About the Advising Center University Advising Center University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. At the University Advising Center, our job is to help students succeed at UMass Boston and later in life. All of us at the Center work hard to give students the information they need to reach their goals. We take a personal interest in each student's situation, and we do all we can to promote a rewarding undergraduate experience and a smooth career transitions. At orientation, students meet individually with these advisors to begin planning their degree programs.
Students continue to see their advisor throughout the semester.
To provide additional support to interested students of color entering the University, the Center matches these students with concerned and academically talented juniors and seniors who have offered to served as their mentors. Once a student declares a major in the College of Arts and Sciences, or a concentration in the College of Management, the student is assigned a permanent faculty advisor. The Center's staff remains available to help the student resolve concerns about College requirements and University regulations. The University Advising Center coordinates an orientation program for freshmen and transfer students admitted to the college of Management, the, the College of Nursing, and the Program in Human Performance and Fitness. Home Assesment Testing New students math and English composition skills are assessed during orientation.