Please bring your Photo ID to all advising appointments
Advising for Undecided/Exploring Students
- Consider the majors you plan to explore. Take some time to review majors, minors, certificates offered at the U!
- What stands out you?
- Did you write down any programs you would want to learn more about?
- Consider your interests, values, and goals. Reflect on some of the below questions:
- What steps have you taken to explore majors or to explore careers? What have you learned in the process?
- You imagine yourself working in a field in the future—what is it?
- What are the things you love to talk about?
- If you could create a class on any topic, what would it be?
- What skills are you hoping to learn while in college?
- What is a question you want your education to help you answer?
- If you could donate your life savings to a non-profit or cause, what would it be?
- If you could solve any problem (big or small), what would it be?
- How would you describe the environments you learn best in?
- What is a topic you have found yourself motived to learn about?
- Consider classes you may want to take in the future
- Run a degree audit to identify any remaining requirements
- Review the class schedule to identify classes being offered
- Compile a list of your questions
- Writing them down or noting them in your phone or tablet is a great way to guarantee that you don’t forget to ask something
Newly Admitted Students
- Things to bring to your appointment
- Anticipated or received scores from Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams
- Summary of Transfer Credit (if you've been accepted) OR a copy of your unofficial or official transcripts from your previous school(s). Know that advisors are not be able to approve any transfer or concurrent enrollment credits, as transcripts are processed by the Office of the Registrar. However, an advisor can speak with you about courses moving forward.
- Compile a list of your questions
- Writing them down or noting them in your phone or tablet is a great way to guarantee that you don’t forget to ask something.
- Consider the majors you plan to explore
- Take some time to review majors, minors, certificates offered at the U!
Petitions & Policies
Academic Renewal
- Learn more about the academic renewal process beforehand.
General Education and Bachelor’s Degree Exceptions
- Things to bring to your appointment
- Copies of course descriptions and syllabi
- A personal statement that explains why you believe you qualify for an exception to policy
- If you have a first bachelor’s degree from another university, bring transcripts from that institution
- Read the criteria for the GE and Bachelor’s Degree requirements you are interested in petitioning
Late and Retroactive Withdrawals
- Things to bring to your appointment
- A personal statement that explains why you were not able to withdraw from courses by the deadline
- Documentation from any third party who can verify assertions you make in your statement (e.g., medical, legal, employer letters, etc.)
Restarting Your Education
- Things to bring to your appointment
- Unofficial transcripts for any college credits earned after your attendance at the University of Utah.
- A compiled list of questions
- Have access to your student information
- Track down your U of U student ID number (uNID). If you have forgotten your uNID, you can retrieve this here.
- Access and review your previous U of U record through Campus Information Services (CIS). If you don’t remember how to login, The New Student Guide to Digital Resources may be of help.
- Fill out a Release of Information Form.
- Review your previously earned credits and explore majors available
- Generate and review your Degree Audit (formerly called DARS). Find information about running and reading Degree Audits here.
- Search through majors available and consider which majors might match your priorities, goals, and needs.
- If looking for an expedient major, use the filters to search by major flexibility or review online degrees available.
- Know there are resources for you! While you may not be in the same place you were when you started your degree, know that the university still offers resources and opportunities for you!
- Utilize video guides for new students.
- Familiarize yourself with student resources. You can discuss what might benefit you or what meets you needs with an academic advisor.
- Don’t expect one stop shopping. We wish we could do it all, but we can’t!
- In some cases, an advisor will need to refer you to other offices and departments on campus to accomplish some of your goals.
- We promise to help you with everything we can, and then we guarantee to help you get connected to the right place.