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Yes! Most CAS majors leave plenty of room for multiple majors and/or minors. There is no limit to the number of majors and minors you can declare. Talk to your advisor to map out a plan for meeting the requirements for the majors and minors that interest you.

A double major is when a student has two CAS majors under the same degree (i.e. two Bachelor of Arts majors or two Bachelor of Sciences majors).  

A dual degree is either when a student has two degrees from two different colleges at UVM (such as a CAS B.A. and a CALS B.S.), or when a student has one B.A. major and one B.S. major, both in CAS.

A co-major is when a student majors in something outside of CAS, but does not earn a separate degree from that college. The requirements for a co-major are much less extensive than a dual degree. The only co-major currently available to CAS students is Business Administration.

First, make sure you review your class’s attendance policy. Instructors will include this in the course syllabus. In some instances, our office may send outreach to your faculty in support of academic flexibility. Please be aware that we never disclose personal information in this outreach. The reason for your absence will be kept vague.

If you are missing class due to short-term, acute illness (up to 5 days):  

Please fill out the Short-Term Acute Illness Form. Once our office receives notification that you’ve submitted this form, we will send a request for flexibility to your faculty. You must still contact your instructors, to set up a plan to catch up on what you missed.  

If you are missing multiple days of class due to longer-term illness or health circumstances:

Please contact CAS@uvm.edu to have an absence verification sent to your instructors. We will need documentation from a healthcare provider in order to verify your absence with your instructors. Therapists, psychiatrists, and CAPS counselors are all considered healthcare providers. If you are seen by a provider at Student Health Services, they will automatically notify our office. You must still contact your instructors, to set up a plan to catch up on what you missed.  

If you are missing class due to a non-medical personal emergency (such as the death of a family member):

Please contact CAS@uvm.edu, and we will send a request for flexibility to your faculty. You must still contact your instructors, to set up a plan to catch up on what you missed.

If you are experiencing difficulties attending and/or engaging in coursework that are not captured by the above examples, please reach out to your assigned advisor or CAS@uvm.edu to discuss options and strategies for moving forward.  

If you are missing class for any reason, consider utilizing the following resources for support:

• Center for Health and Wellbeing (includes Student Health Services and Counseling and Psychiatry Services) 

• Student Accessibility Services 

• Undergraduate Tutoring Center 

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Students who miss the drop deadline, or who realize they cannot continue in a course after the drop deadline, do still have options for disenrolling from the course. Refer to the current academic calendar if you are not certain of the drop deadline.   

If you attended one or more days of instruction, and/or submitted work for the course, you have the option of withdrawing. If the withdrawal deadline has not yet passed, you can submit a withdrawal request on your own on the “Manage My Courses (add/drop/withdraw)” page under the “My Courses” tile in your myUVM portal. You will be given a grace period of 2-3 days to change your mind. If you do not rescind your request during that grace period, you will be withdrawn from the course. Your advisor, instructor, and our office will be notified when you submit a withdrawal request. Note that a withdrawn course still counts as attempted credits.

If the withdrawal deadline has passed, please email CAS@uvm.edu to consult with an advisor regarding a late withdrawal. Students who faced extenuating circumstances that prevented them from being successful in a course may be eligible for a late withdrawal. Note that students have the option of completing a late withdrawal until or unless they complete the course by taking a final exam or submitting a final paper or project.  

There are many reasons you might consider withdrawing from a course. Maybe you’re feeling like your current courseload is too demanding, or you’re concerned about your performance in a specific course and how your final grade might impact your GPA. There may also be unexpected life challenges that arise where you’d benefit from having one less class to think about. Withdrawing allows you to put that time and energy towards other classes, obligations, and your personal well-being. 

Making the decision to withdraw from a course can be an empowering action that lets you exercise agency over your academic journey. Withdrawing from a course is nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of, and it is often a choice that leads to greater overall academic success. If you have any questions about withdrawing or would like to discuss this decision, your academic advisor is an excellent resource.

