▲ Your students’ average was significantly higher (p < .05) with an effect size at least .3 in magnitude.
△ Your students’ average was significantly higher (p < .05) with an effect size less than .3 in magnitude.
▽ Your students’ average was significantly lower (p < .05) with an effect size less than .3 in magnitude.
▼ Your students’ average was significantly lower (p < .05) with an effect size at least .3 in magnitude.
Note: It is important to interpret the direction of differences relative to item wording and your institutional context.