Please read carefully. Current & continuing 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. Check your email for advising assignments prior to each semester’s advanced registration period and follow the Advising and Clearance Checklist below.
Fall 2025
ECON BA & FIEC BS Majors
Advising Assignments Emailed
March 10th & 11th, 2025
Important Dates:
Summer/Winter Sessions: Available to Register NOW
Schedule of Classes: Available March 24th, 2025
Advanced Registration: Begins April 1st, 2025
General Registration: Begins April 28th, 2025
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:
- Advisor Assignment. You will be assigned either the Department Advisor or a Faculty Advisor via your UMBC email account.
- Fall 2025 Advisor Assignments sent March 10th/11th 2025 via email.
- 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.
- Repair Your Major. So you select the correct Pre-Advising form, be sure your major is declared correctly.
Download & Complete Pre-Advising form for ECON BA or FIEC BS Majors:
- Pre-Advising Forms: DIY Pre-Advising forms and instructions are located here:
- Forms must be ready or received by your assigned advisor at least 24 hours prior to clearance.
- 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.
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.
- If you were assigned to the Econ Department Advisor, Robert Pawloski, create an “Econ Registration Clearance: Email Only” appt for clearance. If you have questions re matters other than registration clearance, follow the directions for the Econ General Advising appointment types:
- Department Advisor
- If you were assigned a Faculty Advisor, their email was provided in the advising email or click below to look up their 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.
- 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.
