Academic Advising Services

To support their development, all students in the college are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor at least once every semester. Academic advisors are available to assist students with questions or concerns that they have as they progress through their academic careers. This includes advice on course selection; departmental, college and university requirements; career and professional development; assistance with academic problems; and referral information about other services.

Each program in the college has a chief undergraduate advisor who facilitates advising to students concerning the major (https://www.umass.edu/sbs/departmental-advising). SBS Exploratory Track students are advised in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Advising Resource Center in 128 Thompson Hall. For all SBS students, the Advising Resource Center provides advising regarding general academic matters, and information concerning other academic matters (e.g., repeat options, repeat course substitutions, late course adds, late course drops, academic discipline) and programs within the college.

For further information on advising in SBS see the college's website at www.umass.edu/sbs/advising-sbs.