HPS Advising

HPS Advisors help navigate your academic career

We'll guide you from start to finish, helping you explore careers, choose your major, select courses, meet university requirements, prepare for graduation and more to ensure you have a meaningful undergraduate experience at UNT. Graduate students are advised by specific HPS faculty. Need help with Graduate Advising? Click here!

Advising Drop-In Dates & Times

Drop-In Advising:

Duration: 15-minute advising session, either virtually or in-person

Purpose: To briefly address issues during registration periods and at the end of Fall/Spring semesters. This helps students to complete registration or address academic progress and understand academic status.

Availability: Drop-in advising is available during specific periods in the semester to address quick questions, such as graduation checks related to degree requirements or University academic policies.

Scheduled Appointments (Recommended)

Duration: 45 minutes advising session, virtually or in-person –

Purpose: Discuss academic and career goals, plan and review academic requirements, prepare for course registration, evaluate coursework, create and track graduation plan via the Online degree audit system for timely graduation, discuss potential academic challenges, and review campus resources.

Morning Sessions:
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Afternoon Sessions:
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Upcoming Dates:

Seniors: March 19^th-20^th

Juniors: March 26^th (Afternoon only)- 28^th

Sophomores: April 2^nd (Afternoon only)– 3^rd

Freshman: April 10^th-11^th

All Classifications: April 16^th (Willis Library), 22^nd - 23^rd

To sign in for a virtual visit:

Log in to unt.Navigate.eab.com
Click appointments on the left
Click schedule appointment button
Under “Other Options” click view drop-in times
Choose appointment type and service, then click find available times

To visit in-person or contact us:

Chilton Hall, Suite 112
410 Ave. C
Denton, TX 76201
940-565-4115
hpsadvisingservices@unt.edu

HPS Advising Mission

We empower students to chart a bold path to success by creating strong partnerships, sharing our expertise, and inspiring students to surpass expectations.

HPS Advising Vision

The UNT advising community will be leaders in student support by implementing inclusive, personalized, innovative, and holistic academic advising techniques, drawing from theory and practice tailored to UNT’s diverse student populations.

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We serve all HPS undergraduate majors

Addiction Studies (BS)

Work with people with addiction, those at risk, and those in recovery as allies.

Applied Behavior Analysis (BS)

Are you fascinated by how people learn? Does a career helping people improve their quality of life interest you?

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BS)

Do you want to help people with speech or hearing disorders? Prepare to pursue graduate study in speech-language pathology and audiology with this degree.

Criminal Justice (BSCJ)

Do you want justice for all? Pursuing a BSCJ can give you the ability to make a difference.

Emergency Administration and Planning (BS)

When you see devastation after a disaster, are you eager to jump in and help survivors? Do you want to make your community safer and better prepared for these extreme events?

Nonprofit Leadership Studies (BA)

Do you care deeply about a cause and want a career that allows you to do something about it? If so, this degree is right for you.

Public Health (BS)

Did you know that you can apply to medical school, become a physical or occupational therapist, address critical health issues, work at a local health department, and much more with this degree?

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Rehabilitation Studies (BS)

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of people who have physical, mental and emotional disabilities?

Social Work (BSW)

Are you sensitive to people and their challenges? Do you want to help people overcome some of the challenges associated with abuse, poverty, homelessness and discrimination?

Urban Policy and Planning (BA)

Make the practical beautiful... Create the cities of tomorrow... Design public spaces and parks... Build transportation that works... Address environmental issues... Make lives easier.

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COMMENCEMENT CHECKLIST

All UNT undergraduate students must meet with their advisor in their first semester and throughout their academic career.

Each student is assigned an advisor based upon their major. Find your advisor below.

Yes, it is best to schedule an appointment with your primary advisor via appointments.unt.edu. We recommend scheduling your advising appointments early. Do not wait until the week before classes begin or once registration has opened to see an advisor. Some classes close quickly, and meeting with your advisor can help prevent delays to a timely graduation.

Academic advising is more than just creating a schedule of classes. Members of our advising team can help you choose a major, weigh different class options and connect you with campus resources. You can discuss your educational and career goals with your advisor and ask any questions you may have. Advisors help you make the most of your UNT experience.

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UNT has a set of core classes that all students must fulfill to graduate. Find details on the UNT Advising website or the UNT Catalog.

If you need to declare a major or change your major, please schedule an appointment with one of our advisors or the primary advisor for your major.

Before dropping a class, we strongly recommend that you check in with your professor and/or your academic advisor. You can obtain the Instructor Approval to Drop form from the Registrar’s Office, the Academic Advising office, or the academic department office.

The form must be signed by the professor of the class then returned to the Registrar’s Office before the due date for final processing. If you are taking all classes via Online format, you can communicate either by email or phone with your instructor/department and academic advisor to ensure the class is dropped before the drop date.

You may request an official or unofficial copy of your UNT transcript from the Registrar’s Office located in the Eagle Student Services Building.

The semester prior to your graduation, meet with an academic advisor to complete a Graduation Check. At this appointment, you will confirm your remaining courses and grades needed to meet graduation requirements.

Seniors will receive an email from the Graduation Records Office containing information about applying for graduation and specific due dates.

When your application has been approved for final processing by the Registrar’s Office, you will receive a confirmation letter from the Graduation Records Office.

After you have satisfied all degree requirements, you will receive your diploma via postal mail approximately 6-8 weeks after the end of the semester or term.

Graduation ceremonies are held twice a year: May and December.

Learn more about graduation at Registrar's Office Apply to Graduate page and on the Registrar’s website.