Advising
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Regarding Registration Advising:
If there are no appointments available during the two weeks of registsration, I will be holding drop-in advising every afternoon during the two weeks of registration. Please see the schedule below and important information before joining the zoom waiting room.
Virtual Drop-In Advising:
April 8, 2:15 - 4:00PM
April 9-12 & 15-19, 1:00 - 4:00PM
Before you join the virtual chat, please indicate your major in your zoom profile. This will ensure you meet with the correct Academic Advisor (we will be seeing a multitude of majors).
Go to https://utexas.zoom.us/profile
Click “Edit” in your name section
Enter your major in the “Last Name” section of your profile
Example: McKay — AADS
Hit “Save”
Join the zoom waiting room queue: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/95007361156
Undergraduate Advisor
Advisers in the colleges and schools assist students in understanding the requirments necessary to complete their chosen major, inform them about appropriate course sequences and course content, and provide information about graduate school, honors programs, and career opportunities.
Please set up an appointment with an advisor here. Additionally, you can email guao@austin.utexas.edu with any questions. They look forward to meeting with you!
Many questions about WGS Registration are answered here.
Undergraduate Minors and Certificates
The WGS and LGBTQ Studies minors and certificates are explained here.
These program have open applications. Students should apply to these when visiting with their primary academic advisor (of their major/home department).
Graduate Advisor
The Graduate Advisor is responsible for giving you information regarding your degree plan, monitoring your progress, and helping you out in areas such as petitions, scholarships, study abroad, and transfer of credit. The Graduate Advisor meets individually with WGS graduate students prior to fall and spring course registration.
Graduate Coordinator
The Graduate Coordinator keeps track of all students' degree plans, bars, petitions, conference course contracts, and the like. All administrative matters pertaining to registration as a WGS major are within the responsibility of the Graduate Coordinator, who works with the undergraduate and graduate advisors.
The Graduate Coordinator is Sawyer Tedder.
