Undergraduate Advising

Advising Availability & Upcoming Deadlines

Fall Break Availability and Virtual Office Hours:

Our physical office is not currently open, but we are still working remotely! We are available via email (headvising@austin.utexas.edu) during business hours (Monday - Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm. Closed 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. for lunch).
We are hosting Virtual Office Hours on Monday, November 25 through Wednesday, November 27 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (closed 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.). Stop by with any immediate advising questions you may have!
The university will be closed November 28 and November 29 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will return to the office on December 2nd.

Over Maximum Hours Request for Spring 2025: If your advisor is located at the SoHE Advising Center (Angela, Jill, Briana, Ty, Vivi) and you would like to request to register for more than 17 hours for Spring 2025, fill out the over maximum hours request here . Students must submit an over maximum hours request with their advising center. If your advising is in another center, please reach out to them for assistance.

Unsure who your academic advisor is? Check here. If you do not see an advisor listed, email us for assistance.

Fall 2024 Deadlines

Q Drop, Pass/Fail, Withdrawal Deadline: November 20th by 11:59pm (CST).

Students may initiate a Q drop, pass/fail request, or full withdrawal using an online request link without speaking with their advisor, but feel free to reach out to your academic advisor if you have any questions before submitting your request! See the Online Forms page on the lefthand menu and the CNS website to learn more about adding and dropping classes.

Financial aid questions: For questions on how a drop may affect you financially, reach out to the Texas One Stop for more information.

Transferring credit from another school: If you have taken any courses away from UT, please send a transcript from that school to UT as soon as possible to keep your record and Interactive Degree Audit up-to-date. Learn how to submit and check the status.

Chemistry Lab & Biology Course Registration

Here are some important updates regarding CH 120K registration instructions (for health professions that require one credit hour of lab only) and Biology course reminders.

CH 120K Health Professions Organic Chem Lab Registration Instructions

Beginning Fall 2024, the Chemistry Department is now offering a one credit hour Organic Chemistry lab: CH 120K HLTH PRFSSNS ORGANIC CHEM LAB. This course was created specifically for students who are pursuing a pre-health pathway that requires one credit hour of organic chemistry lab (ex. pre-physician assistant, pre-optometry) instead of two hours.

This course is NOT a substitute for CH 220C. Students who need two credit hours of Organic Chemistry lab will need to take CH 220C to fulfill their pre-health requirements (ex. pre-med, pre-dental).

Registration Procedure:

Students must email to request registration access for CH 120K by emailing their EID to: carolynlum@austin.utexas.edu
- Subject Line: CH 120K Request - your EID
Students will not be able to register for this course on their own during registration unless you email to request access. Requesting access does not guarantee that you will get into the class.

Important note: Students are responsible for checking pre-health requirements to ensure that they are taking the correct course to fulfill prerequisite requirements.

General Chemistry Lab Reminder

Beginning Fall 2024, the Chemistry Department no longer offers CH 204.

Both CH 301 and CH 302 now have one-credit hour labs that accompany each lecture course (CH 301 + CH 104M; CH 302 + CH 104N). This change was made to allow UT to stay consistent with other universities offering these same courses.

CH 104M and 104N are both one credit hour and still equals two total credit hours. If you have already taken CH 301 and are taking CH 302/have already taken CH 302, you may take both CH 104M & 104N labs at the same time or in separate semesters.

Biology "Reserved" Course Registration

For “reserved” biology courses, you may need to try adding yourself again on the last day of this initial registration cycle, Friday, November 15th at 8:00am.

MBS 226L Microbiology Lab (previously BIO 226L):

This will be available for all CNS students to register on Friday, November 15th at 8:00am and throughout the upcoming add/drop times in December and January.

If a biology course says it is closed when you try to register, look for an “add to waitlist” option below the red error message. Some classes may not have a waitlist available.

Biology Course Abbreviation Changes

To better reflect the diversity of Biology coursework offered at UT Austin, most upper-division Biology courses will be listed under the fields of Integrative Biology (INB) or Molecular Biosciences (MBS) rather than Biology (BIO) beginning with the Fall 2024 course schedule.

The majority of lower-division BIO courses, BIO 325 (Genetics), and BCH 369 Biochemistry will not be affected by this change. Here’s a highlight of the courses that you may be taking as a Public Health Major, BS Nutrition major, and/or as a student on a Pre-Health Track:

BIO 326R→ MBS 326R (General Microbiology)
BIO 326M→ MBS 326M (Medical Microbiology)
BIO 226L→ MBS 226L (Microbiology Lab)
BIO 365S→ INB 365S (Physiology)
BIO 165U→ INB 165U (Physiology Lab)
BIO 446L→ INB 446L (Anatomy)

View equivalency guide for all BIO courses

School of Human Ecology (SoHE) Advising Center

The School of Human Ecology has a staff of five professional advisors to help you choose the best path to earning your degree. In your time at the University, our goal is to help you identify and pursue both life and academic experiences and skills that will help support your future career and post-graduate life.

We are committed to:

Providing a clear understanding of academic requirements and policies
Supporting students in achieving academic and developmental goals
Encouraging the use of University resources and services
Educating students on degree requirements and course availability

How can the advising office help me?

Identifying academic goals and opportunities for life experiences
Choice of majors and concentrations
Course selection and graduation planning
Non-academic issues
Referrals to a variety of campus resources

Contact

You must leave your FULL NAME and UT EID in any communication with our office in order for us to get back to you.

Email: headvising@austin.utexas.edu

Phone: 512-471-7219

Location: Mary E. Gearing Hall, GEA 37 (basement level on east side of the building)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm