Registration Information
Registration FAQs
Registration advising is NOT required for psychology majors. Still want advising? Go here first. Here’s how you can prepare yourself for registration!
1. Check your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) for your registration times and any holds; for questions about how access times are assigned, click here.
2. Review your Degree Audit to see which requirements you lack. Click ‘Run your Degree Audit.’
3. Look at your degree plan.
4. Look at the Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 course schedules, for class options. Published March 04, 2024.
5. Check prerequisites by clicking on the unique number (blue 5-digit # on course schedule). The Psychology Department strictly enforces pre-requisites for psychology courses.
Registration Advising Options
- VIrtual Drop-In Advising
*Wider Availability* - Virtual Advising Appointments
*Wider Availability* - In-Person Advising Appointments
*Limited Availability* - Tab Option 5
If you have a quick, simple question, please first email your assigned advisor.
Advisors will reply in 2-3 business days. If your concerns warrant an appointment, your advisor will let you know.
Psychology majors may meet with any available psychology advisor.
- If there is a specific advisor a psychology major enjoys working with, they are welcome to email quick questions to that advisor directly.
- If a psychology major has NOT yet worked with a specific advisor or does not have a specific advisor preference, they are welcome to email quick questions to the advisor assigned to the section of the alphabet that contains their last name (see below).
- Psychology advisors make every effort to answer email correspondence in a timely manner. Please do not email the same question to multiple advisors.
A-Ch – Crystal Stidham, Associate Academic Advisor
Ci– F – Neal Idais, Academic Advising Coordinator
G-K – Katherine Skluzacek, Senior Academic Advisor
L-N – David Valenzuela, Senior Academic Advisor
O-Sh – current Psychology advising staff
Si-Z – Joel Mendolusky, Senior Academic Advisor
Who? Psychology Majors
When? March 18 – April 19, 2024, Monday-Friday, morning and afternoon options available.
What? Limited to 15 minutes; Quick Summer/Fall 2024 registration questions & Summer/Fall 2024 graduation only.
How? Virtual drop-ins are open for booking by visiting the PSY Advising Website. Please check our website regularly if the calendar shows no availability, as additional drop in availability will be released every 1-2 days.
*Due to the high traffic during these weeks, we will not be discussing ANY long-term planning, careers/graduate school, or any questions not related to registration/graduation for Summer/Fall 2024. *
Who? Psychology Majors
When? March 18 – April 19, 2024, primarily afternoon options available.
What? Limited to 25 minutes; Summer/Fall 2024 registration questions & Summer/Fall 2024 graduation only.
How? Virtual appointments are open for booking by visiting the PSY Advising Website.
*Due to the high traffic during these weeks, we will not be discussing ANY long-term planning, careers/graduate school, or any questions not related to registration/graduation for Summer/Fall 2024. *
Who? Psychology Majors
When? March 18 – April 19, 2024, morning and afternoon options available.
What? Limited to 25 minutes; Summer/Fall 2024 registration questions & Summer/Fall 2024 graduation only.
How? In-Person appointments are open for booking by visiting the PSY Advising Website.
*Due to the high traffic during these weeks, we will not be discussing ANY long-term planning, careers/graduate school, or any questions not related to registration/graduation for Summer/Fall 2024. *
- Email
If you have a quick, simple question, please first email your assigned advisor (emails can be found on the righthand side of this page). They will get back to you in 2-3 days. If your concerns warrant an appointment, your advisor will let you know.
- Drop-In Advising
Who? Psychology Majors; these will be first-come, first-served with any advisor.
When? TBD
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
What? Limited to 12 minutes; Quick Fall 2021 registration questions & Spring, Summer, &/or Fall 2021 graduation only.
How? Drop-ins are open for immediate, same-day (not in advance) booking via our online appointment system.
*** Due to the high traffic during these weeks we will not be discussing ANY long-term planning, careers/graduate school, or any questions not related to registration for Summer &/or Fall 2021. *** - Advising Appointments
Who? Psychology Majors; scheduled in advance, with your assigned advisor.
When? TBD Monday-Friday
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
What? Limited to 25 minutes; Summer & Fall 2021 registration questions & Spring, Summer, &/or Fall 2021 graduation only.
How? Appointments are available for booking up to 5 days in advance via our online appointment system.
*** Due to the high traffic during these weeks we will not be discussing ANY long-term planning, careers/graduate school, or any questions not related to registration for Summer &/or Fall 2021. ***
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Other Helpful Tips!
- If you are taking a prerequisite course (such as Math, hours to Upper-division standing) outside UT--you must transfer the course to UT beforehand, and/or show proof of completion in the course before you add the course. Documentation (such as a grade report) can be submitted to the Psychology Advising Office via email to psy-undergrad@utexas.edu
- Graduating Seniors: Registration issues with Psychology courses? Email your advisor as soon as possible!
- You can review Past Course Syllabi using the syllabi database.
- Check out our list of suggested PSY electives.
- If you are NOT able to come to advising during your assigned days, you will be able to schedule an appointment after registration to have your advisor check your schedule.
