HOW CAN WE HELP?
Your Biosciences advisor is available to you for more than help with degree planning and course selection. We are happy to connect you with campus resources to help you succeed! Check out some of the University services and resources available to CNS students below.
Academic Resources
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Texas One Stop (for questions about financial aid and student records)
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Texas Global (for international students and study abroad)
- UT Libraries
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- Find, borrow, and request physical and digital research material from UT and partner libraries
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- Learn how to cite sources properly
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- Reserve a study space or find a library computer, printer, or scanner
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- Browse research guides by subject area
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- Chat with a librarian or schedule an appointment with a librarian in your subject area
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Tutoring is available! Schedule a one-on-one appointment here, attend a Supplemental Instruction session for a course, or attend drop-in tutoring
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In a notoriously difficult course for your major? Get help through PLUS, a Sanger program facilitated by current students, former students, and professors of these courses
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Have a public speaking assignment in a class? Schedule an appointment at Sanger’s Public Speaking Center to prepare
- Log into PEARL (Personalized Academic Resource Locator) with your EID to see your current class schedule and a list of resources available to you at UT.
- University Writing Center: writing consultations and writing guides
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PCL STEM Study Center: tutoring for BIO 311C/D, BIO 325, CH 301/302, CH 320M/N, BCH 369/339F, and NEU 330
Registration Resources
- Registrar Services: check your waitlists, change your address, see your courses, check your finals schedule, and more!
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Common AP Credit to Claim **Discuss claiming AP credit with your advisor first!
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How to Claim AP Credit **Discuss claiming AP credit with your advisor first!
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Register for the TX Only Government exam and claim your GOV 310L credit with Student Testing Services
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Find acceptable Government core combinations explained here
- Find current and past UT course syllabi here
- To see if a course at another Texas institution will transfer to UT Austin, use the Automated Transfer Equivalency System
Experiential Learning
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities through CNS TIDES
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Explore opportunities by department
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Eureka Research Database: searchable database for undergraduates to find on-campus research projects by department and faculty member
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TIDES Research Events
- Texas Global: explore opportunities for learning and researching abroad
Health Professions and Graduate School Preparation
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Sanger Learning Center hosts GRE prep and grad school planning workshops
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Not sure about your major? Want to explore other interests and majors? Make an appointment with the Vick Center for Strategic Advising
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Texas Career Engagement offers career planning appointments as well as a variety of tools, webinars, and handouts on their website. Take a look at their grad school planning resourceshere
Virtual Learning Resources
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Stay connected through Longhorn Connection
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Start and keep up with discussions within courses, group work, and messaging through Canvas. Use the messaging function to reach out to classmates about forming study groups, whether virtually through Zoom or in-person
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Attend office hours with your professors virtually through Zoom (or on campus, if available)
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CNS TIDES has created a starter guide to learning online
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Sanger Learning Center has a guide to learning online
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This handout from Michigan includes some very helpful tips for transitioning your study habits
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This guide from UT’s Employee Assistance Program has ideas for managing your new work situation and your emotional and mental wellbeing
- Learn Zoom basics here
Non-Academic Resources
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UT COVID-19 Updates for Students
- Find University Health Services' guide to COVID-19 precautions and wellbeing tips here
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CMHC Crisis Line: (512) 471-CALL (2255)
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CNS CARE Counselor, Nic Dahlberg: licensed mental health counselors through CMHC available just for CNS students. Contact your academic advisor for a referral or leave Nic a voicemail
