New Students

Meet Your College

You will receive an invitation, in your My Blue Hen Home, to sign up for a "Meet Your College" session. At this session, you and other students will meet with academic advisors from the College of Arts and Sciences to learn about the college, your general degree requirements, how advising works, and what to expect at your individual advising appointment. Please plan to attend the session before attending your individual advising appointment, if possible.​​

Academic Advising Appointment

Your College of Arts and Sciences academic advisor will email you information and a link to schedule your individual academic advising appointment. Read on for important next steps.

UD Email

You must set up your UD email address so you can receive your advisor's invitation to schedule your advising appointment. Please do this right away and check your UD email regularly.

Pre-Advisement Survey

You will see the survey in My Blue Hen Home and receive an email with the link to complete before your advisement appointment. The survey will ask about your AP credit, transfer credit, language background, and your interest in breadth courses. This information will help your Advisor determine what courses are best for you to take during your first semester at UD. It will take you about 10 to 20 minutes to complete the survey.​

AP & IB Credits

If you have taken any advanced placement (AP) or higher level international baccalaureate (IB) exams in high school, please list the subjects and scores (if known) on the pre-advisement survey. Visit the UD Registrar's Undergraduate Transfer and Test Credits page to learn how your exam scores equate to UD credits and course equivalents. You should be sure to have official copies of your scores sent to the University of Delaware, so your credits can become part of your UD record.

Semester Course Load (Finish in Four!)

Students are considered full-time when they take at least 12 credits in a semester. A typical semester course load is four to five courses (14 to 16 credits). Students who take 15 or more credits every semester are more likely to graduate in four years, so we strongly encourage you to take at least 15 credits each semester.

Registration for your First Semester

When you meet with your advisor, you will discuss the best course choices for your first semester at UD. Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will get your first choice for courses outside your major or for specific class times/sections. Time conflicts with required courses in your major may make it impossible to be enrolled in one of your top choices; this is why we ask you to select several choices in each of the four different breadth areas on the pre-advisement survey. Think broadly about your interests and prepare to be flexible about your course selections.​

Questions about CAS NSO Events and Academic Advising

Before your academic advisor contacts you, you can email your questions to us at nso-advise@art-sci.udel.edu. After you receive an email from your academic advisor, they will be your main contact person for these questions, and you can email them directly.

Thank you for preparing for your advising appointment and your first​​ semester at UD. The Student Success Center looks forward to meeting you!​