Information for Students and Parents
UNA provides a wealth of information and resources for students to succeed and excel in their college career. Explore the information below to find helpful resources in various areas and departments.
You can use the following pages to prepare for and learn more about your college experience.
Exploratory Advising
Feel overwhelmed choosing a major? Not sure if your major is a good fit? Wondering about career options for your major? Have a career path in mind but don’t know what major to choose? UNA provides resources and information to assist you.
The College of Education and Human Sciences, College of Business and Technology, and College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering each have advisors who meet with students who are Undecided in their major but know they want to pursue a major in that college. Students who are Undecided in their major AND college are assigned to the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Undecided advisor.
- College of Education and Human Sciences: Jose Figueroa-Cifuentes, jfigueroacifuentes@una.edu
- College of Business and Technology: Cody Crisp, ccrisp@una.edu and Erin Froman, ecfroman@una.edu -
- College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering: Allie Mills, amills7@una.edu
Undecided and exploratory students are encouraged to meet with the Career Center to help identify their skills, interests, academic goals, and possible career aspirations as they relate to UNA’s programs of study. For more information and to schedule an appointment, visit UNA’s Career Center on the 2nd floor of Collier Library. https://una.edu/career/students-and-alumni/major-and-career-exploration.html)
Once you have begun your college career, you may find the following helpful for a more successful experience:
Trying to find out who your advisor is?
- Go to your UNA Portal and log in.
- Click on the Academics tab.
- Under Student Records, click on Student Profile.
- In the middle column near the bottom, your primary advisor is listed. If you click on that name, you will see a photo of your advisor and their email address.
- If no advisor is listed, please go to the department of your major and ask to be assigned an advisor.
If you are undecided in which major is right for you, please reach out to successcenter@una.edu.
The following links will provide further information about the academic details of college life that are related to the University Advising Services programs.
UNA has also implemented a system to help you create a class schedule faster and easier. You can customize the Pride Planner to show you classes that fit around your work and extracurricular activities, making registering for classes much faster when the time comes.
You can find the link to the Pride Planner under the Registration tab of your portal.
To register for classes, students will:
- Log in to Portal
- Click "Registration" or the Shopping Cart logo
- Click "Add/Drop Courses"
- Click "Register for Classes"
- Select the upcoming term
- Enter PIN Number (currently enrolled students)
- Proceed to search for classes or enter CRN (course registrations number)
- Review Schedule in Class Summary
- Click Submit
Detailed Instructions with Photos.
UNA has implemented a fantastic program to help students and advisors see the individual progress to graduation as well as all program requirements. Students can quickly view their upcoming course requirements and see when those classes will be offered. Major exploration is accessible through the "What if" feature. GPA calculation is available for the long term with credit hours and for the immediate semester with currently populated courses. Professors and Advisors can leave notes in the studnets' profile for later review.