Current Students
Getting Started with Advising
Course Planning & Registration
Advisor & Advisee Responsibilities
Academic Policies & Procedures
Advising and Student Support Center Contacts
Academic Center for Exploratory Students (ACES)
ACES is UConn’s academic advising program for students who want to explore the University’s academic opportunities before deciding on a field of study and for students who must complete specific requirements before applying to an application-based major.
Bachelor of General Studies Program (BGS)
Developed by UConn with the busy student in mind, the Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree offers convenient daytime and evening classes at each UConn Campus – with a growing number of online classes available too.
BGS Homepage
BGS Advisors by UConn Campus
Undergraduate Catalog: BGS/Continuing Education
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR)
CAHNR Homepage
CAHNR Office of Academic Programs
Undergraduate Catalog: CAHNR
Majors requiring an application: Allied Health Sciences, Athletic Training, Dietetics, Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, Exercise Science, Individualized, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nutritional Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)
CLAS Homepage
CLAS Academic Services/Advising Center
Undergraduate Catalog: CLAS
Majors requiring an application: Individualized, Journalism
Non-Degree Students
Non-Degree Study allows individuals who have not been formally accepted into degree-seeking status at the University of Connecticut to take undergraduate or graduate-level credit courses.
Non-Degree and Visiting Student Services
Non-Degree Advising Contacts
Academic and Student Support Resources
Academic Achievement Center
The Academic Achievement Center provides holistic academic support to students in order to help them achieve the grades they want.
The AAC offers the following:
- Drop-In Appointments
- Supplemental Instruction Program
- Presentations
- UConn Connects
UConn Connects has assisted many students in becoming successful by offering them the opportunity to meet weekly with a faculty, staff or undergraduate peer mentor. These one-on-one meetings with a mentor will help you make the necessary changes and stay on track to produce a positive result during your next semester.
Academic Adjustments for Q or Second Language
Academic adjustments are provided in limited cases involving a significant disability, where the graduation expectations for the quantitative skills and/or second language proficiency are a barrier to the completion of a degree.
Center for Students with Disabilities
Accommodations and services available to students with a documented disability. Apply for services on the CSD website.
Beyond Access (open to all students by application; fee for service program)
Helps students work on time management and organization, study skills, stress management, self-advocacy, memory and concentration, social skills, career preparation, health and wellness, and reading and writing strategies
Course Placement
Information for new students on course placement in English, quantitative reasoning (Q) courses, and Mathematics courses
First Year Writing Course Equivalency Review information for transfer students only
Math Placement Assessment waiver request form for students who began at UConn prior to Fall 2013 who wish to be waived from the Mathematics Placement Assessment requirement
AP Credit Guidelines from the undergraduate catalog
Dean of Students
If you have a question, a concern or a problem to solve, and you are not sure where to begin, the Dean of Students Office is a great place to start. Matters with which the Dean of Students office assists:
- Exam rescheduling
- Mediation for ongoing relationship problems with friends, roommates, coworker, faculty member, etc.
- Sexual assault reporting and resources
- Assist with ongoing academic issue like poor grades or interpersonal issue in the course
- Voluntary Separation from the University
- Short Term Emergency Loan Funds/ Veteran Loan Funds
- Residency declaration for in-state tuition
- Readmission to UConn
- Extensions for incomplete courses
Major and Career Exploration
The Major Experience – explore majors at UConn
Center for Career Development – Major Exploration Tools
Center for Career Development – Career Exploration Tools
One Stop
Find answers to registration, financial aid, and undergraduate admission questions all in one place.
Student-Athlete Success Program
Advising and guidance for student-athletes
Student Support Services
Increases access to the University of Connecticut for first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students.
Services include: tutoring, counseling and advising, peer advising
Tutoring
Academic and Student Support Resources
Q Center – Tutoring for quantitative courses
Language Tutoring – Go to Undergraduate Tab for Tutoring Schedule
Academic Adjustments are provided in limited cases involving a significant disability, where the graduation expectations for the quantitative skills and/or second language proficiency are a barrier to the completion of a degree.