Academic Planning: University Advisement Center
Congratulations on your decision to join the NJCU community. The advisors in the UAC come from various educational, career and life paths. Our experiences give us a wide set of perspectives and approaches we use in our work with students. We welcome the opportunity to work with students as they develop their strengths and abilities and start building their own paths towards academic and professional success.
We invite our campus colleagues to call upon us to assist you with getting information to our students about majors, programs or careers available through your departments or to help you with student referrals.
The UAC is located in Vodra Hall 101. We are open on Monday 8:00a.m.-7:00 p.m., Tuesday 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Thursday 8:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Our Mission
The University Advisement Center (UAC) provides information and support to assist undergraduate students in completing their general studies requirements, gain entry into an academic major and successfully earn an undergraduate degree. The Center aims to promote student development and success by helping students identify, clarify, and realize their academic goals. Through individualized professional advising, the UAC is committed to engaging students in the achievement of their own educational, personal, and career goals. We seek to foster autonomy by challenging and supporting students in their process towards self-directed lifelong learning.
Who We Serve
The University Advisement Center (UAC) at New Jersey City University serves undeclared, undergraduate students, new transfer students, veterans; it also houses the Testing Center and provides support to students who receive assistance from the L.E.A.P Seminar. The University Advisement Center offers professional academic guidance for undergraduate students from the time they take the placement test until they declare a major.
The UAC offers individual advisement sessions to undeclared students by providing them with information on a wide range of academic topics, including major, minor, general studies, and Bachelor’s degree options and requirements. These sessions also promote student development and success by encouraging them to identify, clarify, and realize their academic, career, and life goals.
Some of the services offered by the UAC include:
- Discuss general studies requirements, the academic planning sheet, and/or other issues related to undergraduate studies
- Register for the Placement Testing
- Declare a major, co-major, and/or minor
- Change full- or part-time status
- Register for free workshops, including “How to Declare Your Major”
- Visit the Center for Veterans Affairs
- Visit the Transfer Resource Center
- Add or drop a class