Once you have completed Steps 1 and 2, academic advisors will help you register for classes.
Prior to working with an academic advisor to register for classes, you must:
The process and timeline for getting registered for classes vary depending on your major and/or academic advising center. The chart below summarizes the process and timeline for each advising unit. If you have not completed steps 1 and 2 (and the tasks listed above), you must complete those before course registration.
To find your timeline, choose the semester you will start at UB from the tabs below, then utilize your advisor code and student type. Your advisor code is assigned after you submit your Orientation Data Form; check your confirmation email to learn your advisor code. If you change your major, your advisor code may change.
STAY ON TRACK
Take prompt action on any messages from your academic advisor in your UB email.
| Advisor Code | First-Year Students | Transfer Students |
|---|---|---|
AED School of Architecture and Planning | Beginning November, within one week of receiving the Orientation Data Form, AED advisors will reach out to you via UB email regarding class registration. The first semester's schedule will be created by advisors and shared with new students. AED Advising Info | |
ATH Athletics Academic Services | If you are a student athlete currently undecided in your major, you will be advised by the Office of Athlete Academic Affairs. Your academic advisor will contact you within one week of receiving your Orientation Data Form to set up a phone or virtual advising appointment. ATH Advising Info | |
CAS College of Arts and Sciences | Beginning in November, soon after you complete the Orientation Data Form CAS advising will email you. Then, after holds are removed, you will set up a phone/zoom advising appointment to discuss spring classes. | Beginning in November, CAS advising will email you. Then, you will set up a phone/zoom advising appointment to discuss spring classes. |
EOP Educational Opportunity Program | Beginning in December, EOP advisors will email you within one week of receiving the Orientation Data Form to arrange a phone or video advising appointment. EOP Advising Info | |
EPAC Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center | Beginning in late November and within two weeks of receiving your Orientation Data Form, the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center (EPAC) will email you. Then, your assigned EPAC advisor will email you instructions to set-up a phone or Zoom advising appointment to discuss class registration. EPAC Advising Info | |
JSMBS Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Beginning in November, Jacobs School Undergraduate Education advisors will email you within two weeks of receiving your Orientation Data Form. Once you have resolved holds, your JSMBS advisor will email you again with class registration instructions. JSMBS Advising Info | Jacobs School Undergraduate Education advisors will email you within two weeks of receiving your Orientation Data Form instructing you to set up an advising appointment. JSMBS Advising Info |
LAW School of Law
| Beginning in November, the LAW advisor will email you within seven business days of receiving your Orientation Data Form instructing you to schedule a Zoom or in-person advising appointment. LAW Advising Info | |
MG School of Management | Beginning in late November, within ten business days of submitting the Orientation Data Form and resolving holds, MG advisors will partially register you for classes based on college credit, AP/IB scores, and high school math. Once enrolled, your advisor will email you via UB email with instructions to view your schedule and add a UB Seminar course. MG Advising Info | MG advisors will email new students within seven business days of receiving the Orientation Data Form with detailed information about class registration, including specific classes to add and information on how to register at UB. You are then expected to register yourself for spring classes. MG Advising Info |
NUR School of Nursing | Beginning in mid-November, NUR advisors email you within 10 business days of receiving your Orientation Data Form with instructions on how to schedule a phone or video advising appointment. NUR Advising Info | |
SEASBE, SEASCE, SEASCIEENV, SEASCSCEN, SEASEAS, SEASEEGP, SEASENS, SEASIE, SEASMAT, SEASMEASE School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Beginning in mid-November, SEAS advisors will email you within two weeks of receiving your Orientation Data Form to discuss spring classes. SEAS Advising Info
| Beginning in mid-November, SEAS advisors will email you within two weeks of receiving your Orientation Data Form to set up a phone, virtual, or in-person advising appointment. You must have an admissions decision from SEAS prior to working with an advisor on class registration. SEAS Advising Info |
SPHHP School of Public Health and Health Professions | Beginning in December, SPHHP advisors will register you for spring classes within one week of receiving your Orientation Data Form. Your advisor will then email you with:
(2) a request to register for your UB Seminar course
(3) an invitation to attend a group advising session with your academic advisor on January 26 or 27. (Dates/times of session will vary by academic advisor; details will be included via email.)
| Beginning in December, SPHHP advisors will email you within one week of receiving your Orientation Data Form to schedule a personalized, 1-hour advising appointment to discuss spring class registration. Students will then independently register for spring classes based on discussion with their academic advisor. SPHHP Advising Info |
SPPS School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Beginning in November, the SPPS advisor will email you to set up a virtual advising appointment within one week of receiving your Orientation Data Form. SPPS Advising Info
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Helping new students transition to life at UB:
Orientation, Transition and Parent Programs
Student Life
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