Each college and school has its own advising program and advisors are assigned differently in each. For example, if you are in the College of Arts and Sciences and have declared a major, you will be assigned a primary advisor in that department. However, if you are in the Leeds School of Business, there are no assigned advisors and you will be advised by professional staff in the Undergraduate Studies office, Business 227, on a walk-in basis.

You can check for your assigned advisor by going to PLUS at www.colorado.edu/PLUS/ then clicking on the registration logon. After you logon, go to the "registration status" tab and search for the current semester. If there is no one listed as your advisor, contact your major department or the Undergraduate Studies office if you are in the Leeds School of Business.

When is the first day of classes for the semester, and when is graduation?

Rather than ordering a catalog, you my find it more convenient to use the online version. If you'd prefer the paper version, you can order it online, or through the CU Book Store by calling 303-492-7599. If you are on campus, you can buy one at the CU Book Store in the UMC or at the Office of the Registrar (in Regent Administrative Center).

There is a large main ceremony for all graduates held in Folsom Field in May and in the Coors Events Center in December. The ceremony lasts about one and a half hours. Individual departments and colleges also have their own recognition ceremonies either the day before or following the main ceremony.

You can visit the commencement web site at www.colorado.edu/Chancellor/Commencement for more information, including the phone number of your daughter's department. Reservations are not needed for the large ceremony. Details concerning individual departmental recognition ceremonies vary. Please contact the departmental office for details.

Undergraduates purchase their regalia for the ceremony from the CU Book Store, located on the lower level of the University Memorial Center (UMC). They can also purchase it online at http://cubooks.colorado.edu/graduation/caps/index.html. The current cost to purchase regalia is $24.95 and includes cap, gown, and degree tassel.

Master's, PhD, and Law Graduates: For information on renting your graduation cap and gown, check the commencement web site at www.colorado.edu/Chancellor/Commencement/Ceremony.html#regalia for location and cost. This information can also be found on the CU Book Store's web site at cubooks.colorado.edu/graduation/caps/index.html.

The Division of Continuing Education at CU-Boulder offers the following services:

• distance learning via the Internet
• independent study and courses on-line
• correspondence courses for credit toward a degree
• evening undergraduate courses for credit
• classes for nondegree students on a space-available basis
• noncredit courses

Call 303-492-5148 or 1-800-331-2801 for specific course listings or a course catalog, or check out the Continuing Education web site at www.colorado.edu/conted/.

The dates for new student orientation programs vary by the college or school in which you're enrolled, and obviously, by the semester you enter. Some colleges offer a choice of orientation dates during the summer, while others have a single date in August when all new students are required to attend orientation. For specific dates and additional information, see www.colorado.edu/prospective/afteradmission.

There are several ways you can obtain official transcripts:

• On the web via PLUS (student ID # and PIN needed)
• Send a signed letter of request to Transcript Request, 68 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309.
• Fax a signed request to 303-492-4884

To comply with the Federal Privacy Law, described on the Web at registrar.colorado.edu/Support/privacy.htm, all transcript requests must be made by the student; no requests can be accepted from a third party.

There are additional ways to order rush transcripts for a fee. For complete details about ordering an official transcript, visit the registrar.colorado.edu/Support/Transcripts.htm.

If you live in the residence halls, tutors are available to you at no charge. You can find out about this at your residence hall front desk or by calling the Academic Support Assistance Program of the Department of Housing at 303-492-0640.

Undergraduate engineering students are also eligible for free tutoring sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Science. For more information, contact the Engineering Peer Advocates at peer_adv@ucsu.colorado.edu, 303-492-0828, or visit their office in ECCR 263.

Student Academic Services Center (SASC) also provides free tutoring through expert-led study groups in certain subjects for SASC-eligible students. To determine whether you qualify, call the tutor coordinator at 303-492-8761.

Or you can go to SASC's Tutor Locator web site at masala.colorado.edu/tutors/ where you can search for tutors by subject. This site lists tutors who have registered with academic and student services departments. SASC also offers workshops and other services which you can check out at: www.colorado.edu/SASC/.