Academic Advising
Advising Office Remote During Spring Break
The Economics Advising Office is operating remotely during Spring Break (March 11-15). If you have questions, please email ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu and be sure to include your EID.
We will resume in person appointments beginning Monday, March 18.
If you need to schedule an appointment, please use the links below. Please note our scheduling system only books appointments one week out. If you don’t see any open slots on the schedule, check early the next business day for new open slots one week out.
Q-Drop Deadline - March 26
The deadline to q-drop, make pass/fail changes, and withdraw from all classes for the Spring 2024 term is 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. Please read the above hyperlinked policies carefully and if you are considering any of these actions, act soon and as early in the day as possible to minimize wait times.
If you wish to make any of the above registration changes, you must visit GEB 2.200 or log into the Student Division chat platform to begin the process before the deadline. If initiating via chat, please be prepared to meet with a Student Division advisor via Zoom on a drop-in basis to complete the request.
One-Time Exception Drop Deadline - April 29, 2024
Students may drop a single class or withdrawal from the university after the mid-semester deadline using the One-Time-Exception (OTE).
OTEs must be initiated by April 29, 2024 at 5 pm or before a final grade is posted - whichever is earlier.
A student must request the OTE from a Liberal Arts Student Division advisor by the deadline. You may connect with an advisor in GEB 2.200 or via Zoom and their online live chat.
Every undergraduate is allowed one OTE, whether it is used to withdraw from all classes or drop one class. An OTE drop counts as one of your six Q-drops. Once you’ve used it, you cannot use it again.
Registration Advising Drop-Ins
Quickest way to speak to an advisor!
We are offering Virtual Drop-In Advising Monday-Friday 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Review login instructions here.
These are quick meetings to go over your Summer and Fall semester schedule or to address other time-sensitive questions (long-term planning appointments will resume in late-April).
Zoom drop-ins are first come, first serve. When an advisor is ready to meet, you will recieve a text message with a unique Zoom link. We appreciate your patience as we serve over 2,500 declared Economics majors.
To minimize wait times, we recommend that you review the registration preparation guidelines linked here prior to coming to drop-ins.
ECO Late Add Request - Summer First Term and Nine-Week Term
Online waitlists for Summer First Term and Nine-Week Term end on Friday, June 7 at 11:59 pm. On Monday, June 10 at 8 am we will open our ECO course late add request HERE. This survey is for ECO courses offered in the First Term and Nine-Week Term only.
You can fill out the survey when it opens and if a student drops from a class, we will add you into the open seat. Adds are not guaranteed, rather this is your last attempt to be added to an ECO class. You must meet the prerequisites listed on the course schedule to be added to a course.
The survey will close on Tuesday, June 11 at 12pm and all ECO adds will stop Tuesday, June 11 at 5pm. Students will not be added to First Term or Nine-Week Term ECO courses after Tuesday, June 11.
The Second Term ECO late add request will be available on July 17 at 8 am.
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Summer Drop-In Hours: Wednesdays from 9-11:30 am
Virtual drop-ins for currently declared Economics majors will be on Wednesday mornings from 9-11:30 am this summer. We will continue to offer in-person and virtual advising appointments for currently declared Economics majors. Please note that availability may be limited due to New Student Orientation.
If you have a time-sensitive concern, please email us at ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu. Be sure to include your EID in all emails to our office. Thank you for your patience as our response times may be delayed due to New Student Orientation.
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University Closed Wednesday, June 19
UT will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 for Juneteenth. We will reopen on Thursday, June 20 at 9 am.
Due to the closure, we are rescheduling virtual drop ins to be Tuesday, June 18 from 9-11:30 am. If you need to speak with an advisor and are not able to schedule an appointment (see links below), you can join virtual drop ins on Tuesday, June 18.
Appointment and virtual drop-ins are for currently declared Economics majors. If you are an incoming student, you will have a required advising appointment during New Student Orientation.
For all other questions, please email ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu. Be sure to include your EID in all emails to our office.
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Location: BRB 1.114
General Questions: ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday from 9:00am - 4:00pm (closed from 12:00pm - 1:00pm for lunch)
Get in touch with an Economics advisor
At this time, Economics advisors can meet with declared Economics majors only. Students who are not declared Economics majors cannot book appointments or attend virtual drop-ins.
If you are not an Economics major and would like to speak with an advisor, please email ecoadvisors@austin.utexas.edu. Thank you for your patience.
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 appointments.
Current Economics majors can make in-person or virtual advising appointments with an academic advisor. Students can select a specific advisor to meet with or choose the first available advisor.
Click here to schedule a virtual advising appointment.
Click here to schedule an in-person advising appointment.
Please note our scheduling system only books appointments one week out. If you don’t see any open slots on the schedule, check early the next business day for new open slots one week out.
Virtual Drop-Ins
Only declared ECO majors are able to join drop-ins.
Summer hours: Wednesdays from 9 am - 12 pm.
Quick questions via Zoom.
View log in instructions here.
For questions about:
- Financial aid/billing/tuition, or ordering transcripts, contact Texas One Stop.
- Adding a class in another department, contact the offering department.
Interested in becoming an Economics major?
- Current UT students: See internal transfer information here.
- Prospective freshmen and external transfers: see respective links.
Who is my advisor?
There are six economics major advisors and over 2,000 Economics majors. We don’t have assigned caseloads 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 1.114F
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Ellen Flocke
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114AC
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Holly Smith, M.S.Ed.
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114AA
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Avery Baldwin
Associate Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114AB
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Rob Morgan, M.S.Ed.
Senior Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114G
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Nicole Roy
Associate Academic Advisor
BRB 1.114G
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