Fall Semester
September, October
Update degree plan, make an appointment (as needed) to meet
with your advisor.
November
Registration - check the Academic Calendar for
specific dates.
Spring Semester
February, March
Update Degree Plan, make an appointment (as needed) to meet
with your advisor.
April
Registration - check the Academic Calendar for specific dates.
Freshmen
Must register for classes with an advisor.
Sophomore
May register online.
Consider and prepare for study abroad.
Junior
75 hr audits required.
General core courses should be completed.
Have all transfer credits sent into the Registar’s Office.
Senior
Complete Graduation Application before
Academic Calendar due date.
The University of Texas at Dallas is an equal opportunity/affirmative action university.
Arts & Humanities
Art & Performance
Arts & Technology
Historical Studies
Literary Studies
You can’t say “No one told me…”
Academic Advisors
Arts & Humanities (A&H) Degrees
Andrea Moody
andrea.moody@utdallas.edu
Mary Jo Rex
mjrex@utdallas.edu
Arts & Technology (ATEC) Degree
Jennifer Nichols
jennifer.nichols@utdallas.edu
Tara Riall
tara.riall@utdallas.edu
Academic Calendar
Find registration, add/drop, and payment dates and deadlines.
Catalog
Go by the year you started at UTD unless you wish to move to the newer
catalog.
2004—2006 Catalog
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/catalog/undergrad04/index.html
2006-2008 Catalog
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/catalog/ugcurrent/index.html
Registration
If you are sophomore or above you may register with an advisor or online.
If you are a freshman or would like to register with an advisor be sure to
make an appointment.
Make out a tentative class schedule before you meet with your advisor to
register; be sure to include second and third course choices.
Confused on how to read the course information?
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/registrar/lookup/course.html
Course Look up tips
Use the Core Curriculum box to scroll down and find Core classes for such
courses as: Science, Math, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science and
Visual & Performing Arts. Course Lookup will automatically select “Open” classes
as the default.
Transfer Credits
If you have credits to transfer, make sure your official transcripts have been
sent into the Records Office.
If you are thinking about taking a class, make sure you fill out a Transfer
Credit Pre-approval form with your advisor.
Transfer guide
Find out which classes will transfer from another university or community
college by checking the 2+2 Transfer Guide.
http://www.utdallas.edu/whyutd/2plus2/
24/30 Rule
Once you are within 30 hrs of graduation, 24 of the 30 hours must be taken
here at UTD, this leaves 6 hrs that may be transferred in from another
institution.
Degree audits
Remember you are responsible for knowing what is on your degree plan,
however…
Stop by and see your advisor at least once a semester to update your degree
plan and make sure you are on the right track.
Students with 75 credit hrs accumulated will be required to see their advisor
before registration.
Degree plan changes
You will be locked into the catalog year and degree plan determined by the date
you began taking classes at UTD.
Teacher Certification
All Teacher Certification students should make an appointment with their
certification advisor in Teacher Development (in addition to meeting with
their academic advisor) once a semester for certification requirement updates
(972-883-2730).
Change of Major
Looking to change your major? Meet with the advisor for the NEW major.
Advanced vs. Upper Level Elective
Advanced Elective - 3000 or 4000 level course outside of your major.
Minors
Upper Level Elective - 3000 or 4000 level course can be within or outside of
You can minor in almost anything; typically a minor is 18 hrs of coursework
your major.
not included in your major. Check with your advisor for details on
minors.
Related courses
A&H, LIT, HIST, & AP Majors
Comet Calendar
A related course must be within the School of Arts & Humanities, but
outside of your major.
Find out what is going on at UTD, get involved on
campus, be-up-to date on important information.
AP credit
You decide if you want to apply credit based on the scores you receive.