Meeting Your UNM-LA Advisor
Student Services
unmlainfo@unm.edu
505-662-5919
New/ Prospective/Dual Credit Student Meeting
Schedule an Appointment with Student Services
To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please call the Student Services Office at (505) 662-5919. The front desk staff have access to all of the advisors’ calendars and can schedule an appointment for you in real time. If you have an active Net ID, you may also use Student Hub to look up individual advisors and schedule your own appointment in any available slot on their calendar.
Click here for instructions on scheduling an appointment with StudentHub.
New Student Orientation
Student success at UNM–LA begins with our New Student Orientation sessions, designed to answer all the typical questions new students have about our campus. All students are required to attend a New Student Orientation session, live or online. The orientation information will provide you with all the need-to-know essentials to help you be successful and to navigate our campus electronically and in person. In order to have your orientation hold lifted, you must either sign in during our live sessions or complete the online survey after watching the four (4) videos.
Navigate the Semester
Navigate the Semester (English & Spanish) is a guide to basic myUNM and LoboWeb functions, financial aid, and UNM–LA resources you will need to start your first semester. Review this booklet very carefully and refer to it for guidance on registration, paying bills, maintaining satisfactory progress, ordering books, and using printing services on campus
College Dictionary
College Dictionary (English & Spanish) is a list of common terms used at UNM–LA and many other colleges. Review this list very carefully and refer to it when reading documents from UNM–LA (e.g., admissions emails, the UNM–LA website, New Student Orientation handouts, course syllabi, etc.)
Picking a Major
Your major, or field of study, is also your degree. You should choose it based on your interests and preparation for your long-term or career goals. Picking one is often a challenge. You can (and should) discuss the best choice for your goals with your academic advisor in your first meeting and throughout your education. If you need more information about our degrees, please see the Academic Catalog. You can also explore bachelor’s degrees at degrees.unm.edu. Many of UNM-LA’s programs transfer seamlessly into these degrees.
If you would like assistance determining your interests and long-term goals to help pick a major, please schedule an appointment with our Career Services advisor. See our Career Services website for more resources.
Placement Information
UNM-LA uses ACT, SAT, or Accuplacer scores (taken within the last five years) to identify your skill level in reading, writing, and math. These are used to determine where you will be most successful in starting your English and math classes. Discuss your scores and starting placement with your academic advisor.
Students can take Accuplacer assessments in the Learning Resource Center in Building 7. See our Placement Testing webpage for more information and resources.
Returning Student Meeting
Schedule an Appointment with Student Services
To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please call the Student Services Office at 505-662-5919. The front desk staff have access to all of the advisors’ calendars and can schedule an appointment for you in real time.
OR
Schedule an Appointment using Student Hub
Student Hub is an advising application that allows students to schedule appointments with advisors and review advising session notes. It’s a good idea for students to review their LoboAchieve notes before meeting with their advisor. Advisors also use this tool to manage their appointment calendars and to enter advising session notes that can be shared with other advisors as needed.
How to schedule an appointment through Student Hub:
StudentHub Resources
Incoming Transfer Student Meeting
Schedule an Appointment with Student Services OR use Student Hub
All transfer students should schedule a meeting with an academic advisor to review
your previous coursework and your current degree plan. If you are transferring to
UNM–Los Alamos with fewer than 26 hours of acceptable college work, you are considered
a freshman transfer student. To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please call
the Student Services Office at (505) 662-5919. To schedule using Student Hub:
StudentHub Resources
Transfer Articulation
Academic credits for courses completed at other post-secondary institutions can be transferred to UNM–Los Alamos if:
- A grade of D or better was earned in the course,
- The postsecondary institution is appropriately accredited, and
- UNM or UNM–Los Alamos offers an equivalent course as determined by the appropriate individual(s).
As an incoming student to UNM–LA, you likely have many questions about the credit you will receive for previous college coursework elsewhere. You can review the UNM Transfer Equivalencies website for a list of courses previously transferred from your college and the equivalent credit those courses have been given at UNM. If your courses or previous colleges are not found on this list, see your academic advisor for an unofficial review. Note that an official determination of transfer coursework will be made once your official transcripts have been received and processed. Valid transfer credits may not necessarily apply to your chosen degree program. Additionally, some degrees require grades of C or higher in relevant coursework. See your advisor for more information.
When you submit your official transcripts for admission, we will enter them in our computer system for transfer articulation. If any of your courses are not articulated cleanly (to a directly equivalent course), you can request a review from the specific department (e.g., biology, history) for the course at UNM–LA or Main Campus.