General Arrival Info: Academic Advising

Undergraduate students should consult an academic advisor in their academic unit (School/College).  Each semester your advisor will help you select the courses for which you should register in order to meet requirements for graduation.  You will enroll in a combination of required and elective subjects applicable to your degree program.  Schools will hold registration sessions the week before classes begin; however, we encourage you to contact your School’s advising office for registration instructions before you arrive at Purdue for the most choices of classes.

For Advising Offices contact information and locations, see the link:  http://www.iss.purdue.edu/Resources/Docs/Orientation/AdvisingContacts.pdf

You are encouraged to contact your Academic Advising Office before your arrival to schedule a phone or email appointment with your assigned counselor. Your academic advisor will give you an access code for your 'myPurdue' account and guidance regarding choosing and registering for classes.  After consulting with an advisor, each student will register for their own class schedule, in real time, using their 'myPurdue' account.  

NOTE:  As an F-1 or J-1 undergraduate student, you are required by law to enroll in and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours each Fall and Spring semester to maintain legal status.  Summer enrollment is not required unless the Summer term is your "first" or "final" term.  If you enter Purdue in a Summer term, you are required to register for and complete 6 credits in your first Summer term.

**Graduate students must contact the Registration Secretary or Graduate Coordinator in their Department for information about registering for classes.