Transfer Student Advisement

Advisement Timeline (After you have begun your first semester)

• Academic Calendar

• Add/Drop Procedures

• Registration Schedule

Preparing for advisement

• Bring a copy of your curriculum card
• Review Course Offerings/Availability 
• Plan out potential schedules with the Course Schedule Worksheet

Contacting your advisor for advisement (This varies by department)

• You can identify your advisor through your department secretary

Web Advisor or Records?

• Your initial registration at NU must be done through the Records Office.
• Once you have signed your registration/advisement form with your advisor, your advisor can unlock you for web registration through MyNU.  You cannot register online unless you have met with your advisor and been unlocked.
• You must update your profile before registering & check your registration holds.
• Alternatively you can take the signed registration/advisement form to Records to register. Use this method if you have trouble registering online.
• Independent Studies, Honor's Theses, and some Coops and Internships require individual contracts (A&S Forms)

Review your schedule for next semester, once your grades are posted

• Contact your advisor if you need to make a change (Major choice, Course Selection, F to R policy, Academic Support)..

MyNU Resources

• Web advisor - to register for classes online once you have been unlocked 
• Midterm Grades
• Schedules
• Transcripts

Academic Support at NU

If you are struggling or running into other issues that are affecting your academic performance, please contact someone below for assistance or check out the Academic Help section of our website. 

• Your Advisor

• Dean's Office - 3rd Floor Dunleavy Hall 

• Office of Academic Support - 1st Floor Seton Hall

Thinking Ahead

Senior Check & Graduation

• When you complete approximately 80 credits you will need to schedule an appointment in the Dean's office for a Senior Check which will assist you in identifying your remaining requirements for graduation.

Graduate Programs at NU

• Criminal Justice Administration M.S. - (BS/MS Program Available)
• Interdisciplinary Studies M.A.
• Other Graduate Programs at NU

Career Development

• A&S Career Planning
• Office of Career Development
• Pre-Professional Programs
• What can I do with a major in...

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  Dunleavy Hall, 3rd Floor

  Niagara University, NY 14109-2026

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