We’ve compiled a list of the questions College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) advisors hear most often from students and provided simple, A&S-specific answers plus links to more information. In addition to reviewing questions by category (below), you can view all of the questions and answers at once.
Still have questions? Stop by the A&S Student Services Center (200 Clark Hall), call us at (205) 348-5970, email us at student.services@as.ua.edu, or make an appointment with an A&S advisor.
Advising
- Who’s my advisor? How do I find out who my advisor is if I’m undecided? If I have a major and it’s not listed?
- When do I meet with an advisor for course registration for next semester?
- What is DegreeWorks?
- When should I be seeing my faculty advisor?
- Where do I get my PIN for registration? How do I get “cleared” for registration?
- Which advisors are in charge of which audits?
- I’m interested in an internship — where do I go?
- I want to get involved in undergraduate research. Where do I start?
Graduation
Majors & Minors
- Who’s my advisor? How do I find out who my advisor is if I’m undecided? If I have a major and it’s not listed?
- I’m interested in an internship — where do I go?
- What majors are available at UA?
- What can I do with a major in ________________ ?
- How do I change my major? Add a second major? Add or change a minor?
- How do I declare my major/minor? Double major?
- What pre-professional programs are available at UA?
- Can I major in a pre- program (pre-med, pre-law, pre-pharmacy, etc.)?
- How do I get my pre-professional concentration to show up in DegreeWorks?
- How do I change to another college within UA?
Registration & Add/Drop
- When do I meet with an advisor for course registration for next semester?
- When should I be seeing my faculty advisor?
- Where do I get my PIN for registration? How do I get “cleared” for registration?
- How do I audit a class?
- How do I waitlist a class?
- How do I get special permission to register for a class that’s closed? Or that I don’t have a prerequisite for?
- Where do I get my PIN for registration? How do I get “cleared” for registration?
- When can I register for classes?
- When can I find out what classes are going to be offered next semester?
- How do I drop a class?
Scholarships
Special Academic Circumstances
Transfer & Transient Students
- I took a course through dual enrollment while I was in high school. What do I do now?
- What is the residency requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences?
- How many hours may I transfer from a junior college?
- How does the College decide if a course from another institution will transfer equivalently into the College of Arts and Sciences?
- I’m going to take courses at another institution this summer. What do I do?
- I took a class at another institution last summer. Can I still transfer that credit to UA?
- Does transfer work affect my GPA?
- How do I transfer to another university?