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DIY Advising Guide

 

The Advising Process

Advising is a multi-step process that makes sure you are in the right courses to get you through to graduation. As Academic Advisors, we follow the same general steps you will see below, with a bit more context provided by our professional training and years of experience. While you are always welcomed to schedule with us, we know many people want to feel independent or simply do not have the time to meet each term. The guide below is meant for either group. You can do this before joining one of the Advisors in a scheduled meeting or drop-in time, or to put yourself on the right track to enrollment (if you do not have an advising hold).

Before your get started, please review our Academic Advising Syllabus. This syllabus will help you navigate your partnership with academic advisors. 

Preparing for Academic Advising & DIY Enrollment

 

To Do

 What you need to know about each step
 Check myUNT for holds on your account

  1. Review your account for holds at my.unt.edu.

  • You're looking for things like Student Financial Obligation, Advising Required, Transcript Hold, and others. Click on those titles if they appear to learn more.

  Access your online Degree Audit

 

  1. Go to mydegreeaudit.unt.edu

  2. Log in with your EUID and Password.

  3. On the "Audits" tab, click "Run Declared Program" at the bottom of the page. (You can also                    choose "Select a Different Program"  if you are considering changing your major).

  4. A list of audits that have been run will appear. Select "View Audit" next to the audit you just                   created (check the created column  to ensure you're selecting the most current).

  5. Any section listed with a red X has courses yet to be taken/passed for graduation. Look here for           possible courses to take next!

  Know what you need

  1. Know how many hours you want to take in the coming term(s).

  2. Consider what a well-balanced course load works for you.

  • Plan around work, personal life, and other commitments

  Know where you stand

  1. Know what courses you have already taken both on and off the UNT campus.

  2. Your degree audit will help you find out what you still need to complete in order to satisfy all                 your degree requirements in order to graduate.

  3. You can use our degree maps and checklists to view proper sequencing of courses.

  4. Review your GPA and Academic Standing regularly.

  Learn how to use your resources

  1. Look up class descriptions on catalog.unt.edu. Be sure to look at the prerequisites for each class!

  2. Check important deadlines each semester on UNT’s Academic Calendar.

  3. Search through my.unt.edu for classes and plan a schedule using our Fillable Advising Record.

  4. Bring that advising record to the advising session.

  Be prepared for Registration!

  1. Know when your access to registration opens.

  2. Use my.unt.edu to search for and add the classes that you are going to take.