There are at least six basic questions to keep in mind when helping your advisees think about their spring courses:
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Is the student over-reaching by taking too many courses or too difficult a load?
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Has the student selected courses that conflict in class meeting times or examination groups?’
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Has the student selected a course schedule that is too heavy with final papers or too heavy with midterm and final exams?
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Has the student considered the distributional requirements for the sophomore year?
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Is the student ready to declare a major, and is he or she working toward fulfilling the requirements for that major? Is he or she in touch with the DUS?
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Is the student taking at least one small class in which they will have the opportunity to get to know an instructor and engage in discussions with classmates?