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Academic Advising Issues

Home Academic Advising Issues

Please direct students to the link above for advising questions. It includes all college advising contact info.

How to help students find the right resources

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Advising Issues

  • Review requirements for the major
  • Change/explore a new major
  • Request an exception to policy
    • Repeat a course a third time
    • Exceed 18 repeat credits
    • Drop a course late
    • Register for more than allowed credits/semester
    • Enroll in a course at another institution
  • Consider withdrawing from the semester
  • Discuss advising questions/concerns

Course issues

Students who want to know how they are doing in class or have concerns with an instructor.

  • Step 1: Talk to the instructor
  • Step 2: If unable to resolve the issue, contact the DUGS (Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department of the course) or the undergrad ombuds. They can assist students in understanding the Course-related policies in undergraduate classes such as:
    • Absences and make-up work
    • Final Grades (Arbitrary and Capricious Grading)
    • Students’ rights (Grievance policy)

It is important that students reach out to the college advising staff. These topics are routine aspects of academic advising.


Gen Ed @ UMD
2110 Marie Mount Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
gened@umd.edu 301-405-9355