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, new students must resolve the following list items:
The process and timeline for working with your academic advisor to register for classes vary depending on your major and/or advising center. The chart below summarizes the course registration process and timeline for your intended major/academic advising unit. If you have not completed steps 1 and 2, you should 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.
| Advisor Code | First-Year Students | Transfer Students |
|---|---|---|
ACE Access to College Excellence Program | Beginning May 26, ACE advisors will send students a welcome letter within 1 week of receiving the Orientation Data Form with instructions to call 716-645-7301 to schedule a phone/video advising appointment. ACE Advising Info | Not applicable. |
ACK Daniel Acker Scholars Program | Beginning May 26, advisor will send students a welcome letter within 1 week of receiving the Orientation Data Form. Beginning June 1, advisor will call students to discuss creating the fall course schedule. ACK Advising Info | Not applicable. |
AED School of Architecture and Planning | Beginning June 1, within three weeks of receiving the Orientation Data Form and resolving all holds, AED advisors will enroll students for classes based upon Math and English placement, SAT/ACT/TOFEL scores, AP/CLEP/IB credit, and completed college courses, and then email students to review the course schedule in their HUB Student Center. AED Advising Info | Beginning June 1, within three weeks of receiving the Orientation Data Form and resolving all holds, AED advisors will enroll students for classes based upon previous college coursework, AP/CLEP/IB credit, and design studio/workshop placement, and then email students to review their course schedule in their HUB Student Center. 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 and Student Excellence. Your academic advisor will contact you within one week of receiving your Orientation Data Form to set up a phone or video advising appointment. ATH Advising Info | |
CAS College of Arts and Sciences | Beginning in April, CAS advisors will send students a written communication within one week of receiving Orientation Data Form. This communication will remind students to resolve any holds and call CAS advising at 716-645-6883 to schedule a time for advisement. CAS Advising Info | |
EOP Educational Opportunity Program | Beginning May 2, EOP advisors will call or email students 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 | On a rolling basis, as the Orientation Data Form is received, the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center (EPAC) will send students a welcome email. Beginning in early May, EPAC advisors will communicate with students via their UB Email with instructions for setting-up a phone advising appointment to discuss course registration instructions. EPAC Advising Info | |
HON Honors College | Beginning in early May, Honors students will receive an email from the Honors College with details about advising and registration. HON Advising Info | Not applicable. |
JSMBS Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Beginning in May, Jacobs School Undergraduate Education advisors will email students within 5 business days of receiving their Orientation Data Form to confirm receipt. Once holds have been resolved, students will be emailed again with course registration instructions. JSMBS Advising Info | Jacobs School Undergraduate Education advisors will email students within one week of receiving the Orientation Data Form, instructing them to set up an advising appointment. JSMBS Advising Info |
LAW School of Law | Within one week of receiving the Orientation Data Form, students will receive an email inviting them to contact the LAW advisor to schedule a phone or video advising appointment. LAW Advising Info | |
MG School of Management | Beginning in late May, within 7 business days of submitting the Orientation Data Form and resolving holds, MG advisors will: (1) partially register students for classes (based on Math and English placement, SAT or ACT scores, AP or IB courses, and college credit course reported on the Orientation Data Form) and then (2) email students with additional instructions to review their schedule and add a UB seminar course. MG Advising Info
| MG advisors will call students within 7 business days of receiving the Orientation Data Form to gather additional information or alert them to check email for detailed instructions including specific courses to add and information on how to register at UB. Students are then expected to register themselves for the courses prior to attending orientation. MG Advising Info |
NUR School of Nursing | Beginning in late May, NUR advisors register students for most of their classes within 10 business days of receiving the Orientation Data Form. The advisor will then email students their schedule along with directions instructing them to choose a UB Seminar that fits with the courses for which they have been registered. NUR Advising Info | Beginning in mid-April, NUR advisors email students within 10 business days of receiving Orientation Data Form, with instructions to call 716-829-3350 to schedule a phone/video advising appointment. NUR Advising Info |
SEASBE, SEASCE, SEASCIEENV, SEASCSCEN, SEASEAS, SEASEEGP, SEASIE, SEASMEASE School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Beginning mid-May, advisors will email students their course schedule after receipt of the Orientation Data Form and resolved holds. Recent submissions may take up to 3 weeks to process. SEAS Advising Info | Beginning in mid-May, advisors will call or email students within 8 business days of receiving the Orientation Data Form to set up a phone/video advising appointment. SEAS Advising Info |
SPHHP School of Public Health and Health Professions | Beginning in early May, advisors will register students for courses within 2 weeks of receiving their Orientation Data Form. The student will then be emailed to review their schedule in HUB. SPHHP Advising Info | Beginning in early May, advisors will call and email students within 2 weeks of receiving the Orientation Data Form to schedule an appointment to discuss course registration. |
SPPS School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Beginning in May, SPPS advisors will partially register students who have resolved holds for classes based on Math and English placement within 10 days of receiving the Orientation Data Form. Students will be contacted via email and expected to finalize their schedules within 5 days. SPPS Advising Info | SPPS advisors call students within 10 business days after receiving the Orientation Data Form to schedule a phone/video appointment. SPPS Advising Info |
Helping new students transition to life at UB:
Orientation, Transition and Parent Programs
Student Life
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Phone: (716) 645-6125 or (877) 434-0665
