Advisement

An academic advisor from the SEAS Office of Undergraduate Education (hereafter, your engineering advisor) is often the first student contact, usually as part of the orientation process. Meetings with an engineering advisor are generally recommended on a semester basis for the first two years and on an as-needed basis thereafter, usually upon student request. In addition to providing general academic advice, the engineering advisors make decisions regarding transfer credit for basic math, science, and general engineering (EAS) courses, provide information on General Education requirements, and provide a final review to ensure that the student has met all degree requirements at the time of graduation.

When you enrolled as a civil/environmental engineering major, you were assigned an academic advisor who is a full-time member of the CSEE faculty (hereafter, your faculty advisor). The role of the faculty advisor is to provide general guidance regarding the civil engineering curriculum and career paths. You can also speak to your faculty advisor about undergraduate research opportunities.

Juniors and seniors are required to meet with their faculty advisor at least once each semester prior to the start of registration for the following semester. This is accomplished through forced-registration in required junior and senior year courses. The purpose of the advisement meetings is to help you choose the best available courses in proper sequence, and to facilitate completion of the degree program within the desired length of time and with your best performance. Without proper advisement, you can make mistakes in selecting courses that can delay graduation. Consultation with faculty advisors can help minimize the possibility of such errors. Nevertheless, it is ultimately your responsibility to see that all degree requirements are met in time to enable graduation at the desired date.

Determine who your faculty advisor is by accessing the SEAS portal

The Directors of Undergraduate Studies are faculty members who perform a variety of functions, including, but not limited to: approval of upper level course transfers or substitutions, assistance to students with academic or registration problems, advisement of students in combined degree programs, resolution of academic integrity issues and coordination of ABET accreditation activities. Students may request a meeting with Director of Undergraduate Studies at any time.

The Undergraduate Academic Coordinator provides general assistance to the undergraduate students and helps the Director of Undergraduate Studies with daily functions. The Undergraduate Academic Coordinator, Ms. Amanda Allen, has an office in 212D Ketter Hall, and can be reached at arallen2@buffalo.edu.