When considering a withdrawal, it can be helpful to meet with the course instructor to discuss potential avenues for moving forward in their course. Your assigned advisor, as well as the general advisors in CAS Student Services, will also be able to help you weigh your options. It is also recommended to check with Student Financial Services if a course withdrawal will bring you below 12 credits in a given semester to ensure that there will not be any implications for your financial aid.  

If you are an international student, you should also check with the Office of International Education before a withdrawal.  

If you receive VA benefits, you should also email veterans@uvm.edu before a withdrawal.

Courses that you’ve withdrawn from are still listed on your transcript, but with a “W” in place of a grade. Withdrawals will not factor into your GPA. 

Rest assured, someone looking at your transcript (e.g. for a graduate school application) will likely not be concerned about an individual withdrawal a time or two throughout college. Withdrawals are not a cause for concern if they are infrequent and do not suggest a pattern. Frequent withdrawals are often indicative of larger issues and would be worth discussing with your academic advisor. 

If you're considering withdrawing to below 12 credits, be sure to contact Student Financial Services to ensure you have full understanding of any impact on your financial aid or scholarships.

Students can drop any class before the drop deadline, as long as they are mindful that the minimum number of credits to be considered full time is 12.  

If the drop deadline has passed, and you are still enrolled in a class you never attended and never submitted work for, you should contact the course instructor to request that they mark you as “Never Attended. This will remove the course from your records. If dropping the course will bring you below 12 credits, consult with an advisor first.

If you have been actively participating in the course all semester and have completed at least 60% of the course, you may be eligible for an incomplete.  

Incompletes can be approved after the withdrawal deadline has passed and before the end of finals week, as long as you have not taken a final exam or submitted a final paper or project for the course. Your instructor must agree to grant the incomplete and will only do so if it is still mathematically possible for you to pass the course once missing work has been graded.  

If the above criteria are not met, a withdrawal is recommended over an incomplete.  

If an incomplete is granted, you and the instructor will determine a new due date for the missing work. If the missing work is not submitted by the due date, you will receive whatever grade you were on track to earn without it. The instructor may agree to extend the due date if necessary. Students can choose to withdraw from a course in which they’d previously taken an incomplete as long as they did not completed and submitted the missing work.

If you plan to complete the semester in which you are currently enrolled, but will not be returning to UVM next semester, please complete Request for Leave of Absence/Full Withdrawal Form. Students who complete the form prior to the start of the upcoming semester will be placed on a Leave of Absence. For example, if you’re finishing your spring coursework but don’t plan to return for the fall, complete the form prior to the start of the fall semester to be placed on a Leave of Absence. Students who disenroll prior to the start of the semester do not have the option of a withdrawal, medical or otherwise. The Leave of Absence status can be held for up to four consecutive semesters. 

If you plan to complete the semester in which you are currently enrolled, but will not be returning to UVM in the future (e.g. transferring to another institution), please complete Request for Leave of Absence/Full Withdrawal Form to be made Inactive.

If you wish to disenroll from the current semester (i.e. classes have already begun) you have the option of withdrawing from your courses up until the withdrawal deadline (typically 2/3rds of the way through the semester). You can fill out Request for Leave of Absence/Full Withdrawal Form to be withdrawn from your courses. If you are withdrawing for medical reasons, please be in touch with CAS@uvm.edu to inquire about having your withdrawal classified as medical.  

Students are only able to withdraw from all of their courses after the withdrawal deadline if they have support from a healthcare provider. Please be in touch with CAS@uvm.edu to discuss your options.   

If you have questions about tuition reimbursement, or about how a Leave of Absence or withdrawal will impact your financial aid and/or scholarship eligibility, please contact Student Financial Services.  

If you have questions about how a Leave of Absence or withdrawal will impact your housing contract, please contact Residential Life.

Yes! The processes for doing so vary, but in many cases the credits you earn through AP, IB, or enrollment at another institution can be counted towards your UVM degree.  

Whether you’re a first year or a senior, it’s not too late to send us your AP or IB scores. You can use the College Board platform to share those with us, and where applicable, we will add them to your UVM transcripts.  

