Academic Advising

The function of advising is recognized as an integral part of the University’s educational mission. Advisors provide support as you make decisions regarding academic success, higher education, and lifelong learning. While we’re not here to make these decisions for you, we model the process of making these decisions in the future.

Advisee Responsibilities

Students are responsible for meeting all requirements for graduation, and for fulfilling them in the most efficient manner.
Meet with your advisor regularly and go to your advising appointment prepared. If you cannot attend the meeting, contact your advisor ahead of time to reschedule.
Regularly review your PeopleSoft records, and especially your Advisement Report (“Academic Requirements” in the drop down menu in the Student Center).
Become knowledgeable about your School and University requirements. That means regularly reviewing and being familiar with the undergraduate catalog (catalog.uconn.edu). If you have questions that your faculty advisor cannot answer, please contact someone within the Student Services office.

Advisor Responsibilities

Advisors are expected to know and understand the general education requirements and major requirements for their program. In some rare cases, faculty advisors may not be aware of the ever‐changing policies and procedures of the University. However, you can expect that they will contact your the Student Services office staﬀ or Registrar for assistance.
Advisors are expected to be accessible on a regular basis, through email, phone, or oﬃce hours. Faculty advisors do not have set working hours, so they will not be available in the same capacity as non‐faculty advisors with established schedules.
Advisors are expected to maintain conﬁdentiality. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) restricts the sharing of students’ information to “school oﬃcials with legitimate educational interest.” Anyone else wishing to have access to a student’s records, such as parents or guardians, must have the student submit a release form (submitted within PeopleSoft) before any information about the student’s academic record can be shared.

For more information about your advisor, please visit: https://advising.uconn.edu/your-advisor/.

Making Appointments Online Using Nexus

Nexus allows you to make appointments with a number of advisors on campus, primarily those in the Student Services suite.

To access the Nexus system:

Go to http://nexus.uconn.edu
Log in using your Net ID and password
Click on Schedule Appointment
Click on “Search by Department”, scroll to the Waterbury Campus at the bottom and click on “Advising Center”
Select your assigned advisor from the list

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University Requirements

Undergraduate students at the University of Connecticut are enrolled in one of nine schools and colleges, the Academic Center for Exploratory Students (ACES), the Bachelor of General Studies Program or as non-degree students.

Responsibilities for advising students are shared by faculty and professional staff, with each school or college defining specifically how those responsibilities are shared.

School/College Requirements

All the schools and colleges share some of the same requirements and regulations. These are referenced in the catalog in the section on Academic Regulations.
Additional graduation requirements specific to a school or college are in the catalog under that school or college heading. See the School/College links below.

The Schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Nursing and Pharmacy require an application. Students declaring majors in CLAS or CAHNR typically do not need to apply, although there are some exceptions.

For more information, please visit https://advising.uconn.edu/schoolscolleges-advising-centers/

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find out who my advisor is?

Your adviser’s name is within your Student Administration account. To access this information, follow these steps:

Go to http://www.studentadmin.uconn.eduEnter your NetID and Password. Navigate to the View Advisors by clicking Self Service in the menuthen click the Student Center link
From the Academics section, click the My Academics link.
From the My Academics page, click the View My Advisors link.
Your Advisor’s name and email address, if available, displays. You can check the “Notify” box next to your advisor’s name and send an email by clicking Notify Selected Advisors.

How do I determine when I am eligible to begin registering for courses?

Your enrollment or registration appointment, sometimes referred to as your “pick time” is the timeframe during which you are able to add, drop, and swap classes. After logging in, navigate to view your registration appointment by clicking:

Main Menu, Self Service, and then Student Center. Your Student Center appears.
In the Enrollment Dates frame to the right of the page, click the details
To view your enrollment appointment date for a different term, click the change term
Select the term for which you wish to view the enrollment period, and click Continue.
The appointment start and end dates and times and the unit limits display for the current term (default) or to the term you selected.
You can then go to your SHOPPING CART, or if your enrollment period is active, you can ADD CLASSES.

How can I see what classes are available at the Waterbury campus?

Dynamic Class Search is a search tool that enables any person to search for and view class information, availability and real-time enrollment totals.

Current Students, Instructors and Advisors log into the SA System and then click Self-Service > Dynamic Class Search.
Required: Click the Term drop-down arrow and select a term.
Required: select the Campus or Campuses you wish to search.
The Open Classes Only checkbox is selected by default. Optional: to narrow the search, enter the Catalog Nbr, and/or select Honors Classes Only, Online Classes Only, Instruction Mode.
Click the Search

Reserved Capacity and Unreserved Seats: Some sections of classes are reserved for specific student populations, such as certain majors, incoming students or honors students. To enroll in a class, there must be 1 or more unreserved seats available in a section OR you must meet the reserved capacity criteria.

How do I determine whether credits will transfer?