Academic Advising FAQ
Please take the time to read through this information —
it is likely that your question is answered here or in the related links provided in the answers.
If your question is not answered or you need clarification, please connect with your Academic Advisor in-person, virtually or by phone.
Registration
Students can view holds on CIS by clicking on the “Tasks” tile from the Student Homepage. Once there, you should be able to view any active holds on your account. By clicking on the specific hold link, you can find more information about each hold (i.e. what it prevents and why it was placed) and which office to contact about resolving the hold.
If a course is full, students can add themselves to a waitlist and be added to the course at a future time if they meet all prerequisites, and a seat becomes available. You can find more information about wait listing on the Registrar’s Office webpage.
You can view more information about which Eccles courses are available for waitlists on our website under “3. Use the Waitlist.”
Students can check prerequisites through the Academic Catalog. By selecting “Courses” on the left side, you are able to search any course and view its prerequisite information.
Please visit our Transfer Course Equivalency page for more information.
Prerequisite courses completed at a transfer institution can sometimes prevent students from enrolling in courses on their own through CIS. If you have earned the prerequisite to a course at a transfer institution, please follow up with your assigned academic advisor so that they can help you to manually enroll in the course. To make an appointment with your academic advisor, please schedule an appointment.
Students can find core curriculum checklists on our website. Students with a uNID will be able to use the “Curriculum Lookup” to find the right curriculum for them.
Major checklists can be found on our website by selecting the major you would like to view.
Students can register for a placement test for math or writing through the testing center website. Select the test you wish to take, and fill out the information and select a date and time. Math and writing tests are free to U of U students for their first time. After that, there is a fee.
You will need to take a placement test for math if your ACT or SAT scores are more than two years old.
The Math Department has a process for evaluating classes. You can submit a request through their website.
Individual departments handle permission code requests. We recommend contacting the individual department for their policy and procedures. Business students commonly need permission codes for math, writing, and economics courses. You can visit those specific request forms here:
You can find tutorials for how to run a Degree Audit here, including video and PDF guides.
Transfer Students
Students who have earned transfer credit at another institution need to send a final transcript from that school to the University of Utah. This is typically done via your student portal for your school (example, SLCC, UVU) and you can electronically send the transcript to the University of Utah Admissions Office. The transfer credits will be evaluated and then posted to your Degree Audit. More information for transfer students can be found here:
Students can use the Transfer Equivalency Guide to view any approved transfer equivalencies or petition courses that have not been previously reviewed for Eccles School business classes. The Transfer Equivalency Guide also has information about our Transfer Credit Policies that may impact how your credit is applied to your degree.
If it is a business course, you may need to be enrolled in the course by an advisor. You will need to email your assigned advisor to let them know you need help enrolling in a class. For example, if you took WRTG 2010 at another school and are trying to enroll in MGT 3810, you may need an advisor to enroll you. The Eccles School does not issue permission codes.
Emailing your advisor with the information about the course you want to enroll in and the prerequisite you took at another school will allow the advisor to verify the prerequisite, and, if space is available, enroll you in the class.
If the course is not a business course, you will need to contact the individual department. Individual departments handle permission code requests. We recommend contacting the individual department for their policy and procedures. Business students commonly need permission codes for math, writing and economics courses. You can visit those specific request forms here:
Eccles Upper Division, Major, and Minor Applications
To apply for Upper Division, please visit our webpage here.
As you complete the Business Fundamentals portion of the Upper Division Core and any major-specific prerequisites, you can apply to a major. Admission to each business major requires an additional application. Find more information on each undergraduate major program webpage.
When can I expect to hear back about my application if it is deferred?
- If you are enrolled in the required major admission course (for example, FINAN 3040, ACCTG 3600), applications submitted prior to May 11 will not be processed until May 11 when grades post for the semester (unless a major offers, and a student qualifies for Conditional Admission). You can expect to hear back on deferred applications on May 11 or May 12. Deferred applicants will receive an email when the application is initially evaluated and deferred. If you have already completed the major admission course and a grade has been posted for the class in a prior semester or a first-session class for Spring 2020, your application will be processed within two weeks of submission. A decision will be sent by email.
What if I am a Committee Review candidate for admission?
- Committee Review applications will be evaluated on May 11 when grades post. They will then be sent to the Major Application Committees for review. You will receive a decision on May 11 or 12.
You can apply for a minor here.
Please be sure to review the admission criteria for each minor before applying. You must have a declared major in order to apply for a minor. If a minor has prerequisites, you must complete those before applying to the minor.
