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Academic Advising

We help you explore your options, navigate your path, and make the most of all the opportunities and advantages your liberal arts education gives you.

Degree Planning Assistance

Advisors are in CLA to help you connect to resources on campus, plan your degree program with opportunities in and out of the classroom, and achieve your goals from orientation to graduation.

CLA Advising

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Meeting with a CLA Advisor

CLA Advisors are available in-person and remotely to help you with:

• Your courses for next semester, as well as long-term/graduation planning
• Changes to your academic plan (for example, adding or dropping a major or minor)
• Your academic progress, as required for athletes and ROTC
• Academic probation or suspension
• Returning to the U after more than a semester away
• Forms regarding academic status or any other type of certification, including OPT or CPT

How We Can Help

Make an Advising Appointment

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Drop-In Advising

You can also use our drop-in services for help with:

• Concern about a current class, or quick questions about academic requirements
• Review of class schedule, but not long-term planning
• APAS questions
• Campus referrals
• One-time-only withdrawals
• College or University academic policies

Get Drop-In Help

Specialized Advising

CLA President's Emerging Scholars Program

The PES Program provides culturally responsive advising to advance academic excellence and campus engagement.

CLA President's Emerging Scholars Program

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program provides an environment that embraces and fosters multiculturalism.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program

Individualized Degree Programs

BIS and IDIM degrees are individualized programs of study in CLA that you tailor to your own interests and goals.

Individualized Degree Programs

Pre-Law Support

Interested in a career in law? Discover if law school is right for you. We can help you figure things out, wherever you are in your exploration and decision-making process.

Pre-Law Support

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Pre-Health Support

If you plan to attend medical school or seek a career in the health industry, we can help you create a plan to complete the necessary prerequisite coursework.

Pre-Health Support

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Honors Advising

Advisors in the University Honors Program work closely with CLA's honors students to ensure that they are taking full advantage of opportunities.

Honors Advising

Advising for Your Major or Minor

Want to declare your major/minor? Contact your departmental advisor. Your departmental advisor is your specialist in your major and/or minor programs.

Academic Department List

New to CLA? Meet Your CLA Advisor at Orientation

If you have been admitted to CLA as an incoming freshman or a transfer student, you will get started with your CLA Advisor during Orientation to register for classes.

CLA Orientation

CLA Student Services Office

The CLA Student Services office staff are here to help you answer questions about where to go for what service in the college or at the University.

Not sure who to talk to or what form to fill out? We're a good place to start!

Our office is located in 16 Johnston Hall.

CLA Student Services

University Advising and Counseling Resources

Center for Academic Planning and Exploration

Mental Health Resources

Questions?

Email CLA Advising and Student Services at class@umn.edu or call us at 612-625-2020.