Academic Advising
Fall 2025 Beginning of Semester Advising
Here is our drop-in schedule for the week (all drop ins are in Central Time, meetings are 5-10 minutes long):
Monday, September 8: 1:00-2:45 pm
Tuesday, September 9: 1:00-2:45 pm
Wednesday, September 10: 1:00-2:45 pm
Thursday, September 11: 1:00-2:45 pm
Friday: No drop-ins
Please review our registration guide, the degree requirements section of our website, and have questions prepared before meeting with an advisor.
Log in to Zoom Drop-ins here: https://400110.waitwell.us/join/41
We appreciate your patience as we currently have 6 advisors serving over 3,000 Econ majors. We hope you have a great semester!

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Advising Office Closed for Thanksgiving
The univeristy is closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you need assistance during this time, please email ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu and we will respond when we reopen. Be sure to include your EID and use your official student email address when contacting our office.
We will reopen on Monday, December 1. Have a great Thanksgiving!

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Location: BRB 1.114
General Questions: ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday from 10-11:45 am and 1-3 pm
Where to go for advising:
Available to all students
- General questions and referrals
- Prerequisite and course reservation issues
- Prospective Econ major or minor questions
- Begin Appeal/Petition process
- Attaching minor or certificate
- Signatures for certain forms (ex. EXP 000 approval)
- Claiming credit-by-exam questions
Be sure to include your EID in all messages to our office.
Email: ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu
Students in ROTC should email their course planning forms to JC Calvert: johnna.calvert@austin.utexas.edu
During peak seasons (registration, first 12 class days, summer orientation, etc.), it may take longer to receive a response via email.
Available to current ECO majors ONLY
- Current semester questions or concerns (adjusting schedule, discuss Q-drop or pass/fail)
- Registration advising (planning for upcoming semester only)
- Questions about transferring to another major
- Discussing pros and cons of Q-drop or pass/fail
- Athlete registration advising (can also schedule 20 minute appointment)
- Any urgent or time sensitive issue not listed in the other columns
Drop Ins Schedule: Drop ins will resume after Thanksgiving break.
Monday, December 1: 1- 2:45 pm
Tuesday, December 2: 1- 2:45 pm
Wednesday, December 3: 1- 2:45 pm
Thursday, December 4: 1- 2:45 pm
Monday, December 8: 1- 2:45 pm
These are 5-10 minute long meetings with an advisor. Log into drop ins here.
IMPORTANT: Students that have not recently been to drop-ins are prioritized. If you have attended drop-ins in the last week, you may be moved to the bottom of the queue.
Please note that wait times may be longer than expected as our office is currently short staffed. To help reduce wait times, please review our registration guide, the degree requirements section of our website, and have questions prepared before meeting with an advisor.
View log in instructions here.
Available to current ECO majors ONLY
- Long Term Advising (45 minute appointment)
- Registration Advising (20 minute appointment, drop-in also an option)
- Education Abroad planning: usually requires long-term plan
- SUCCESS academic warning advising (drop-ins allowed during registration)
- ROTC forms: require long term plan
- Addressing any other concern or issues not already listed
Click here to schedule a zoom appointment. (Current UT ECO majors only)
Click here to schedule an in-person appointment. (Current UT ECO majors only)
Incoming freshman, transfer, and exchange students can find appointment information here.
You will receive a confirmation email after scheduling your appointment. This email contains instructions on how to check in for your appointment.
Please note that our appointment scheduling system only books 7 days in advance. If you don’t see any open slots on the schedule, check early the next business day for new open slots one week out, if available
IMPORTANT: Due to staffing shortages, students are limited to one appointment with an economics advisor per month. No-shows count toward the one appointment limit. Your appointment might be cancelled if we deem you have met with our office recently. Urgent questions can be sent to ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu
Available to all students
- Q-drop or pass/fail a class
- Withdraw for the semester
- Approval for 17+ semester hours in a semester
- Apply to graduate
- Apply to walk in commencement (if not applying to graduate in same semester)
- Be considered full-time with fewer than 12 hours in final semester
- Dismissal appeal
- Medical withdrawal or course load reduction
- General Appeals not relating to economics policies
- Signatures for certain forms that economics advisors don’t sign (ex. forms asking to confirm good academic standing)
Contact a Student Division advisor here.
Available to all students
- Financial aid and scholarship questions
- Updating contact information
- Tuition payment information and deadlines
- Ordering official UT transcripts
- Veteran's benefits
- Receiving and replacing a diploma
Contact Texas One Stop here.
Get in touch with an Economics advisor
Economics advisors can only meet with declared Economics majors.
If you are not an Economics major and would like to speak with an advisor, please email ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu.

Include your UT EID in your email.
Contact the Econ advisors via email
ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu
During peak seasons (registration, first 12 class days, summer orientation, etc.), it may take longer to receive a response via email.

Appointments
Only declared ECO majors are able to schedule an appointment.
IMPORTANT: Due to staffing shortages, students are limited to one appointment with an economics advisor per month. No-shows count toward the limit.
Your appointment might be cancelled if we deem you have met with our office recently.
Click here to schedule a zoom appointment.
Click here to schedule an in-person appointment.
Incoming freshman, transfer, and exchange students can find appointment information here.
Please note that our appointment scheduling system only books 7 days in advance. If you don’t see any open slots on the schedule, check early the next business day for new open slots one week out, if available

Drop-Ins
Only declared ECO majors are able to join drop-ins.
5-10 minute long meetings.
Drop Ins Schedule: Drop ins will resume after Thanksgiving break.
Monday, December 1: 1- 2:45 pm
Tuesday, December 2: 1- 2:45 pm
Wednesday, December 3: 1- 2:45 pm
Thursday, December 4: 1- 2:45 pm
Monday, December 8: 1- 2:45 pm
IMPORTANT: Students that have not recently been to drop-ins are prioritized. If you have attended drop-ins in the last week, you may be moved to the bottom of the queue.
View log in instructions here.






Who is my advisor?
There are 7 economics major advisors and over 3,000 Economics majors. We don’t assign students to one specific advisors and we don’t require advising (unless you are below a 2.0 GPA). You are welcome to schedule with the same advisor you have met with before, or with whichever advisor best fits your schedule! Our records system allows us to review notes from your previous advising sessions, to assure continuity for you, regardless of which advisor you met with previously. Meet our advising team below!
Economics Advising Team

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Jana Cole
Advising Coordinator
BRB 1.114
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Ellen Flocke
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114
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Holly Smith, M.S.Ed.
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114AA
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Holly Smith, M.S.Ed.
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114
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Rob Morgan, M.S.Ed.
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114
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Sarah Walker
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114
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