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Academic Advising

The College’s advising and mentoring services are designed to support you as you plan, build and complete an undergraduate degree that reflects your interests and aspirations.

The Dean Ralph W. Taylor Academic Advising Center, familiarly known as “CAS 105,” provides all the information you need to satisfy your academic requirements. Its faculty advisors and academic counselors can help you with issues including:

• planning your degree program
• registration
• interpreting and implementing the College’s academic regulations, standards, and policies
• intra-University transfer
• Boston University's Collaborative Degree Program (BUCOP)
• leave of absence/withdrawal
• academic difficulties, problems or concerns.

Every full-time student in the College chooses an academic advisor. You must confer with your advisor before registration each term, and you are encouraged to meet periodically during each semester. In addition:

• If you are a freshman or sophomore student who has not chosen a major, you will get special assistance in registering, selecting a major, and developing a comprehensive program. All undeclared students are expected to meet with a faculty advisor at least once in addition to pre-registration advising.
• If you have a declared major, you should consult the department of your major for academic advising.
• If you are on academic warning or probation, you are required to meet with an academic counselor on a regular basis.