Get Started with Advising

Your academic advisor will register you for some or all of your first-term classes. Your specific course registration process will depend on your advising unit.

Your academic advisor will contact you to discuss your plans and help you create your class schedule. Each advising unit has its unique way of connecting with new transfer students, so wait to hear from your advisor (usually by phone or email).

A re-entering undergraduate student is a student who meets all of the following criteria:

• Was once enrolled as a UB undergraduate. 
• Would like to re-enter the university.
• Has completed the Admissions Re-Entry Application.

If you are a re-entering student, we welcome you back to UB! Once admitted, you should contact the academic advising unit for your program of interest.

Student veterans (as well as active military, reserve, and National Guard students) receive advising through their advising unit.

Student veterans may receive university credit for military training and education. UB will consider experiences gained while in the military, provided that the American Council on Education has completed an official evaluation. The Council publishes a Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. This guide contains a description of the coursework or experience, and statement of recommendation (or non-recommendations) of credit.

• All military personnel including Active, Reserve, National Guard, and Veterans can receive credit.
  
• You may be able to receive credit if you only have attended Basic Training. Submit a copy of your Joint Services transcript for evaluation. As you complete more training you can submit updated documentation for additional credits.
  

• Students can receive a maximum of 60 credits. The number of credits awarded depends on the course recommendation according to the American Council on Education guides.
• The credits cannot be used to fulfill major or UB Curriculum (general education) requirements. They are used as free electives toward graduation and cannot be used to fulfill any degree requirement.

In determining whether credit should be awarded, the following are taken into consideration:

• The level of college/university credit which has been recommended. No credit is awarded if the recommendation is at the vocational/certificate level. Baccalaureate level courses are required.
• Appropriateness of the coursework to UB’s degree programs.
• Whether the experience duplicates any other courses for which the student has received credit.

If you are on active duty you can request a copy of your Joint Services Transcript. If you are currently in a National Guard or Reserve unit, a copy can be obtained from your personnel officer.

The evaluation of records is for currently enrolled University at Buffalo students. The process for requesting evaluation is as follows:

1. Students must electronically submit the Joint Services Transcript. Information about submitting the transcript can be found on the American Council on Education/Service Member and Veteran Resources/Transcripts for Military Personnel website.
2. After the Joint Services Transcript is submitted, the university is notified and the coursework/experience is evaluated.
3. If coursework/experience is eligible to receive credit the student’s Academic Advisement Report will be updated within 10 to 15 business days to reflect the credits. Students can access their Academic Advisement Report in the HUB Student Center via MyUB.

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) offers the opportunity to receive college credit for what you already know; qualifying scores on CLEP exams is required. CLEP offers 33 exams and veterans can use their G.I. Bill tuition benefits toward the cost of the exam. CLEP exams are offered by the Buffalo State University Continuing Professional Studies department.