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CNS Non-Academic Counselors: Different from the CNS CARE Counselor, the CNS Non-Academic Counselors help students navigate the administrative intersection of life and academics
- Longhorn SHARE Project: peer-led support groups, workshops, and activities
- MindBody Labs: experiential mental and physical relaxation spaces with three campus locations
- MindfulUT: mindfulness practices, resources, and workshops from UHS
- LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources from UT's Hogg Foundation for Mental Heatlh
- UT SURE Walk: providing safe walks and rides home from campus
- UT Night Rides: get home from main campus between midnight and 4am for free via Lyft
- LiveSafe at UT Austin App: receive emergency alerts, report incidents, and virtually walk with friends
- Ride CapMetro and UT Shuttle lines for free with your UT ID: plan your trip here and dowload the Transit app for real-time updates on bus and shuttle locations
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Behavioral Concerns Advice Line (BCAL) (512) 232-5050
- How to Support a Longhorn: campus suggestions for supporting others in distress
- 2-1-1 Texas: a comprehensive list of resources in your local community for Texas residents
- Prepare for severe weather events
- HornsLink: find student events and organizations on campus
Diversity + Inclusion
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Interactive map and list of gender-inclusive restrooms on campus
- Lists of resources, tips, organizations, and affirmations from the Gender and Sexuality Center
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Designate a Chosen Name for UT Records (formerly UT Preferred Name and Gender Marker Updating Procedures)
- Get involved with Peers for Pride
- Women in STEM (WiSTEM): WiSTEM strives to recruit and retain women and gender minority STEM students and to provide a supportive community that encourages the success of women and gender minorities at UT. All STEM students, all genders, welcome! Join the WiSTEM Canvas community for information, events, and opportunities here. Students can also visit WiSTEM staff in SSB 3.200.
- Veteran and Military-Affiliated Services: a resource for ALL students utilizing state and federal veterans education benefits, providing academic, health, career, and community support
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- Student Veteran Research Network: a network of student veterans across the US indendent to provide community for those interested in pursuing careers in scientific or academic research, founded in part by UT alum
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- Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness: supporting veterans and their families through research, training, and community engagement
- Voices Groups: Identity-based (Asian American, Black, International, Latinx, LGBTQ, Women of Color) drop-in discussion groups hosted by CMHC. Groups are free, confidential and no appointment is necessary
- Longhorn SHARE Project: peer-led support groups, workshops, and activities to support connection and wellbeing
- Rooted: Immigrant Student Liberation Collective
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FirstGen Longhorns: join the FirstGen Equity Canvas page here and the weekly newsletter here
- Support for Students with Dependents
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- Join the Students with Dependents listserv for other resources, activities, and annoucncements
- Spark Program: assisting and providing a community for UT students who have experienced foster care
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Horns Helping Horns: supporting and advocating for financially independent students
- Inclusive Campus Climate: resources, reports, and referrals
- UT's Contextualization + Commemoration Initiative information
- HornsLink: find and build community on campus through student organizations and events
- Resources for inclusive campus and career experiences from Texas Career Engagement
Financial Resources
- Texas Financial Wellness: meet with a Certified Personal Finance Counselor and attend workshops and events throughout the semester
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Reduction in Income Appeal Form through Texas One Stop
- See if a textbook for your course is available through Longhorn Textbook Access
- Apply for HEERF III funds through Texas One Stop when available
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Student Emergency Services’ Emergency Fund
- CNS Student Emergency Fund
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HireUTexas (formerly Hire-A-Longhorn)
- CNS Undergraduate Course Assistant information
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UT Human Resources’ guide to finding student employment
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UT Outpost: assisting students experiencing hunger and food insecurity. For additional food assistance, please visit the Central Texas Food Bank and Feeding America
- 2-1-1 Texas: a comprehensive list of resources in your local community for Texas residents
- Ride CapMetro and UT Shuttle lines for free with your UT ID: plan your trip here and dowload the Transit app for real-time updates on bus and shuttle locations
- MoveOutATX: volunteer, donate, or find items at the Free Furniture Market
- Looking for assistance funding your organization, class project, research, scholarship, upcoming competition or new equipment? Submit a HornRaiser application
- Find a roommate or an off-campus apartment using UT's Off-Campus Living Resources (and find additional resources on their Instagram, @utoffcampus)
