Academic Advising

Academic Advisors are university staff members that help guide your student through their college career. Advisors assist students in selecting courses to ensure they are following the correct pathway to earn their degree. Advisors can also help with questions related to selecting or changing a major or minor, and are also available to offer support and resources related to any academic concern your student has.

Advising by College

Students have a variety of advising and academic resources available to them within their major and college.

Academic Calendar

The university operates on a semester system. The academic calendar contains important dates and deadlines related to course registration and advising.

Step-by-Step Guide to Course Registration

This step-by-step guide to course registration will give you an overview of the advising and course registration process.

Important Things to Know

Academic Advisors: Your student is assigned two academic advisers; one professional advisor and one faculty advisor from your student's major or college. Your student is  usually required to meet with their advisor at least once a semester before course registration begins. If your student is in the honors program or is on an athletic team, they will have additional academic support staff to guide and support them through their experience.

Finding Your Student's Advisor: Your student can find their adviser in the UMass Lowell Now Dashboard in the Student Information System (SIS), or they can email advisement@uml.edu to be connected with a professional adviser or their faculty adviser.

Finding the Right Classes: For their first semester, most incoming students are pre-assigned classes that correspond to the requirements of their major. Your student will receive this schedule during their orientation session and can work with their advisor if any changes are needed. 

Course Registration Holds: If your student has a hold on their account, they might not be able to register for courses until that hold is resolved. A hold on a student account could be financial, advising related, or related to immunization records. Your student can check their account in SIS to see if they have any holds.