The College of Arts and Sciences is here to help you succeed. We offer a wide range of resources to suit your individual needs, whether you like popping over for a drop-in session, prefer one-on-one advice, or favor the energy of group advising. Explore our many tools and resources designed to level up your learning and make the most of your time here at UB!
To serve our students and help address various advising needs we offer three distinct advising options: daily drop-in option for quick questions, individual 30-minute appointments and group advising targeted for specific cohorts of students.
A group advising session will provide you with the most important information that you need to keep in mind at a specific time in your college career.
Various group advising options are offered at different times of academic year. Check your UB email for invitations or call (716) 645-6883 to sign up for a group session that is right for you!
Offered every Fall semester
All first-year students are invited to small group advising sessions with their assigned academic advisor. These sessions are limited to 8 students where you will:
Offered Fall and Spring semester
It is very common for students to change their major during their academic career, and advisors are here to support through any changes. In this session advisors will review:
Offered Fall and Spring semester
Knowing what pathway courses to choose can be intimidating, but the College of Arts and Sciences Advisors are here to help every step of the way.
In these 45-minute workshops, students will:
Offered every Spring semester
Learn about ways to maximize your major focus on experiential learning including:
Students will leave the session with a plan for incorporating experiences into academic planning.
Offered every Fall semester
These sessions center on understanding how to monitor and impact your academic success. During these workshops students will:
Students are encouraged to attend an individual AIM for Success meeting after attending a group session.
Offered every Spring semester
Learn about how to prepare yourself for final semesters at UB. Each participant will receive a “Preparing for Graduation Checklist” to help stay on the right track! In these 45-minute workshops, students discuss:
Get a jump on planning your schedule. Use the Free Elective Course Schedule Viewer Tool to view courses with no enrollment requirements across the College.
Free electives are courses that have no enrollment requirements and typically fall outside of the required courses for your area of study. Some of the courses on this list could be free electives and UB Curriculum requirements. Check with your advisor to see how free electives can fit in with your graduation plan.
Once you've found courses you're interested in, talk with your advisor and head over to HUB to register for your next semester.
Submit the CAS Major/Minor Change Request form to request one of the following changes to your academic plan:
To request force registration into an open course that has restrictions, please complete the Force Registration Request form. Select the course, section, and appropriate reason for the request. Students may need to justify or provide supporting documentation for your request.
Before you submit your request, please check to see if the course you are interested in has a waitlist. If it does, please add yourself to the waitlist, and do not submit a force registration request. You cannot request force registration into courses with an active waitlist. It will be denied. If the waitlist is full, do not submit a force registration request. Speak with your academic advisor to discuss alternate course options. *You cannot request force registration into closed courses.
Always make sure that a current mobile phone number is listed in HUB, based on the advising option choosen, an advisor may call the number listed in HUB.