Your academic advisor is an expert in the requirements of your major as well as your general education requirements, course offerings, and policies and procedures of the University. Your advisor does not tell you what to take or when but can provide useful insights into how best to approach your plan of study.

To make an appointment with your advisor, please use the Nexus scheduling platform. Appointments are only offered during our regular hours of operation.

Learn how to view your advisor in the Student Administration System.

We are located in the Biology/Physics Building (BPB), room 101.

Students can change their majors within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) using the Online Program Change form. You do not need permission to request a major change, although we recommend that you discuss the change with both your assigned advisor and an advisor in the new major.  View the CLAS advisor directory.

If you are changing your major to one in a different school or college at UConn, you will need to apply to that program. For some programs there is a window of time during which these applications are accepted.  See that school’s website for more information.

You can declare a minor in most UConn colleges online.  (The School of Business has a separate process.) You do not need permission to declare a minor, although we recommend that you discuss the change with both your assigned advisor and an advisor for the minor.

Most minors require 15-18 upper-level credits in that subject. There may also be specific courses that are required. View a list of all minors and their requirements on the Undergraduate Catalog website.

Yes. A double major allows students to complete majors in two different departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. You must complete all requirements for both majors to earn your degree.  To declare a double major, you must:

• Fill out a Double Major Declaration Form
• Obtain approvals from the major advisors of both programs of study
• Return completed form to CLAS Academic Services Center for a signature from the dean's designee

An additional degree allows students to complete majors in two different schools or colleges. Both degrees may be from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but typically one is from another school or college at UConn. To declare an additional degree, you must:

• Acquire an Additional Degree Petition Form from the Registrar's Office
• Complete parts I and II on the form
• Bring form to the major department of the major that is being added to obtain an advisor’s signature

When students want to combine aspects of more than two majors, they may consider pursuing an individualized major.

The most common forms are available from the Office of the Registrar’s website:

• Student enrollment request
• Additional degree petition
• Additional degree, double major, and minor cancellation

Others are located on the  CLAS Academic Services Center’s website:

• Double major

Every student is assigned a specific date and time (their enrollment appointment) that is based on their current earned credits. This “pick time” will come earlier for you with every semester. Learn more about your enrollment appointment time.

University holds can prevent you for adding or dropping classes. Examples include:

• Bursar Holds for students who need to resolve a finance issue with the Bursar’s Office.
• Advisor Holds for students who need to schedule an advising appointment.
• Scholastic Standing Holds for students who are on probation and need counseling.
• Holds for trainings on subjects like sexual assault and diversity.

Click on details in the holds box to see who placed the hold and what to do next. Learn more about how to view your holds.

Permission numbers are only needed for the following:

• The class is full; you are asking to overenroll.
• You are on the waitlist and a seat has become available.
• Class is listed as “instructor consent required.”
• All remaining seats are reserved.
• You have not met the prerequisites.

To get a permission number, you should email the listed instructor of the course unless instructed otherwise.

When a class is full, Student Admin may give you the option of adding yourself to a waitlist. As seats open, a permission number for each seat will be sent to the next person on the waitlist. There is a box you can check when you are adding the course to your shopping cart. Learn more about adding yourself to a course’s waitlist.

Note: Not all courses use a waitlist in Student Admin.

The add/drop period begins during preregistration the semester prior and ends on the tenth day of classes. This is the period during which classes can be added or dropped through the Student Administration System without additional approvals.

After the tenth day of classes you must submit a form signed by you advisor. If you are dropping more than one class, this form will also need to be signed by a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) dean’s designee in the CLAS Academic Services Center.

The tenth day of classes marks the end of the add/drop period and your part-time/full-time status is recorded. Your full-time status does not change if you drop below 12 credits after this date.

For classes dropped after the tenth day, a W (withdrawal) is recorded on your transcript.

To someone reviewing your transcript, one or two Ws over four years is not terrible, but multiple Ws may suggest an inability to handle a full course load.

IMPORTANT: while the W grade maintains your full-time status, it could put you in violation of financial aid’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) rule. The SAP rule states that aid recipients must successfully complete 67% of the credits they attempt (enroll in but fail or withdraw from).  This is out of the total credits, not just that semester. Learn more about the SAP requirements.

Any course graded pass/fail will count toward your total credits (if you pass) but not toward your cumulative GPA. However, it cannot be used to satisfy any of your general education, major, or minor requirements. Current pass/fail rules and restrictions can be found on the Office of the Registrar's FAQ page.

All students, including first-year students, are permitted to take up to 17 credits per semester (fall and spring). Students who received a semester GPA of 2.6 or higher in their most recent semester (fall or spring) are eligible to enroll in up to 18 credits.

Repeat forgiveness is recorded on your transcript for the first attempt of a course that you take for a second time, presumably to get a better grade.

Note: The second grade is the one you keep whether it is better or worse.

Students can retake a class once for a better grade. To take a class for a third time requires permission. This is part of the add class form you find on the Registrar’s website.

Students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams must send their scores directly from the College Board to the University of Connecticut. To receive credit for your course(s), you must earn the appropriate qualifying score. The required scores differ with the class and can be found on the Undergraduate Catalog website.

ECE (Early College Experience) courses are courses you took in high school to earn UConn credit. Unlike AP credit, the grades earned in these courses impact your cumulative GPA. For this reason, you can choose to accept or reject these credits at the end of your first semester.

We generally recommend that you keep a grade of B or higher, but if you are planning for medical school, you may only want to accept an A or A-.  You will receive emails (on your UConn email account only) during your first semester to remind you to make this decision with instructions on how to do it.

Learn more about transferring credits to UConn on the Admissions website.

A course completed with a grade of C or higher at another institution can be transferred to UConn by having that institution send a copy of your official transcript to this address:

University of Connecticut
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
2131 Hillside Road, Unit 3088
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3088

Transcripts can also be sent electronically to beahusky@uconn.edu.

Learn more about transferring credits to UConn on the Admissions website.

While a grade of C or higher is required for a class to transfer, only a T (for transfer) will post on your UConn transcript.  This has no impact on your UConn GPA, unless it is being used for repeat forgiveness (which will remove an earlier grade from the cumulative GPA).

You can check transfer equivalent courses from any Connecticut institution on the UConn Admissions website. For courses taken at institutions outside of Connecticut, you will need to request prior course approval via the Student Administration System.

If a transfer course is listed in the same format and number as the UConn course for which you are trying to get credit, then it can be used to satisfy the same requirement (e.g., CHEM 2443).

Non-equivalent courses (you get the credit, but it won’t satisfy a requirement) will begin with a 9. The second number indicates the level of the course. Therefore, CHEM 92500 is a 2000-level chemistry course that is not equivalent to any course at UConn.

Visit the Scholastic Standing website to view all policies related to academic probation and dismissal.

Students must earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher in every term at UConn. Falling below this minimum will result in being placed on academic notice, which carries with it credit limits and additional responsibilities such as filing an AREP (Academic Recovery and Engagement Plan) and meeting with an advisor in the CLAS Academic Services Center.

A student placed on academic notice for two consecutive semesters will be facing the possibility of being dismissed from UConn. Students may appeal this decision if they feel they have extenuating circumstances that led to their poor academic performance. This appeal will be reviewed by a committee.

Of course, any student may be dismissed for breaking the Student Code of Conduct.

Your advisor is a great starting place when you are struggling in your classes. The Academic Achievement Center (AAC) provides targeted assistance for test-taking, note-taking, study skills, and time-management. They also offer a mentoring program, UConn Connects, for students who could use some personal assistance with motivation, self-discipline, and direction.