Academic Advising Appointments
Students typically meet with their academic advisor at least once a semester to ensure they are enrolling in the correct courses, and meeting the requirements of their degree program. Although, students can meet with their advisor at any time during the academic year for support and guidance. Students can find their enrollment window in their MavLINK account, and should take that window into consideration when scheduling their advising appointment. Academic advising appointments are scheduled first come, first served. Additional enrollment information can also be found here: Office of the University Registrar.
MavCONNECT is UNO’s student success system that allows students to make appointments with their academic advisors, learning community specialists, and financial aid counselors. Students can log into MavCONNECT using their UNO NetID (ex: jsmith) and password. This is the same username and password students use to log into Canvas. Prospective students and transfer students who experience trouble with MavCONNECT or do not have access to MavCONNECT, should contact socialworkadvising@unomaha.edu to schedule an appointment.
The university refers to any sort of student account hold, such as an advising flag, as a service indicator. Visually, MavLINK uses an icon to signal that a student’s account is in need of attention or service of some kind. MavLINK refers to any hold on a student’s account as negative. The negative icon will appear on every page in a student’s record until it is removed. Service indicators prevent all initial registration activity.
Release UNDERGRADUATE | GRADUATE advising hold.
Many social work courses have prerequisites or departmental restrictions that must be met before enrollment. If you receive an enrollment error due to prerequisites or course restrictions, here’s what to do:
- Check Your Eligibility – Ensure you have met all required prerequisites for the course.
- Contact Your Academic Advisor – If you believe you qualify for the course but cannot enroll, reach out to your academic advisor.
- Request a Permission Number – If necessary, your advisor or department may issue a permission number to override the restriction. Requests are processed in the order they are received, unless otherwise determined by your advisor.
Request UNDERGRADUATE | GRADUATE enrollment permission number.
Important Note: Not all requests are approved. If you do not meet the prerequisites, your request may be denied. For guidance on course enrollment, prerequisites, or permission numbers, connect with your academic advisor as early as possible to avoid delays in registration. Common scenarios for a request to be approved:
- Student tested out of a course pre-requisite by passing a waiver exam
- With an academic advisor's help, the student obtained approval from the GASSW Program Committee
- Student wants to take a course out of sequence, and their academic advisor is supportive of this
- The catalog description of the course indicates: "permission of the school is required"
- The section is closed, and a waitlist is not offered
Navigating higher education can often feel stressful and confusing for students, and even overwhelming at times. Advisors help students by giving them the right tools to succeed, and by teaching them how to gather information, and make academic decisions and informed choices. Our academic advisors offer one-on-one advising to prospective, transfer, and pre-social work students, as well as students who have been formally admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) programs.
Undergraduate students should contact Nazaneen Rahmanzai (nrahmanzai@unomaha.edu).
Gradudate students should contact socialworkadvising@unomaha.edu.