Academic Advising Center

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences follows a dual-advising model. Responsibilities are broken up as indicated below.

AAC Advising Responsibilities

• University/College requirements for graduation (general education, foreign language proficiency, etc.).
• Universal Tracking and course planning for timely graduation.
• Explanation of academic holds.
• Explanation of placement and pre-requisites for CLAS courses.
• Academic probation.
• Petitions for an exception or waiver of a college/university rule/regulation/requirement.

Department/Undergraduate Coordinator (UGC) Responsibilities

• Major/minor/certificate requirements.
• Department approval for dual degrees, double majors, and upper-division changes of major.
• Research and graduate school options in the field.
• Approval of major/minor/certificate courses taken abroad or at another institution.
• Pre-requisite waivers and waitlist management for courses taught by the department.

In many cases academic requests will need department support for college approval.

Select a Department/UGC below for contact information:

Looking for a department outside of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences? They may not follow the advising breakdown above, but their contact information can be found in the undergraduate UF Catalog.