Registration Advising & Clearance

Current & Continuing Students  Please read carefully: undergraduate students must meet with an advisor at least once per semester to receive authorization or clearance to register for the next semester’s classes.  Your clearance advisor is either the Econ Department Academic Advisor or a Faculty Advisor assigned to you.  Follow the Advising & Clearance Checklist below.

Incoming Freshman and Transfer Students must attend both on-campus orientation and virtual orientation advising and registration.

FALL 2026

ECON BA & FIEC BS Majors

Advising Assignments Emailed:

March 12th

Important Dates:

Summer/Winter Registration: Begins March 2nd

Schedule of Classes: Available March 23rd 

Advanced Registration: Begins March 31st

General Registration: Begins April 27th

As a matter of UMBC policy and procedure, students are responsible for the management of their academic careers. They are expected to familiarize themselves with resources such as the Undergraduate Catalog and the degree audit, and to remain informed of all published policies, degree requirements and academic calendar dates. — Academic Standards, UMBC Registrar

Advising & Clearance Checklist:

Get Your Advisor Assignment:

      • Fall 2026 Advisor Assignments TBA via email. 
      • You will be assigned either the Department Advisor  or a Faculty Advisor via your UMBC email account.
      • If you did not receive an advisor assignment, you were either not a declared major or you were not an active/currently enrolled student when the major’s list was compiled.
      • Check your UMBC email in-box.  Official email will use your UMBC email address.  Always respond with your UMBC email address.
  • Check Your Major Declaration.
      • You must be a declared major in ECON or FIEC to receive registration clearance from the department. 
      • You cannot be both ECON BA and FIEC BS.  If you are declared as both, decide which major you want to pursue and delete one of them.
      • Before you declare for FIEC BS, please check the FIEC programs requirements here: https://economics.umbc.edu/bs-in-financial-economics/
      • Pursuing an Accounting and/or Management Accounting certificate?  Declare it so we can better advise you.
      • If you declare your major after advisors have been assigned, get in touch with the Department Advisor via email: robpawl@umbc.edu

Download & Complete Pre-Advising form for ECON BA or FIEC BS Majors:

  • Pre-Advising Forms: DIY Pre-Advising forms and instructions are located here:
  • Complete each section of the form, 1-5.  See sample form for tips on how to fill it out.
  • You will not gain clearance without submitting a completed Pre-Advising form to your assigned advisor.
  • Completed forms must be ready or received by your assigned advisor at least 24 hours prior to clearance.

Contact Your Assigned Advisor for Advising & Clearance:

  • Make Contact with your Assigned Advisor as soon as possible and follow their instructions for receiving advising and clearance.  Have your Pre-Advising Form completed to show or send to them via email.
    • If you were assigned to the Econ Department Advisor, Robert Pawloski, create an “Econ Registration Clearance: Email Only” appt for clearance.  This is not an actual meeting, but an appointment for when your Pre-Advising Form will be evaluated and you will be cleared.
    • Department Advisor
    • If you were assigned a Faculty Advisor, their email was provided in the advising assignment email or click below to look up their UMBC email address:
    • Faculty Advisors
  • Your advisor will need to receive and review your completed Pre-Advising form.
  • You will not gain clearance without submitting a completed Pre-Advising form to your assigned advisor.

Register for Classes:

  • Once cleared, then you will need to enroll on or after your Registration Appointment day/time.
  • You can find this information in your MyUMBC Profile: Click the image below for example:
  • Or at the Registrar’s link.  Click button below:
  • Your Registration Appointment is granted by the number of earned credits you have.  That means upperclassmen will have access to register first.
  • Enroll in classes with consideration for your advisor’s recommendations.
  • If you have further questions after clearance, you may contact the department advisor.