BME Undergraduate Advising

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    • Each semester, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) places a registration hold on all engineering students to ensure each student receives advising. Students should take action to clear all holds prior to their advanced registration date each term. Advanced registration is in late March for Summer/Fall and late October for Spring.

    Freshman

    All incoming freshmen are advised by the Center for Student Excellence in 204 Weil Hall. To identify your advisor, please visit the college’s website. First year students are assigned alphabetically to one advisor in this office. Freshmen should follow the recommended plan of study for the first four semesters as closely as possible, paying special attention to the critical tracking courses (minimum 2.8 GPA required).

    Sophomores

    Sophomores in the pre-BME major will transition to the BME Department for advising at the beginning of the second fall semester (start of sophomore year). Students will receive emails from the BME Academic Office regarding important announcements such as office hours, upper-division application information, and departmental events.

    Juniors and Seniors

    Juniors and seniors will be advising by the BME Department. Advising is available by appointment and regular advising hours.

    Seniors

    Pre-BME Freshmen and Sophomores
    Upper-Division BME Majors

    Undergraduate Advisor: Francis Lai

    Email: undergrad@bme.ufl.edu

    Office: Biomedical Sciences Building, room JG52

    Office Hours: 
    By Appointment Only

    Appointments for undergraduate advising are managed through TimeTrade, an online calendar tool that will allow you to reserve an appointment with your advisor during available times each week. This system is simple and convenient and means little to no wait times for students. Appointments are available up to two weeks in advance and can be made online (see Canvas for details).