The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is committed to providing training, resources, and support to faculty advisors.
Below are some resources that faculty advisor can reference as part of their advising practice. Over the course of the academic year, the director and assistant directors of the CLAS Academic Services Center (ASC) will provide on-going virtual or in-person trainings. These trainings are designed to support faculty advising, familiarizing them with advising tools, policies, and procedures.
If there is a particular issue or challenge you are experiencing and need support in, please email clasasc@uconn.edu. Someone will be happy to meet with you to discuss and provide support. You can also reach out to the professional academic advisor who supports students in your discipline with questions.
General Advising
Guide for New Students: As a faculty advisor, this guide is an excellent resources to familiarize yourself with advising expectations, academic requirements, degree options (including double majors, dual degrees, and minors), and how to understand courses and credits. We share this site with all our new students (first year, transfer, campus change) so they can familiarize themselves with the college. There is a lot of useful information in the guide and is a wonderful reference for our faculty advisors too.
Viewing Advisee List and Student Details: The Student Administration System (StudentAdmin) has a myriad of advising tools available to faculty advisors. Faculty advisors can see their assigned advisee lists, view academic information and details about these students, and access advising tools to support their advising practice in StudentAdmin.
Approving Final Plans of Study: When a student is preparing for graduation, they must submit a final plan of study. The final plan of study indicates is populated in StudentAdmin with all the courses and credits a student has completed that are contributing to their degree requirements. As the assigned advisor of record, faculty advisors must approve, deny, or “push back” plans for students who are candidates for graduation. Assigned faculty advisors are part of the workflow in StudentAdmin. Faculty advisors are automatically emailed when a student submits a plan of study and the email will link you to the approvals page in StudentAdmin. Many faculty advisors rely on the email to make a decision on the plan of study, alternatively however, they can access pending plans awaiting action in their StudentAdmin. This link proved a step by step guide on how to view pending plans of study.
Viewing Student Enrollment Appointment Times: The first date and time a student can enroll in courses for the summer session or the upcoming fall or spring semester is called their enrollment appointment. Students can view their enrollment appointment in StudentAdmin, and advisors can also access this information through the student’s record.
Viewing Standard Advisement Reports: Students learn how to access and interpret their Standard Advisement Report during orientation and while working with professional advisors. The report outlines degree requirements and tracks a student’s academic progress from semester to semester. Faculty advisors can view the Standard Advisement Report for each of their advisees. The report assumes that courses currently in progress will be completed successfully and uses them to satisfy outstanding degree requirements.
Viewing Information for Students Who Are Not Your Advisees: You may occasionally meet a student who is interested in your major but is not one of your assigned advisees. You can access their information in Student Admin or encourage the student to schedule an appointment with a professional advisor in the CLAS Academic Services Center. Our professional advisors can guide the student through their degree options and support them in making any changes to their declared school/college and major.
Viewing Unofficial Transcripts: In some cases, it may be helpful to review a student’s unofficial transcript.
Resources for Students: This page provides resources to support students throughout their time at UConn. Faculty advisors may find it helpful when referring students to services related to academic success, personal well-being, international student support, transfer student support, and other nonacademic concerns that may affect their education.
Registration Forms: After the 10th day of the semester (census date), students must submit an Enrollment Change Form to make certain registration changes, such as:
- Withdrawing from a course
- Electing the pass/fail grading option (assuming these credits are not being used to meet major, minor, common curriculum/general education requirements, or related coursework)
- Adding an independent study, research experience, or internship
If you are the student’s assigned advisor, you will automatically be included in the approval workflow.
Excess Credit: Students who wish to enroll in more than 17 credits during a fall or spring semester must generally submit an Excess Credit Request through the CLAS Academic Services Center website.
Catalog Resources
Common Curriculum: Students entering the University in fall 2025 or later, or readmitted to the University in fall 2025 or later, must complete University Common Curriculum requirements. You can find more CLAS-specific information on our advising website.
Additional Curriculum Requirements in CLAS: Students graduating from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete additional requirements to meet CLAS degree requirements.
Major Requirements: Specific major requirements can be found in the University Catalog.
Minors across the University: Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can elect to complete a minor in any of the University’s schools and colleges. A list of minors and their requirements can be found in the University Catalog.
University Wide Policies, Processes, and Regulations
FERPA: The Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act affords certain rights concerning their student education record. It is important to familiarize yourself with the guidelines for faculty and staff.
Mandated Reporting: The University of Connecticut is committed to maintaining safe and nondiscriminatory learning, living, and working environments for all members of the University community. Therefore, all members of the UConn community — including students, employees, and visitors — must adhere to the Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence. The University is also committed to promoting a safe and secure environment for minors who participate in University activities. This policy establishes consistent standards to help protect minors involved in University-sponsored programs and informs all members of the University community of their obligation to report any known or suspected child abuse or neglect.
Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD): Students may be eligible for academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, and services, commonly referred to as accommodations, depending on the nature and functional limitations of their documented disability. Accommodations are determined on a class-by-class basis and depend on the nature of each course, the method of instruction, and the student’s documented disability. Students seeking accommodations should be referred to the Center for Students with Disabilities.