Frequently Asked Questions

Category Questions

• Who is my academic advisor?
• When can I see my academic advisor?
• What should I bring with me when I meet with my advisor?

• If I don’t like one of my classes, is it okay to just stop going to class?
• How can I find out the deadlines for dropping and adding classes?
• I dropped one class and added another class using a drop/add form. How can I check to make sure that these changes in my class schedule were definitely made?
• I was registered for a class that I never attended and now I have received an "E" grade, what can I do?
• What happens if I don’t meet the deadline to drop a class?

• How many second language classes do I need to take to fulfill the requirement?
• I am proficient in a second language; can I take a test to earn second language credit?
• I want to take the CLEP test, but I have more than 55 units, what can I do?

• How is my grade point average (GPA) calculated? How can I figure out what grades I need to get to bring up my GPA?
• What happens when you GRO a course?
• I didn't do very well my first semester. Can I take classes at Pima Community College or another community college to raise my GPA?
• Will a correspondence course help improve my GPA?

• Am I required to be a full time student? How many units do I need for full time status?
• When can I enroll for my next semester courses?
• What classes should I register for next semester?
• If I want to plan my class schedule to take classes only on certain days or at certain times, is there an easy way to do that?

• I need to change my major, where do I begin?
• I need to change/add my minor, where do I begin?
• Where do I find out about my major requirements?
• Do I have to have a minor?

• I have AP credits, CLEP credits, and also some community college credits I earned while I was in high school. Will all of these be elective credits, or can they be used to fulfill general education requirements, and/or major and minor requirements?
• This is my first year at the University of Arizona, but I am considered a sophomore, how does class standing work?
• Can I take summer classes at another college or university that will count toward my degree at UA?
• What is an AGEC?
• How do I know if a class I have taken at a community college will transfer to UA?
• I have AP credits, how do they transfer?
• Where do I send my transcripts from other colleges and universities?

• Will someone be contacting me and telling me when I have to register and when deadlines are for things like GRO, paying fees, etc.?
• I was very ill last semester and missed a lot of classes. I notified my instructors that I would have to miss classes, but some of them didn’t allow me to make up the work so I failed some classes. Is there anything else I should have done? Anything I can do now?
• Where can I look up academic policies at the University of Arizona for my catalog year?
• I need to take a semester off, what do I need to do?
• I have received a grade that I feel should have been higher, what procedure should I follow?

• What is a degree check and how do I start the process?
• Who is my graduation services advisor?

• What are the requirements for the Dean’s List, Dean’s List with Distinction, and Honorable Mention awards?
• How do I know if I have received an award?

• I feel overwhelmed! I’m having a hard time coping! Where can I find help?
• Where can I find tutoring on campus?
• Where can I find a listing of campus resources?