Let's face facts.

The University at Albany Student Handbook cannot take your classes and tests for you, purchase your books and supplies, organize your schedule, walk you to your academic advisor, enroll you in study abroad or a great internship, or plan your future beyond UAlbany. Only you can make that happen.

The following Steps to Success, however, come from years of talking with students, faculty, and University support staff — mostly with students — about how UAlbany undergraduates invariably got it right, achieving their goals of intellectual growth, an impressive degree (often with honors), and a productive life after graduation. It will show you where the University’s valuable resources for students are to be found, and clue you in on the right preparation and attitude to ensure success.

The rest is up to you.