Academic advisors assist students in planning their educational careers, in learning the skills needed for academic success and in learning how to access the variety of resources and services available to them on campus. Students are required to meet regularly with their academic advisor regarding program requirements, opportunities for scholarships, undergraduate research and future employment.

Depending on your academic level and major, you are assigned a freshman advisor or a faculty and professional advising team. To find your academic advisor, log on to your myUK account, select “Student Services” from the top of the screen, and then “Degree Planning and Registration (myUKGPS).”  Your advisor is listed on the upper right-hand side of the screen under “My Advisor.”

To schedule an academic advising appointment, use the myGPS scheduler or contact your advisor via email or phone, or just stop by their office.

1. Select “Student Services” from the top of the screen.
2. Select “myInfo”.
3. From the menu on the left, select “myAppointments.”
4. Under “Advising Departments,” select “College of Engineering.” 
5. Under the available appointment categories, select the nature of the appointment you wish to schedule (ex. “Priority Registration 30”).
6. Select an available day on the calendar. Available days are in BLUE.
7. A list of available appointment blocks will be displayed for the selected day. Mouse over and select the desired appointment.
8. The appointment block will now display a grey background color. This indicates the appointment has been scheduled.
9. You will receive an email on your UK email account confirming your appointment.

Meet with your academic advisor to have your advisor hold lifted. You must have this hold lifted before you can register (non-degree students do not have an advisor hold).>>>

Check your account for any stops or holds. To do this, log on to your myUK account, select “myInfo” from the top of the screen, and then “my Stops and Holds” from the menu on the left. You must resolve any stops or holds before you can register.>>>
 

Newly Admitted Undergraduate Students

• Freshmen, transfer and readmission students will register during a “see blue.” U Orientation.
• Non-degree students are not required to attend a “see blue.” U Orientation, but may do so if they wish. If you chose not to attend an orientation, refer to the information in your acceptance letter for registration dates.

Currently Enrolled Undergraduate Students

• Registration for upcoming semesters is held every November and April. Students are assigned a registration window. During this time, students may register for courses, add⁄drop, review their schedules and perform other functions.

Please consult the Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines. Please mark your personal calendar so these deadlines are not missed!

The Degree Planning and Registration Application (myUKGPS) is an integrated system that helps students do both short and long-term planning, register for courses for the current term and view their progress to make sure they are staying on track to get their degree on time. Click here for instructions on how to use myUKGPS.

There are two levels of admission for every engineering major:

First Level: “Pre-Engineering”

Includes all students accepted to the College of Engineering and continues until selected pre-major courses are completed.

Second Level: “Engineering Standing”

Students who have achieved a minimum 2.5 GPA in select major courses and a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. This status allows enrollment in upper-division engineering courses.

Each major in the College of Engineering has a specific departmental GPA (currently a 2.5 or higher) and grade requirements for engineering standing. Requirements may include courses counted in the first three semesters, repeat options allowed, number of applications for engineering standing allowed, restrictions on taking upper-level courses, minimum course grades, etc.

The same criteria are applied to transfer students with the equivalence of courses determined by the Director of Undergraduate Studies for each major.

A hold on an account indicates that a student owes money or must complete a process with a particular office prior to registration or add/drop activity. Holds must be removed from a student's account before registering for classes or receiving a transcript. A student may check whether or not they have a hold by calling the appropriate department in which the stop was placed.

You may cancel your registration before the first day of class by using myUK. See below for dropping a class with a W grade.

All students, including degree-seeking, non-degree seeking and visiting students, who wish to leave the university during a term (fall, spring, summer or winter) must formally withdraw.

There are five methods of withdrawing from the University of Kentucky:

1. Withdrawing in person at the Registrar's Office in 10 Funkhouser Building;
2. Requesting withdrawal from course work via UK email account (@uky.edu; @g.uky.edu or @l.uky.edu)
3. Requesting withdrawal from course work via fax;
4. Mailing your withdrawal request to the Registrar's Office; and
5. Dropping or withdrawing from all courses using myUK. (NOT available beginning the 1^st day of classes; see options 1 - 4 to withdraw).

Click here for more details.

• The College of Engineering Post-Midterm Withdrawal link will open for submissions the day after the last day to withdraw for academic reasons (please see academic calendar)
• Required documents for petition consideration include a personal statement, supporting documentation with identifiable information and course information/instructor contact
• Post-Midterm Withdrawal petitions will not be considered for courses that have ended or for which a final grade has been recorded
• Incomplete or insufficient petitions will not be considered and will be denied by the committee

The deadline to submit a Post-Midterm Withdrawal Petition has passed for Spring 2023.

Students are allowed to repeat one time as many as three different completed courses with only the grade, credit hours and quality points for the second completion used when calculating the student’s GPA. The limit of three repeat options is for the student’s entire undergraduate career at UK, no matter how many different bachelor's degrees are pursued in a lifetime.

The repeat option can be used only to remove the first grade in a class from the GPA and replace it with the second grade. Both grades remain on the transcript but the first will have a notation saying the first grade is not used to calculate the GPA. An E grade received for an academic offense may NOT be replaced with the repeat option.

A student exercising the repeat option must consult the student’s academic advisor and must notify the Office of the Registrar. A student may exercise the repeat option at any time prior to graduation and must be enrolled at UK.

Undergraduate students who have been readmitted after being out of UK for two or more consecutive years may return to UK, take 12 hours or more and earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher beginning with their first semester after readmission and request that all of their previous UK work be removed from their GPA. The grades will remain on the official transcript with a notation stating the grades are not used in calculating the student’s GPA. The dean of the student’s college may allow students to receive credit for certain courses without using the grades in the student’s GPA.

Academic Bankruptcy may only be used once.

If a student completes a degree, sits out 2 years and returns for another degree, they may not apply for academic bankruptcy on courses taken for the completed degree.