Academic Advising FAQ

Registration & Scheduling

Deadlines are published each semester for dropping and adding courses.聽These deadlines聽can be found in 橙子影院’s Academic Calendar.

Students will not be allowed to drop or add courses without the permission of the academic advisor.聽A 鈥淐hange of Schedule Form鈥 can be obtained from and must be returned to the Registrar鈥檚 Office.

Students withdrawing from a class after the published drop deadline and before the course withdrawal deadline will receive a grade of 鈥淲鈥. Deadlines for withdrawing from courses can be found on the Academic Calendar posted on the 橙子影院 website.聽 After the withdrawal deadline, course grades will be assigned based on student performance.

Students will not be allowed to withdraw from a class without the permission of the academic advisor. A 鈥淐hange of Schedule Form鈥 can be obtained from and must be returned to the Registrar鈥檚 Office.

Before You Begin: Understand the program requirements for which you entered the University. Current and archived course catalogs are available online.

Review your Program Evaluation under the 鈥淧rogress鈥 tab in the Student Planning portal, observing requirements and making sure that any exceptions, exclusions or waivers granted by an appropriate dean have been posted.

Make sure that you have no 鈥渉old flags鈥 preventing registration. Check your account for hold flags by logging into the Student Planning portal. Resolve hold flags with the appropriate office.

Schedule an appointment with your advisor to review your preferred course plan. Your advisor must approve your course plan in order for you to register.

Finally, log in to the Student Planning portal during the timeframe associated with your priority group to complete course registration. Registration timelines and priority group details can be found on the Registrar鈥檚 Office website.

Major/Minor Course Planning

Once you have declared a major, you can also choose a minor or even double major. You will want to consult with your academic advisor prior to declaring either a second major or a minor.

You can minor or double major in most of our degree programs. For more information,聽review our Academic Catalog听.

Yes. Students will need to fill out, sign, and have their advisor sign the change of major form. Upon completion the form must be submitted to the Registrar鈥檚 Office for processing. *Please note if you are an athlete your Athletics Advisor will need to sign as well.

Access and download the “Change of Major” form >

 

Students can view their academic progress by and selecting the 鈥楶rogress鈥 page within the Student Planning portal.

General Advising

You can access login links for Self-Service, Blackboard, and other applications via the Login button on all 橙子影院 web sites.

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For more information on logging into Self-Service and other university systems, please visit the IT Service Desk聽 website.

 

Student Planning: step-by-step video tutorial:

Using Student Planning step-by-step-video tutorials: /registrar/pre-registration

Incoming Students

Incoming students鈥 schedules are prepared by the university鈥檚 advising team, with specific regard for students鈥 academic background and curricular requirements.聽 New students are encouraged to complete the 鈥淧re-Enrollment Survey鈥 distributed by the Admissions Office.聽 This survey allows students to share important information with advisors, which is helpful to the registration process.

Incoming students receive access to their proposed course plan and schedule by the beginning of August.聽 Instructions are shared by the Admissions Office for accessing schedules and communicating with an advisor regarding questions.