If you have already earned credit from another college or university, and wish to transfer that credit to UVM, please send your official transcripts directly to our office of Transfer Affairs. You can use the UVM Transfer Guide to determine how these credits might apply at UVM.  

If you are interested in taking courses elsewhere and transferring them back to UVM, you may first want to consult the UVM Transfer Guide. This guide will show how all of the courses taken at other schools in the last five years appear on UVM students’ transcripts. If you want to ensure that a particular transfer course counts for a particular UVM course, or towards a particular UVM requirement, you can use the Transfer Guide to confirm. If the course you are planning to take is not in the Transfer Guide, you will still earn UVM credit for it, but you will need to have it approved to count towards a specific course or requirement.

Your class standing is determined by completed credits. It does not necessarily correlate to the number of years you have been at UVM (or enrolled in any college if you are a transfer student), or the number of years needed to complete your degree. 

Remember that your registration day is determined by your class standing, meaning it is also dependent on completed credits. Your class standing is listed on both your UVM Transcript and your Degree Audit. You can see the number of completed credits required for each class standing on the registration page. Completed credits cannot and will not ever include in progress credits. Your class standing and resulting registration date cannot be altered for any reason.  

If your standing is higher than the number of years you have been at UVM (i.e. if you have been in college for one or two semesters, but have Sophomore or Junior standing), you may be eligible to graduate early. But you do not have to graduate early, if you want to take advantage of all that UVM has to offer! Students who are ahead on credits, but who do not plan to graduate early, will find it even easier to pursue multiple majors or degrees, to study abroad, to participate in experiential learning opportunities like research or internships, or may choose to take a lighter courseload. Consult with your assigned academic advisor to learn more about these options, or about graduating early.

If your standing is lower than the number of years you have been at UVM (i.e. if you have been enrolled for two full semesters, but still have first year standing), this does not automatically mean that you won’t be able to graduate on time. Consult with your assigned academic advisor to make a plan for catching up.

Your degree audit will be a great place to keep track of your progress! You can access your degree audit through your myUVM portal, by clicking “Run a Degree Audit” under the “Degree Audit” tile. Here you’ll see all of the courses you’ve already completed, the courses you’re currently working on, and the courses you have left to take.  

If you’re uncertain about anything on your degree audit, we recommend getting in touch with your assigned academic advisor.

Due to The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) our office cannot disclose any personal or academic information to your parents, guardians, family, or friends without a waiver under any circumstances.  

You are welcome to share as much or as little with your family as is comfortable to you. We strongly encourage an open dialogue between you and your loved ones, so they can support you, but so you can also develop the independence and self-advocacy skills needed to be successful at UVM and beyond. Where appropriate, our office is willing to meet with you and a member of your family, but only when such an appointment has been set up by the student.  

In rare instances, students may opt to sign a waiver permitting us to discuss certain aspects of their academic record with specific individuals, for a finite period of time. If you have questions about whether this option is appropriate for you, please contact CAS@uvm.edu. Note that we will not accept a signed FERPA waiver unless the student has first had a one-on-one appointment with a member of our team, to ensure they fully understand their rights to privacy before and after the form has been signed.  

• My housing contract? Please refer any questions about your housing contract to Residential Life. 

• Options for on campus housing? Please refer any questions about on campus housing to Residential Life. 

• My scholarship(s)? Please refer any questions about your scholarship(s) to Student Financial Services. 

• My financial aid? Please refer any questions about your financial aid to Student Financial Services. 

• Tuition payments/reimbursement? Please refer any questions about tuition to Student Financial Services. 

• Academic Accommodations? Please refer any questions about your accommodations to Student Accessibility Services. 

• Undergraduate Research? Please consult with your academic advisor regarding undergraduate research, or contact the FOUR office.  

• Internships? Please see our internship webpage, which includes the appropriate contact information.  

• Study Abroad? Please refer to the Study Abroad webpage for answers to most questions about studying abroad. If you are at the point where you need to consult with your assigned academic advisor, you should reach out to them directly.