Dec 03, 2025

News/Notes for Undergraduate Academic Advisors: When to Use the Academic Student Request Form? | Spring 26 UNIFI Courses with Capacities for Enrollment

When to Use the Academic Student Request Form?
  • Helping students navigate UNI’s academic policies is part of what makes advising so impactful. One tool that often comes up is the Academic Student Request form—but when should you recommend it?
    • It’s the official way for students to request exceptions to academic policies. Think of it as the “special circumstances” form for unique situations.
  • When should you recommend undergraduate students use it? (See a complete list of all undergraduate student request types)
    • Course Substitutions or Waivers of Requirements
    • Change of Registration - Add/Drop after the deadline due to extenuating circumstances?
    • Exceptions - Such as Register for an Overload | Receiving Graduate Credit as an Undergraduate Student
    • Other Policy Exceptions - Anything outside standard procedures that needs formal approval
  • Advisor Tips
    • Clarify the Why: Make sure students understand the reason for the request.
    • Set Expectations: Approval isn’t automatic - the justification (and information) which may require documentation matters.
    • Guide the Process: Point students to the right portal to access and complete the form. (See a complete list of the approval process for all undergraduate student request types)
Spring 26 UNIF Courses with Capacities for Enrollment
  • A list of Spring 2026 UNIFI courses with capacity for enrollments as of December 1, 2025 (at noon) is provided at the conclusion of this message.
  • To view real time courses with capacities for enrollment by UNIFI Learning Area in Class Search, use "Course Attribute" and "Course Attribute Value" (and keep "Show Open Classes Only" checked)
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Is Your Student Questioning their Current Major?
  • Help them Pivot with Purpose by referring them to the Office of Academic Advising. Advisors offer personalized support to help students explore:
    • Major, minor, and certificate options | Reasons for changing majors (e.g., lack of interest, career goals, academic challenges) | Self-assessments like FOCUS 2 or Strong Inventory | Goal-setting and decision-making strategies
  • Encourage students to schedule an appointment or complete the Academic Discuss Your Major Options Request Form.
  • As a faculty or staff member, you can complete this referral form to start the outreach to a student considering changing their major.
Institutional Academic Advising Vision & Mission Statement (revised Spring 2016) [See Academic Advising Mission, Vision, Goals & Outcomes webpage]
  • Vision Statement: UNI aspires to create the best possible advising experience for each student.
  • Mission Statement: Academic Advising is a critical component of the teaching and learning environment at UNI. Advising is a personalized educational experience, empowering students to explore, articulate and achieve their academic, career and life goals.
UNIFI Course Sections with 10 or more seats as of December 1, 2025 at Noon  
TitleSectionClass #SubjectCat #DaysStartGen Ed
Intro To Bus Economics0170893ECON1031MWF10:00AM3 QUANT RSNG
Intro To Bus Economics0273288ECON1031MWF11:00AM3 QUANT RSNG
Princ. Of Macroeconomics0172037ECON1041TR11:00AM3 QUANT RSNG
Princ. Of Macroeconomics0271734ECON1041TR02:00PM3 QUANT RSNG
Math Decision Making0170664MATH1100MWF01:00PM3 QUANT RSNG
Calculus I0170670MATH1420MWF11:00AM3 QUANT RSNG
Elementary Logic0170658PHIL1030MWF12:00PM3 QUANT RSNG
Statistical Methods0170673STAT1772TR11:00AM3 QUANT RSNG
Statistical Methods0370675STAT1772TR02:00PM3 QUANT RSNG
Intro to Data Science0172465STAT1780MWF10:00AM3 QUANT RSNG
Multicultural Literature0270641ENGLISH2520TR02:00PM4 HUM COND:DOM
Human Identity & Relatnshps0170177FAM SERV1010MWF10:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
US Since Emancipation0171831HIST1120TR08:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
US Since Emancipation0272168HIST1120TR11:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
America's Military Past0171849MIL SCI3190TR09:30AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Power & Politics in U.S.0271475POL AMER1014TR11:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Polit Probs: Inequality in US0172004POL GEN1020MWF01:00PM4 HUM COND:DOM
Intro To Psychology0272361PSYCH1001MWF09:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
American Religious Diversity0172998RELS1060MWF10:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Intro to Sociology0370919SOC1000MWF11:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Intro to Sociology0672199SOC1000TR12:30PM4 HUM COND:DOM
Intro to Sociology0873767SOC1000MWF09:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Intro to Sociology0973768SOC1000TR11:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Social Problems0172763SOC1060MWF12:00PM4 HUM COND:DOM
Am Racial & Ethnic Minorts0171613SW2045MWF10:00AM4 HUM COND:DOM
Surv Eng Lit II:Romntcs-PstCol0170643ENGLISH2340TR11:00AM5 HUM COND:GLOBAL
Peoples Cultures and Env0271991GEOG1120TR11:00AM5 HUM COND:GLOBAL
Global Chall: East Asia0173577POL GEN1041TR09:30AM5 HUM COND:GLOBAL
Global Chall: East Asia0273578POL GEN1041TR02:00PM5 HUM COND:GLOBAL
Life: The Natural World0170704BIOL1012MWF01:00PM6 SCIENCE RSNG
Life: Continuity & Change0170707BIOL1014MWF02:00PM6 SCIENCE RSNG
Principles Of Chemistry0170838CHEM1010MWF11:00AM6 SCIENCE RSNG
Planet Earth0171992GEOG1210TR11:00AM6 SCIENCE RSNG
Physics In Everyday Life0170874PHYSICS1000MWF10:00AM6 SCIENCE RSNG
Physics in Everyday Life Lab0272136PHYSICS1010R02:00PM6 SCIENCE RSNG
Soundscape: Music in Culture0170353MUSIC1100MW08:00AM7 HUMAN EXPR
Soundscape: Music in Culture0271810MUSIC1100MW10:00AM7 HUMAN EXPR
Theatre in Our World0172456THEATRE1000TR02:00PM7 HUMAN EXPR
Natural Resource Civilizations0172921EARTHSCI3336MWF10:00AM8 RESPONSIBILITY
Global Water Env0173868EARTHSCI3367TR11:00AM8 RESPONSIBILITY
Global Water Env0273869EARTHSCI3367TR12:30PM8 RESPONSIBILITY
Economics Social Issues0172124ECON1001TR08:00AM8 RESPONSIBILITY
Introduction to Sustainability0274175TECH CM1015TR09:30AM8 RESPONSIBILITY