Graduation
To apply and find more info, visit https://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/undergradgraduation.php.
Information about the campus-wide graduation ceremony can be found at: https://commencement.utah.edu/commencement/index.php
Information about the David Eccles School of Business graduation ceremony can be found here: https://eccles.utah.edu/graduation/
Normally, students with 90+ credits become eligible to graduate. If the deadline for application has not passed, a student can apply to graduate through a link that appears in the Graduation tile in the student homepage in CIS.
If you need to submit a late application for graduation or to alter your application because you will not complete your credits in the graduation semester you originally specified, you can submit a late application or reapplication for graduation.
If you need to change your graduation application to add or remove a minor, major, or other program or to change a catalog year, you use this form.
For more information about graduation application, late application and eligibility, consult the Registrar’s webpage.
Grades
You can find the academic calendar with all dates for grades posting, add/drop and withdrawal deadlines here: https://registrar.utah.edu/academic-calendars/
You can log into CIS, click the “Academic Records” tile and then “View Grades” to see your final posted grades.
While a course is ongoing, you can use Canvas to check your progress in a course.
The University of Utah has a GPA calculator to assist you in your academic journey.
The calculator allows you to see how your GPA will change based on anticipated or estimated grades for current enrollment or for an anticipated grade for a retake (the second attempt in a class will replace the first attempt in the Eccles School). Note: you can calculate how a re-take impacts your GPA and how an A versus a B in a class will impact your overall GPA.
For more information about retaking classes when you are a business student, consult our repeat policy.
A C- is considered a passing grade in the Eccles School. Business classes require a letter grade.
The first step is to consult Canvas to verify that your grades are all posted.
If you have questions about what you see in Canvas or your professor is not using Canvas, then reach out to your professor and/or TA to inquire about your grades.
If you notice a discrepancy between what you think you should see and what is recorded, contact your professor first.
Grade appeals are handled through the Dean’s Office of the Eccles School. If you need more information, you should contact your academic advisor either through email or through making an appointment at Eccles.link/youradvisor.
Academic Policies
Withdrawing from a class refers to dropping a class after the Friday of the second week of the semester in fall or spring or after the drop date for summer classes; consult the academic calendar for those deadlines.
If the deadline for withdrawal has passed, a student can file a petition for exception to university policy for a “late withdrawal.”
If the petition for withdrawal is to withdraw from a prior semester’s class after the class is complete, a student can file a petition for exception to university of policy for “retroactive withdrawal.”
The Registrar’s Office provides detailed information on both types of withdrawals here: https://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/exception.php.
Please remember that it is the student’s responsibility to demonstrate that there were legitimate circumstances that were non-academic in nature that prevented the student from withdrawing by the posted withdrawal deadline.
Past examples have included: an illness that required the student to miss classes and/or prevented the student from completing assignments, a family or personal emergency that took the student away from classes/assignments, etc.
Students submitting a late or retroactive withdrawal petition should:
- Fill out the appropriate form to file for an exception to policy
- Draft an explanation of why they are seeking the exception
- Attach supporting documentation
- Return the packet of information to SFEBB 1120 or scan and email it to their assigned advisor
Undergraduate Advising Services (UAS) then forwards the packet to the Eccles School’s Dean’s office for evaluation.
The Dean’s office will send the packet to the Registrar’s Office.
It is essential that you monitor your uMail account as all requests for more information, if needed, and other communication about your petition for exception (withdrawal) will only go to your uMail due to the sensitive nature of that information, which is governed by FERPA.
Electing CR/NC means you will need a C- or above to earn credit for the class, but will not receive a letter grade for the class.
- If you elect CR/NC for a class, it will not impact your GPA.
- You can elect CR/NC for some classes and receive a letter grade for others.
- Business classes must have a valid letter grade of C- or higher to qualify for admission to (or progression within) a Business major.
- Did you choose CR/NC for business classes in Spring or Summer 2020? You may need to request a permission code to enroll in current courses. Fill out form here. Before filling out the form, make sure your desired class has available seats.
If you are interested in selecting CR/NC for a class, we recommend reading the FAQ on the Registrar’s Website and using their form for electing CR/NC. If you have any questions, please connect with your Academic Advisor.
NOTE: The CR/NC accommodation that was in place for Spring and Summer 2020 semesters due to COVID-19 was only for those semesters and does not apply to Fall 2020 or Spring 2021.