The NACADA Pillar Documents and the NACADA EAA 9 Conditions of Excellence are frameworks that set benchmarks for institutional academic advising practices. Together, these guidelines and standards contribute to the professionalization and improvement of academic advising in higher education. This article compares these frameworks and places them within the Educational Advisory Board’s (EAB) Student Needs Hierarchy to demonstrate the contribution of academic advising to students’ overall success and well-being.

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