The Conditions of Excellence in Academic Advising

Published: April 14, 2024

First page of the Conditions of Excellence in Academic Advising resource from NACADA. Resource is available for download.

The Conditions of Excellence in Academic Advising are aspirational standards to guide evidence-based improvement of academic advising. The Conditions were jointly created by NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising and the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education and may be used in non-commercial ways by third parties under a Creative Commons Attribution and No Derivatives license.

The Conditions are:

  • Commitment
  • Learning
  • Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
  • Advisor Selection and Development
  • Improvement and the Scholarship of Advising
  • Collaboration and Communication
  • Organization
  • Student Purpose and Pathways
  • Technology Enabled Advising