Undergraduate Advising Guide/FAQ

We have created this guide as a resource for our undergraduate students to assist them with commonly asked questions. Please browse the sections below to find answers, or you can also try the search below.

1. Advising Policy
   1. What is the advising policy for ANSC?
   2. What is the ANSC expectation for students coming to advising meetings?
2. Changing Your Major
   1. What if a student wants to switch options within ANSC?
   2. What if a student wants to switch into ANSC from another major?
   3. What if a student wants to switch out of ANSC?
3. Additional Majors/Minors
   1. What is the difference between a double degree and a double major?
   2. What is a minor?
   3. What are my options for a minor?
   4. How can I add a second major or minor?
4. Special Advising/Academic Probation
   1. What is "Special Advising"?
   2. Who needs "Special Advising"?
   3. What is Academic Probation?
   4. How does a student go about getting the special advising stamps?
5. Exception to Policy
   1. What is an Exception to Policy?
   2. How do I get an Exception to Policy?
   3. What actions require an Exception to Policy?

1. Four Year Plans and Course Requirements
   1. What if a student is having trouble constructing a 4-year (graduation) plan? What resources are available to help them?
      • Making a 4-year plan guide
   2. What is Advanced Studies CORE?
   3. I notice on the curriculum worksheet that BIOM301 and ANSC420 are listed in the AS CORE spaces. Are these required courses?
   4. Can ANSC420 count as both an Advanced Studies CORE and an Advanced Animal Science Elective?
2. Repeating Courses
   1. How many credits can a student repeat?
   2. How many times can a student repeat an individual course?
   3. What is the "freshman forgiveness" policy?
3. Academic Honors
   1. How many credits can a student repeat?
   2. What is Academic Honors?
   3. What is the eligibility for Academic Honors Program?
   4. What are the requirements that need to be met in order to be considered for the Honors Program?
   5. How do I apply for Academic Honors?
   6. What are the privileges associated with receiving Academic Honors?
4. Information for Seniors
   1. What is a Senior Audit?
   2. What does a student need to do for the semester they're planning to graduate?
5. Online Resources
   1. How do I access Blackboard/ELMS?
   2. How do I change my email/mailing address?
   3. Where can I view my final grades for the semester?

1. Making/Adjusting Your Schedule
   1. How do I search for CORE courses?
   2. How do I adjust my schedule (drop/add)?
   3. Where can I find my registration time or any registration blocks that might exist?
   4. How do I get on a waitlist for a class, check my waitlist status, or remove myself from a waitlist?
2. UMD Registration/Blocks
   1. How many credits can a student register for per semester?
   2. How will a student know when their registration time is?
   3. What do the different registration blocks mean?
   4. What is the time period for students to drop/add courses without penalty?
   5. What if dropping a course would put a student below 12 credits?
3. Non-UMD Registration
   1. How does a student get UMCP credit for a course taken at another school?

1. Internships
   1. Where can I find information on jobs and internships?
   2. How do students get credit for internships?

1. Scholarships
   1. Where can I find scholarship information?
2. Student Account
   1. Where can I find my student account balance?
3. Financial Aid
   1. Where can I find more information about financial aid?