myBlueRidge: Advising Students
This article provides an overview of the advising tools available to employees in myBlueRidge.
Access Advising
- Go to myBlueRidge.
- Sign in with your Blue Ridge username and password.
- Select Advising.
- Select a student from your advisee list or search for a specific student.
After selecting a student, several advising tools are available, including Course Plan, Timeline, Progress, Course Catalog, Notes, Plan Archive, Test Scores, and Unofficial Transcript/Grades.
Course Plan
The Course Plan displays the student's current enrollment, course history, and planned future courses.
From Course Plan, you can:
- Move between previous, current, and future terms.
- Add future terms to the student's plan.
- Switch to a calendar view to review the student's academic schedule.
- Review planned, enrolled, and waitlisted credits.
- Review courses that are completed, in progress, or planned.
If no courses appear for the current term, the student may not currently be enrolled.
Timeline
Timeline provides a semester-by-semester view of the student's academic history and future plans.
You can review previous, current, and planned terms along with information such as term GPA and enrolled or planned credits.
Progress
Progress provides an overview of the student's progress toward completing their program.
If a student has more than one program on record, you can review the available program information from this area.
If no requirements are displayed for the student's current program, use View a New Program to review progress against another available program.
View a New Program can also be useful when working with a student who is considering changing programs.
Understanding Course Status
Courses displayed under Progress may have the following statuses:
- Completed: The student successfully completed the course.
- In Progress: The student is currently registered for the course.
- Planned: The course has been added to a future academic plan.
- Not Started: The student has not completed, registered for, or planned the course.
- Fulfilled: Another course has satisfied the requirement.
The Other Courses section contains coursework that is not currently being applied to the selected program or major. If you believe a course should apply toward the student's program but appears under Other Courses, contact the Registrar's Office.
Course Catalog
Course Catalog can be used to locate courses and sections when developing a student's academic plan.
You can search by subject or course and then narrow the results using available filters such as:
- Location
- Term
- Days of the week
- Time of day
- Instructor
- Academic level
- Course level
- Course type
- Instruction type
When searching for a specific course, enter the course prefix and number, such as ENG-111.
Add a Course or Section
Depending on the term and registration status, you may see the following options:
- Add Course to Plan: Adds a course to a future term in the student's academic plan.
- Add Section to Schedule: Adds a specific available section when registration is underway.
If prompted to choose between Graded and Not Graded when adding a course section, courses should generally be added as Graded.
Notes
Notes allows you to add a note to the student's academic plan or review existing notes.
Notes entered here are visible to both the advisor and the student.
Plan Archive
Plan Archive contains previously approved and archived academic plans.
Select Download PDF to view an archived plan. The PDF may include planned, completed, and currently enrolled courses along with approval information and notes associated with the plan.
Test Scores
The Test Scores area displays available placement and other testing information associated with the student.
Need Help?
If you have questions about advising procedures or how student information should be interpreted, contact the appropriate advising or Registrar's Office staff.
If you have trouble accessing or using myBlueRidge, contact the Help Desk at 828-694-1895 or helpdesk@blueridge.edu.