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.

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.​

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.

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!​