This article provides a walkthrough on how to complete the different processes of an advising appointment.
Adding an Advising Appointment
- Click Advising Appointment from the sub-menu
- From the Appointments page, click Add Advising Appointment
- From the Advising Appointment Details page, fill in the appropriate information
Note: For information on setting up rooms, see Designate a Room for OCR. - Fill in the appointment description field, which will be viewed by students
- Click Save
Adjusting the Advising Schedule (start times & breaks) Back to Top
- After the appointment has been saved, review the schedule
- Select the desired start time for the first appointment from the Start Time drop-down menu
- Select the Slot # that you wish your break to follow
- Click the drop-down menu under the slot start time
- For example, if you would like a 15 minute break after Slot #1, adjust the start time for Slot #2 to 9:15
- The system will automatically enter the 15 minute break after the interview slot and adjust the start/end times for the remaining slots
- Repeat this process for additional breaks at other points in the interview schedule
Note: Breaks under 1 hour are designated as “short breaks” and breaks over 1 hour are listed as “long breaks.”
Reviewing the Schedule/Adding Candidates Back to Top
- From the Dashboard toolbar, click Other CSO Activities
- Click Advising Appointments from the sub-menu
- Select the desired advising appointment date from the Appointments page
- From the Advising Appointment Details page, review each candidate
- To add a candidate to a particular slot, click the Add Student icon next to the desired time slot
- From the Select Candidate page, select the candidate from the list, or utilize the candidate name search field
- Click Add Appointment Signup next to the desired candidate
Note: The candidate will now be noted as “On List.”
Adding Candidates from the Waitlist Back to Top
- From the Advising Appointment Details page, click the Student Waitlist tab
- Click the Promote icon next to the desired student
- To add the candidate to a particular slot, click the Add Student icon next to the desired time slot
- From the Select Candidate page, select the candidate from the list, or utilize the candidate name search field
- Click Add Appointment Signup next to the desired candidate
Note: The candidate will now be noted as “On List.”
Adding Details after the Advising Session Back to Top
- From the Advising Appointment Details Page, select the desired candidate
- To mark that candidate as attended the appointment, click the Attended (calendar) icon
- To add notes from the appointment, click the Notes (notepad) icon
- To email the candidate, click the Email (envelope) icon
Adding a recurring appointment Back to Top
- From the Advising Appointment Details, click ’Copy’ under ’Actions’
- On the Schedule Copy Modal, select one of the following:
- Copy once to new date
- Use this option to copy the appointment only once to the specified date
- Recur every weekday for X weekday(s)
- Use this option to copy the appointment to every day of the week for the specified number of weekdays
- This can be used to copy an appointment up to 260 times.
- Recur every week for X week(s)
- Use this option to copy appointment to once a week for the specified number of weeks
- This can be used to copy the appointment to the next 52 weeks
- Recur day X of every month for X month(s)
- Use this option to copy the appointment to a specific date in a month for the specified number of months
- This can be used to create an appointment from the 1st to 31st of a month for up to 12 months