2. Advising Structures

The majority of schools and colleges, i.e. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Business Administration, School of Engineering, School of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, and Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, accept students as incoming freshmen. Faculty advisors in these schools and colleges can, then, expect to see freshmen and sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors.

The Neag School of Education and School of Pharmacy do not admit students into their programs until the student's junior year.  Students petition to these programs in the beginning of the semester prior to entering their junior year.  For most students, this will be after their third semester. While students are preparing to be accepted to these professional schools, they are advised in the Academic Center for Exploratory Students (ACES). Once accepted into the professional program, students will be assigned academic advisors by their new dean's office.

The Academic Center for Exploratory Students (ACES)  http://www.aces.uconn.edu  also serves freshmen and sophomores who have not yet decided on a major. 

Center for Continuing Studies/Bachelor of General Studies  http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu  is a junior-senior level interdisciplinary bachelor's degree program for mature part-time students. The Center for Continuing Studies also offers courses to students on a non-degree basis. Faculty members may be asked to work with students in this program as mentors in a role very similar to that of advisor, though they have no official advising responsibility for non-degree students. 

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies http://imjr.uconn.edu  helps students to create unique interdisciplinary majors through the Individualized Major Program. Interdisciplinary minors include: Criminal Justice, International Studies and American Studies. The success of students in the Individualized Major Program depends on the advice and support of faculty members. 

Honors Scholar Program/University Scholar Program http://www.honors.uconn.edu  is designed to provide competitive academic programs for capable and promising students. Special advising arrangements are made for students accepted to these programs and unless you have been contacted regarding being an honors or university scholar advisor, you should refer the student to the Honor's Office or their Dean's office.