Fall 2022 LAS Academic Advising Online Drop-in Availability
The LAS Academic Advising Center has select availability for online drop-in advising during the Fall 2022 semester.
Please note that drop-in advising sessions are restricted to 10-15 minutes and are designed for quick questions. Please read below to learn more about how to sign-up for online drop-in advising as well as dates/times of drop-in availability.
LAS Assigned General Advising Online Drop-in Availability Heading link
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General Drop-in Instructions
Online drop-in advising sessions allow students to meet with an LAS General Academic Advisor for quick, 10-15 minute registration-related concerns.
Plan Ahead!
- The estimated wait time for online LAS General Drop-In Advising is 2-20 minutes.
- After signing in online, you will be contacted via your UIC email with a link to join a virtual meeting once an advisor is available to meet with you.
- You have the option to call in with a phone but please use a device with microphone, camera, and speakers, if you have access, to be able to review your audit or other materials.
- If you have not joined the meeting within 5 minutes of your meeting beginning, you will be removed from the waiting room and will need to check-in again to be re-added to the waiting room.
Additional Resources
If you have questions regarding any of the following, please contact the respective office/unit:
- Pre-Professional Advising, prehealth.las.uic.edu
- Financial Aid: financialaid.uic.edu
- Billing/Student Accounts: paymybill.uillinois.edu
- U-Pass: go.uic.edu/fall_upass
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Hours for General Advising
LAS General Online Drop-In Advising is available every Tuesday (9/6-11/29) and on the following dates:
- Thursday, August 18 – Friday, August 19
- Monday, August 22 – Friday, August 26
- Monday, August 29 – Friday, September 2
- Thursday, October 27 – Friday, October 28 (Late Drop Requests Only)
- Friday, December 2 (Term Withdrawal Conversations Only)
- Monday, December 5 – Friday, December 9
- Drop-In Advising on Wednesday, December 7 will close at 2:30pm
All online drop-ins will take place during the hours of 8:30am-12pm and 1pm-4:30pm
(sign-in available 8:15am – 11:30am and 12:45pm – 4:00pm)
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Intructions with screenshots
- Sign in to virtual waiting room using iAdvise.
Note: Sign-in only available 8:15am-11:30am and 12:45pm-4pm - Select ‘JOIN WAITING ROOM’ in ‘Advising for LAS Drop-In [with your assigned LAS Advisor]’.
Note: If you do not have an assigned advisor, select ‘JOIN WAITING ROOM’ in ‘LAS Drop-in Advising for Unassigned Student’ (services are sorted in alphabetical order). - Select ‘LAS Drop-In Advising with Assigned Advisor: [will display your primary advisor]’ and ‘CONTINUE’.
- Give a description of primary purpose of advising visit. Select ‘SUBMIT’.
- Once you reach this screen, you are checked in for drop-in advising. Please open your UIC email and wait to be contacted by an LAS general academic advisor (refresh your email regularly). You will have five minutes to log-in once you receive the invite email.
If you have any difficulty signing-in, please view the screenshots provided in this document for help signing-in.
For additional help, please email LASAdvising@uic.edu.
- Sign in to virtual waiting room using iAdvise.
LAS Departmental Advising Online Drop-in Availability (Major and Minor) Heading link
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Drop-in Instructions
Online drop-in advising sessions allow students to meet with an LAS Departmental Advisor for quick, 10-15 minute registration-related concerns about their major/minor.
Please note that the following majors/minors do not have any online drop-ins and are available by appointment only: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science & Linguistics, Earth & Environmental Science, Economics, History, Philosophy, and Physics.
Plan Ahead!
- The estimated wait time for online LAS Departmental Advising is 2-20 minutes.
- After signing in online, you will be contacted via your UIC email with a link to join a virtual meeting once an advisor is available to meet with you.
- You have the option to call in with a phone but please use a device with microphone, camera, and speakers, if you have access, to be able to review your audit or other materials.
- If you have not joined the meeting within 5 minutes of your meeting beginning, you will be removed from the waiting room and will need to check-in again to be re-added to the waiting room.
Additional Resources
If you have questions regarding any of the following, please contact the respective office/unit:
- Pre-Professional Advising, prehealth.las.uic.edu
- Financial Aid: financialaid.uic.edu
- Billing/Student Accounts: paymybill.uillinois.edu
- U-Pass: go.uic.edu/fall_upass
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Description of availability
See below for the Fall 2022 online drop-in availability for each department. You may click on the link provided which will take you directly to the sign-in page for that major/minor.
Chart of major/minor drop-in availability
Department Fall 2022 Drop-in
Advising AvailabilityDrop-in Hours Anthropology Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmBiochemistry None available, schedule appointment Biological Sciences The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 7, 158:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmBlack Studies Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmChemistry None available, schedule appointment Communication The following days:
August 22, 23, 30
November 1, 7, 158:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Science & Linguistics None available, schedule appointment Criminology, Law, & Justice The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 7, 158:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmEarth & Environmental Sciences None available, schedule appointment Economics None available, schedule appointment English Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmGender & Women's Studies Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmGlobal Asian Studies Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmHistory None available, schedule appointment IHS: Behavioral Health The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 78:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmIHS: Health & Science The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 7, 158:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmLatin American & Latino Studies Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmMathematics Drop-in dates vary. Check iAdvise at the link to the left. Mathematics & Computer Science Drop-in dates vary. Check iAdvise at the link to the left. Neuroscience The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 7, 158:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmPhilosophy None available, schedule appointment Physics None available, schedule appointment Political Science The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 78:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmPsychology The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 78:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmSociology The following days:
August 23, 30
November 1, 78:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmStatistics Drop-in dates vary. Check iAdvise at the link to the left. Teaching of English Every Tuesday from August 23 to December 6 except the following:
- August 30
- October 18
- November 8
- November 298:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmTeaching of Math Drop-in dates vary. Check iAdvise at the link to the left. The School of Literatures, Cultural Studies, & Linguistics The following days:
August 22, 23, 30
November 1, 7, 158:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sign-in Instructions
- Sign in to virtual waiting room using iAdvise.
Note: Sign-in only available 8:15am-11:30am and 12:45pm-4pm - Select the major/minor from the menu on the left or follow the link provided on the chart above for the major/minor.
- Select ‘JOIN WAITING ROOM’
- Give a description of primary purpose of advising visit. Select ‘SUBMIT’.
- Once you reach this screen, you are checked in for drop-in advising. Please open your UIC email and wait to be contacted by an LAS departmental academic advisor (refresh your email regularly). You will have five minutes to log-in once you receive the invite email.
For additional help, please email LASAdvising@uic.edu.
- Sign in to virtual waiting room using iAdvise.