Academic Advising at Bucks
We're here to help!
Fall Advising
One-Stop Enrollment Event
August 10–24
- Course planning
- Registration
- Financial aid
- Your student account
- Admissions
- Placement testing
- Transfer services
- Enrollment questions
Traditional advising appointments are fully booked and will resume in September.
Before You See an Academic Advisor
To meet with an academic advisor, you must first:
- Apply to Bucks — it’s free!
- Have access to your Bucks student account.
- Send all official transcripts to waivers@bucks.edu for review.
- Complete placement exams, unless you’ve been waived.
- Be ready with your payment options.
Not all programs are eligible for general advising. Some are assigned to a special advisor. Please check if your program qualifies: Review program exceptions.
When can I meet with an advisor?
Meeting with an academic advisor is one of the final steps to registering at Bucks. Before you make an appointment, you must:
- Have access to your Bucks Student Account.
- Complete all placement tests and/or receive a waiver.
We strongly encourage all students to complete the FAFSA. Payment is due at the time of registration. Payment plans are available.
If you would like a parent/guardian to join your session, please first add them as a proxy.
Are there courses with zero textbook costs (ZTC)?
Yes, we have over 140 classes that utilize free alternative resources to costly textbooks. You can review those zero textbook costs (ZTC) courses at any time for future semester course planning!
Program Exceptions
The following majors and certificates are assigned to a special advisor and are not eligible for drop-in advising. Please contact the program representative for advising assistance.
- Culinary Arts, Baking & Pastry Arts & Hospitality Management – Contact Chef John Angeline at john.angeline@bucks.edu or call 215-504-8541.
- Fire Science – Contact Rob Freese at earl.freese@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8190.
- Paralegal/Legal Studies & Technical Entrepreneurship – Contact Prof. Heather Costello at heather.costello@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8283. You may also attend an information session to learn more about the paralegal/legal studies program.
- Specific Performing & Visual Arts Majors- Art and Art History, Dance, Film, Photography & Digital Arts, Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Music students contact arts@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8425.
- Outside of the Faculty Advising period, the Advising Center will see new Theater Arts majors. Current students, and all other areas, please contact the School of Visual & Performing Arts at arts@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8425.
- Non-Credit Courses – Email coned@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8409.
- AESL Credit Courses – Email the AESL Coordinator at aeslcoordinator@bucks.edu or call 215-968-8018.
- ESL Non-Credit Courses – Email ESL@bucks.edu or call 215-504-8581.
Office of Academic Advising
Locations
Newtown Campus
Rollins Center - Advising Center, 60
Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks, Bristol
Room 145
Upper Bucks Campus, Perkasie
North Building
Office Hours
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
By appointment only
Phone
215-968-8031