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If there is an area that you feel needs more information, or something that we forgot to include, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:advisorhandbook@monroecc.edu\">advisorhandbook@monroecc.edu<\/a>. Updates are preferred in Word format whenever possible. Thank you for your help in making this a collaborative resource that can help everyone!<\/div>\r\nThis handbook is a resource for both professional and faculty advisors to reference important information concerning advisement at MCC.\r\n\r\nUse the <b>SEARCH BAR<\/b>\u00a0in the top right corner of the screen to easily look for the information that you need. Just a short phrase or keyword like \"SAP,\" \"honors,\" \"FACE,\" or \"placement testing\" will help you find the content that you need right away.\r\n\r\nOr, you can click <strong>MCC ADVISOR HANDBOOK <\/strong>(at the top left, blue area)\u00a0to view the <strong>table of contents<\/strong> and peruse everything the Advisor Handbook has to offer. Click on any topic and the search bar will return.\r\n<h2><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #c99700\">Don't print it!<\/span><\/h2>\r\nOne of the reasons that the updated Advisor Handbook is so exciting is that it is completely online. That means that when advisement requirements change, the handbook can be updated immediately and that new info will be right at your fingertips. This allows for more accurate information to better advise our students.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c99700\">Have something to add?<\/span><\/h2>\r\nSince the online Advisor Handbook is an interactive, living resource, it can be updated as soon as there is a change to a piece of information. If you know of something that should be revised, please email <a href=\"mailto:advisorhandbook@monroecc.edu\">advisorhandbook@monroecc.edu<\/a>.\u00a0It is\u00a0requested that updates be sent in Word format whenever possible. 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