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Academic Advising

NOTE: Academic advising is available to all students before registration. Majors in the Department of Art and Art History must be advised before they may register for any semester or summer session. The advising and registration schedule varies each academic year. For specific dates, student should consult the current Academic Calendar. In general, advising and registration for continuing students occurs in October for the following spring semester and during April for the following summer sessions and fall semester. Newly admitted freshmen and transfer students register for their first semester during New Student Summer Orientation.

The University of Texas at Austin views sound academic advising as a significant responsibility in educating students. Academic advisers assist students in developing intellectual potential and exploring educational opportunities and life goals. Many people in the campus community contribute to the advising process, including faculty, staff, student, and professional advisers. Through the relationship established between adviser and student within a friendly, helpful, and professional atmosphere, a student has the opportunity to

  • learn about educational options, degree requirements, and academic policies and procedures;
  • clarify educational objectives;
  • plan and pursue programs consistent with abilities, interests, and life goals; and
  • use all resources of the University to best advantage.

Ultimately, the student is responsible for seeking adequate academic advice, for knowing and meeting degree requirements, and for enrolling in appropriate courses to ensure orderly and timely progress toward a degree. Frequent adviser contact provides students with current academic information and promotes progress toward educational goals. The University supports that progress and encourages effective academic advising campus-wide.

(Source: Chapter Four, Academic Policies and Procedures, General Information Bulletin)

Student Responsibility
While University faculty and staff members give students academic advice and assistance, each student is expected to take responsibility for his or her education and personal development. The student must know and abide by the academic and disciplinary policies given in this catalog and in General Information, including rules governing quantity of work, the standard of work required to continue in the University, scholastic probation and dismissal, and enforced withdrawal. The student must also know and meet the requirements of his or her degree program, including the University's basic education requirements; must enroll in courses appropriate to the program; must meet prerequisites and take courses in the proper sequence to ensure orderly and timely progress; and must seek advice about degree requirements and other University policies when necessary.

The student must give correct local and permanent addresses and telephone numbers to the Office of the Registrar and to the office of the student's dean and must notify these offices immediately of any changes in address or telephone number. Official correspondence is sent to the address last given to the registrar; if the student has moved and failed to correct this address, he or she will not be relieved of responsibility on the grounds that the correspondence was not delivered.

The student must verify his or her schedule of classes each semester, must see that necessary corrections are made, and must keep documentation of all schedule changes and other transactions.

All students should be familiar with the following sources of information:

The General Information Bulletin gives important information about academic policies and procedures that apply to all students. It includes the official academic calendar, admission procedures and residence requirements, and policies on quantity of work, grades and the grade point average, credit by examination and correspondence, adding and dropping courses, withdrawal from the University, and scholastic probation and dismissal. This catalog also gives historical and current information about the University's organization and physical facilities. It describes the services of the Division of Student Affairs and the libraries and research facilities that support the University's academic programs.

The Undergraduate Catalog gives information about degrees offered by the undergraduate divisions and lists the faculty. The chapter for each college or school describes the academic policies and procedures that apply to students in that division and lists the division's undergraduate courses.

The Course Schedule is published by the Office of the Registrar and is available at campus-area bookstores and through the registrar's Web site before registration for each semester and summer session. It includes information about registration procedures; times, locations, instructors, prerequisites, and special fees of courses offered; and advising locations.

The University Directory is published and distributed by Texas Student Publications each fall. It gives addresses and telephone numbers of University offices and of students and faculty and staff members.

The Undergraduate Advising Office in the Department of Art and Art History and the Office of Student Affairs (make a link to: https://test2.pac.utexas.edu/cfa/sa/index.cfm) in the College of Fine Arts serve as central sources of information about academic affairs and student services. The student should consult the staff in these offices for information not provided in the publications listed above; a student who is in doubt about any University regulation should always seek clarification in their advisor’s or dean's office before proceeding.

(Source: Chapter 1, The University, Undergraduate Catalog.)