School of Business New Student Resource Hub
Welcome to UConn! This page is contains useful information for incoming students. We recommend that you bookmark this page for to reference throughout your first semester. Below you will find blank copies of the plan of study worksheet you used during orientation, links to important resources, a semester planning guide, and additional information to help you successfully navigate the university.
Documents from Advising and Registration Sessions
Regardless of which campus you attended orientation, we utilize the same documents and materials in our advising and registration sessions. In the event you lost your folder and documents we provided, below you'll find a blank copy of the plan of study worksheet and links to some of the additional information from your folder.
Links to Save
We recommend bookmarking the following websites to your favorite internet browser. You'll likely be referring to these resources throughout your time at UConn.
Absolute Must Saves - You'll use these pages often!
Home page for the Undergraduate Programs Office, A perfect starting point for any question you have about Business!
Struggling with registration? Our FAQ likely has the answer. If you can't find what you need here, go to drop-ins.
Your source for On-Demand advising in Business.
Schedule Appointments, Create/Join Study Groups, RSVP for Events, Use GPA Calculator
Additional School of Business Pages
View degree requirements for all Business majors. Double check that you are viewing the plan for your Catalog Year!
Discover Business Minors to expand your knowledge in a field different from your major!
Change your major, declare a minor, request a permission number for a Business class and more!
Learn about ways to engage with Business by exploring past LAUNCH publications. All Business students are already on the LAUNCH mailing list. You'll start getting these publications to your email at the start of the Fall term.
Important University Pages
Register for classes, view weekly schedule, manage fee bill
StudentAdmin can be tricky and is not always intuitive. Reference these guides for a quick step-by-step of adding and swapping classes, accessing your weekly schedule, and much more!
Search course descriptions and prerequisites, explore non-Business minors, review university policy and procedures
Class start/end date, Add/Drop deadline, holiday breaks, Withdraw and Pass/Fail deadline, and exam schedules
Academic Semester Planning Guide
The start of any semester can be a bit overwhelming with a new schedule, classes, professors, and students pulling you in all sorts of different directions. To help keep you focused and organized, use this week-by-week guide throughout the term. For each week, we have tips and useful links to assist you in maintaining balance.
- Collect Syllabi. Make notes and plan for exam/assignment dates.
- Review Academic Calendar and add important dates to semester planner.
- Set academic and engagement goals for the term. Think about your term GPA goal and consider what student organizations/events you want to prioritize.
- Make a plan to attend the UConn Involvement Fair to explore new opportunities and meet with clubs you're interested in joining.
- UConntact is a great resource for browsing the hundreds of available student orgs on campus.
- Review academic strategies like Active Reading and Listening and the Pomodoro Technique.
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions.
- Last opportunity to make changes to your schedule in StudentAdmin before the Add/Drop period ends (See countdown above this planning guide!)
- Establish a strong system to check UConn email daily. Your UConn email is the primary way professors and advisors will communicate with you. You'll be getting a lot of email at the start of the term. Keep organized right from the beginning so you don't miss any important messages.
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions.
- Advising: Watch for an email from your advisor about required meetings to complete your advising requirement for the term. Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions.
- Remember, for the first two year, you have semesterly advising requirements to complete. Prior to the start of registration for the term, you will have an enrollment hold placed on your account that can only be remvoed by completing these advising requirements. This hold will prevent you from registering for the next semester regardless of your enrollment appointment ("pick time"), so take action on your advising requirements ASAP to avoid delays in registration!
- Evaluate your study strategy and goals.
- It is important to routinely monitor your progress and make note of what is working versus what is not and make the necessary changes to your habits.
- By the fourth week of the term, you should have complete multiple assessments in each class. How were your grades in those assessments? What study strategies (good or bad) contributed to those grades? What should you keep? What should you change?
- Use the GPA calculator in Nexus to monitor term performance and prioritize classes that need more attention.
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions not answered during your required advising meetings. You will not be able to schedule an additional advising appointment with your assigned advisor, so use drop-ins for all your on-demand advising needs.
- Prepare for a complete Midterm assessments.
- As you approach this point in the semester, be sure to evaluate where you are in each course. If you're struggling in a course, come to Drop-In Advising Hours and speak with an Academic Advisor about your options before the Withdrawal and Pass/Fail deadline (Monday of Week 12). Withdraw and Pass/Fail are tools to help you protect your GPA. Use them if you need them!
- Review and make a plan for your Final Exam schedule. Check the syllabi for each of your classes for final exam details, because finals week will be different than your typical weekly schedule.
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions not answered during your required advising meetings. Remember, you will not be able to schedule an additional advising appointment with your assigned advisor, so use drop-ins for all your on-demand advising needs.
- Registration for next term begins for all current UConn students.
- Check your enrollment appointment (aka "pick time") in StudentAdmin.
- Make sure all holds on your account are resolved before your pick time!
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions not answered during your required advising meetings. Remember, you will not be able to schedule an additional advising appointment with your assigned advisor, so use drop-ins for all your on-demand advising needs.
- Keep in mind a drop-in meeting cannot satisfy your required advising appointments for the term. You must schedule those with your advisor and peer mentor according to the instructions you received via email in Week 3.
- Withdrawal and Pass/Fail Deadline
- Visit Drop-In Advising Hours to consult with a professional staff Academic Advisors if you are considering Withdrawing or putting a course on Pass/Fail.
- Visit our Withdraw and Pass/Fail Guidance page for full explanations of the university policies and special considerations for Business students.
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions not answered during your required advising meetings. Remember, you will not be able to schedule an additional advising appointment with your assigned advisor, so use drop-ins for all your on-demand advising needs.
- Last couple weeks of classes before final exams
- Prioritize your time as we close the term and take advantage of available resources.
- Create a study plan for your final exams to keep organized and ensure you allocate enough time to adequately prepare for each final assessment. Some classes will need more attention than others depending on how much material is being assessed in the final and how well you have been doing throughout the term.
- If you haven't already done so, check the syllabi for each of your classes for final exam details. Days and times for your final exams will be different than your typical weekly class schedule.
- Consult your syllabi to determine what grade you will need in the final assessment to earn the final grade you want in the class.
- Use the Nexus GPA calculator to help estimate your term and cumulative GPA and identify which courses need to be top priority.
- Advising: Visit Drop-In Advising Hours with questions.
- Final Exams
- Stick to your study plan. You got this!
- Remember to take breaks while studying!
- Maintain a healthy eating and sleep schedule. You brain consolidates new information into long term memory when you sleep. If you do not have restful sleep as a part of your study schedule, all your cramming will be a complete waste of time and effort.
Acronym Index
Here at UConn we use a lot of acronyms, and it can be a bit disorienting at first. Below we've collected some important acronyms to be aware of so you're not lost in the alphabet soup across campus.
| UPO: Undergraduate Programs Office | AAC: Academic Achievement Center |
| BCLC: Business Connections Learning Community | Q Center: Quantitative Learning Center |
| PM: Peer Mentor | W Center: Writing Center |
| BCDO: Business Career Development Office | CSD: Center for Students with Disabilities |
| EGL: Experiential Global Learning (Study Abroad) | DoS: Dean of Students Office |
| FYE: First Year Experience | SHaW: Student Health and Wellness |