Advising Center

Ready to take your goals to the next level? By providing you with information about academic resources, extra-curricular activities and professional opportunities, the Advising Center will create an individually-tailored toolkit that will help you achieve your educational and professional pursuits. The Advising Center will help ensure students that they have chosen the best major and minor for their goals; that they are on track to meet degree requirements; and that students have the opportunity to fit studying abroad in their AUP academic journey.

Academic Handbook

AUP’s Academic Handbook outlines general information, policies, and procedures as well as useful information for your academic journey. To discover the array of exciting courses that are available to you, please peruse our course catalog online.

Degree Requirements

General education is at the heart of the American model of education. You will need a solid foundation in language, history, math and science to face the challenges of today’s cultural and professional world. Our faculty members will help you to determine which of our 16 majors and 35 minors will best equip you to overcome these challenges. Find out more about degree requirements.

Junior Degree Checks

When you reach Junior college standing you should submit an online junior degree check with the help of your academic advisor, to ensure timely progress towards graduation.

• Junior Degree Check tutorial
• Access the web form

Degree Application for Graduation

All students who finish their degree during the academic year have to complete a degree application in order to participate in the May graduation ceremony.

Study Abroad

You may consider your education in Paris as your study abroad adventure, but why stop there?  Spend a semester or a year at the University of Cape Town in South Africa or at one of our partner schools in Rome (American University of Rome or John Cabot University), in London (American International University in London), or Hong Kong (Lingnan University). Ask about our US study abroad opportunities too.

Advisor Support

AUP advisors may require support accomplishing the administrative work that is required of them. Grouped thematically here within are various electronic resources that should assist you. If further assistance is required, please contact the Advising Center.

Documents and Links:

• Advising Manual [pdf] (Advising procedures and resources)
• Academic handbook [pdf] (Academic policies, rules etc)
• Academic forms (Substitution petition, Directed Study application, withdrawal forms, etc.)
• Scheduling Information (General Education Offering, Cross-listed courses, etc.)
• Course registration worksheet [doc]
• Degree Audit Templates [zip]