Advising

The ECE Undergraduate Advising Office fully embraces their mission of providing advice, services, and resources for students to make informed decisions about their degree progress.  Advisors provide continuous support and encouragement to assist students in surpassing their own academic expectations. In line with the University’s mission, the ECE Department holds the achievement of excellence in education, research, and public service as their top priority and delivers services that create a robust environment that champions student success.


The objective and mission of the office is cemented in a variety of core values that promote student achievement, community building, support, and leadership. 

ECE Undergraduate Advising are proud recipients of NACADA's Outstanding Advising Program award in 2019 and 2024. 

Academic Advising for Current ECE Students

Academic advisors are available for 1:1 drop-in's only during registration in order to meet with as many students as possible:

 

Advisors will reactivate  appointment availability in Navigate on April 20th. 

Schedule an Academic Advising Appointment

All users must sign into their UT Zoom account to join virtual meetings.

Please note: Navigate appointments and Advising Drop-In's are for currently enrolled students only.

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  • Search in the app for "University of Texas at Austin"
  • Use the same username and password you use for all your UT accounts
  • Remember to enable push notification for updates and reminders

Peer Advising for Current ECE Students

Peer Advisors are current ECE students who are available for quick questions on ECE related matters, such as course load expectations, instructor teaching styles, and how to structure your schedule for positive academic experiences. 

Peer Advising are available for in person and virtual drop-in's:

Virtual Drop-in's

In Person Drop-in's:

  • January 12th - April 27th 
  • Monday - Friday 
  • 8am-12pm, 1pm-4pm
  • EER 2.884

Peer advisors can also be contacted via email at peer-advisor@ece.utexas.edu. 

Academic Advising Resources

Excel Guides

ECE students have requested further assistance with mapping out their 4-year plan. ECE Advising has created Excel files that will assist students on the 18-20, 20-22, and 22-24 catalogs with mapping out their remaining courses. 

We have created individual files to assist students in the general ECE curriculum, ECE Honors curriculum, ECB Honors + Canfield Business Program and the Ramshorn Scholars Program.  These files have locked cells (the required plans) and unlocked cells (for students to copy/paste their planned courses) to assist advising and student planning. 

Click to Access our Advising Excel Guides

Academic Policies

For questions about non-majors taking ECE courses, registration for graduate courses, graduate students adding ECE undergraduate courses, Q-drops, withdrawing, course substitutions, ECE 333T and more, please visit our Academic Policies page. 

Other Resources
  • Spring 2026 Courses in Machine Learning and Systems Communication*
  • Spring 2026 Courses in Speech and Audio Processing*
    • *Please note, not all courses on this list are guaranteed to be open to ECE majors, or apply to the ECE degree. Please double check the free elective database to see if it qualifies as a free elective. Students will need to work with the department that owns the course (the prefix of the course) to gain enrollment. 
      Forms created and maintained by Dr. Brian Evans
       
  • Additional advising information, including concurrent enrollment forms, over 17 hours forms, internal transfer information and more can be found on ENGR Direct.  

  • ECE Advising also utilizes Canvas to send updates and important announcements to current ECE students. Please check your Canvas Portal to view your year-specific homepage.

     

New Students

New incoming students are provided instructions for attending registration advising during new student orientation. Please register for UT Orientation after accepting your offer of admission. All undergraduate students majoring in electrical and computer engineering are required to have a laptop. Ensure your laptop is compliant. View Requirements.

Are you a current high school student with questions about what life is like at UT Austin or what classes are like in Texas ECE? You can reach out to our Peer Ambassadors via email at ece-ambassador@utexas.edu. Peer Ambassadors are current ECE students who have received training to provide outreach and support to future UT Austin students.

If you are a prospective student or family with questions about the ECE program or admissions, please visit our Admissions page.

Undergraduate Advisory Board

ECE Advising oversees the ECE Undergraduate Advisory Board (UAB) to survey and review the student experience in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This board consists of ECE students who are invested in leading and advocating for change alongside the department. 

Past UAB Initiatives include: adjustments to ECE 302 curriculum, hiring a TA to update ECE 302 labs, updating outlets in EER sitting areas, installation of a hot meal vending machine in the EER, providing additional feedback to ECE faculty, and more. 

ECE UAB recruits each Fall semester, information will be disseminated to all students via our listserv. 

Contact Us

Brittney Outlaw
Academic Advising Coordinator 
Email Brittney

Stacy Pederson
Senior Academic Advisor
Email Stacy

Melody Villarreal
Program Coordinator
Email Melody

Allison Hinojosa
Program Coordinator
Email Allison

Micah Wood
Graduate Assistant
Email Micah

Visit Us

Student Services Office

Engineering and Education Research Center
EER 2.884
512-471-1851

Office Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM