ADVISOR HANDBOOK
Note: A new section of the Advisor Handbook has been developed entitled ADVISOR HANDBOOK – Forms and Worksheets. This section was developed in an attempt to organize the many forms we use to conduct business at UT Arlington. On this site where there has traditionally been a link to a form or worksheet that you may use, you may be routed to this new page to access the form.
Classes with Reserved seats
MyMav Resources
Campus Resources
Departments Office Locations and Phone Numbers
Advisor Referral Form for Counseling Services
Academic Policies and Procedures
Undergraduate catalog
Graduate catalog
New Policy Information
- Official University Undergraduate Add and Drop Forms
- Undergraduate Course Add Request (updated April 2008)
- Course Drop Checklist
- Withdrawal Checklist
- Senate Bill 1231 – New Undergraduate Drop Policy
- Math Aptitude Test (Now, MAT; formerly MPT/CRT) for math placement testing
- New Math Placement Testing Procedures starting Summer 2009
- Math Placement Test Exception Request
- MAT Instructions Sheet for Students – six per page to cut and hand out
- Freshman PASS
- 15 Hour Withdrawal Policy, Add-drop Procedures, Grade Exclusion, Floating 30/45 rules, 75 hours to a Major, and Third Attempt Policy
** It is important to note that changed in the Fall 2006 Drop/Withdrawal policy have been revoked as a result of SB 1231. The following statement no longer holds true for Fall 2006 admits:
c. A student entering the University for the first time in Fall 2006, or thereafter, may accrue no more than a total of 15 semester credit-hours of coursework with a grade of “W” during his or her enrollment at the University.
- Withdrawal and Drop Exception Form (Revised as of 11-1-07)
- Withdrawal and Drop Exception Form.doc
- Students can request to drop a class past the Last Drop Date in a session using this form. Additional documentation from the students should be attached to this form.
Continuing Policies
Academically At-Risk: Probation – Dismissal Students
Academic Probation and Dismissal Regulations
Academic Standing Flow Chart (formerly known as Message Codes – revised May 2008)
- Guides for Students Not in Good Academic Standing
**Note: These guides were written for students to better explain their academic situation and help them reflect on the changes that may be necessary to succeed academically in the future. When students receive their Academic Standing notification letters, the links to these guides are included.
Readmission Contracts and Appeals Processes
- What Type of Appeal Does the Student Need to Do? – Decision Tree (PDF)
- Sample Regular Readmission Form (Word doc)
- Sample Early Readmission
Contract (Word doc) - Sample Departmental Dismissal – Probation Contract (Word doc)
- Probation Advising Form (Word doc)
GPA calculation handout
GPA Calculators
GPD calculation handout
Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
TSI Update
Relational
Academic Advising basics
- Definition of Academic Advising
- NACADA Statement of Core Values for Academic Advising
- CAS Standards and Guidelines for Academic Advising
- Strategies of Academic Advising
- FERPA and Legal Issues
Office of International Education
Major/Career Planning Inventories
Making Effective Referrals
Advisor/Advisee Responsibilities
Toolbox
Handouts, worksheets, and cheat sheets
- Withdrawal and Drop Exception Form
- Template of Major Change Form
- Orientation Handout of Important UTA Policies/Regulations for First-Year Students
- Approved Social/Cultural Courses
- Approved Fine Arts Courses
- Probation Advising Form
- Approved Computer Literacy Courses
- Core Curriculum Handout—describes all the required Core classes
- Core Curriculum Worksheet—shows student which Core classes they have completed and which they have left
- MyMav Registration Instructions
- Advisor’s Guide to Math at UTA
- Returning soon – under redefinition
- Advisor’s Guide to Science at UTA
- Advisor Guide for University Studies Degree
Professional Development