Fall 2021 LAS Academic Advising Online Drop-in Availability
The LAS Academic Advising Center has select availability for online drop-in advising during the Fall 2021 semester.
Online drop-in advising will be available for both LAS assigned general advisors as well as LAS departmental/major advisors. 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.
Drop-In Advising Overview
*waiting time may vary
LAS Assigned General Advising Online Drop-in Availability
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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 (9/7-11/30) plus the following dates:
- Thursday, August 19 – Friday, August 20
- Monday, August 23 – Friday, August 27
- Monday, August 30 – Friday, September 3
- Thursday, October 28 – Friday, October 29 (Late Drop requests only)
- Friday, December 3 (Term Withdrawal requests only)
- Monday, December 6 – Friday, December 10
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) -
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)
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Availability
Online drop-ins for Major/Minor Advising are available during select times listed below. Drop-ins for major/minor advising are for quick 10-15 min registration-related questions.
Please note that online drop-ins are not available for the following departments: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Economics, History, Philosophy, and Physics. These departments are offering online appointments only.
Online appointments are also available for each department. Please visit iAdvise to schedule an appointment or to sign-in for drop-ins at go.uic.edu/majorservice. Choose the major/minor on the left side of the page.
Plan Ahead!
- The estimated wait time for online LAS Departmental 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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List of departmental drop-in hours
Department Fall 2021 Drop-in
Advising AvailabilityDrop-in Hours Anthropology Every Tuesday from September 14 through November 30 8:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmBiochemistry None available, schedule appointment Biological Sciences The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
October 26
November 2, 9, 16, 238:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmBlack Studies Every Tuesday from September 14 through November 30 8:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmChemistry None available, schedule appointment Communication Every Tuesday from August 24 through November 30
Special drop-in weeks:
Monday, August 23 through Friday, August 27
Monday, November 1 through Friday, November 58:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Science & Linguistics None available, schedule appointment Criminology, Law, & Justice The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
November 2, 98:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmEarth & Environmental Sciences None available, schedule appointment Economics None available, schedule appointment English Every Tuesday from September 14 through November 30 8:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmGender & Women's Studies Every Tuesday from September 14 through November 30 8:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmGlobal Asian Studies Every Tuesday from September 14 through November 30 8:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmHistory None available, schedule appointment IHS: Behavioral Health The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
November 2, 98:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmIHS: Health & Science The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
October 26
November 2, 9, 16, 238:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmLatin American & Latino Studies Every Tuesday from September 14 through November 30 8:30am - 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 Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
October 26
November 2, 9, 16, 238:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmPhilosophy None available, schedule appointment Physics None available, schedule appointment Political Science The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
November 2, 98:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmPsychology The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
November 2, 98:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmSociology The following Tuesdays:
August 24, 31
November 2, 98:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pmStatistics Drop-in dates vary. Check iAdvise at the link to the left. Teaching of Math Drop-in dates vary. Check iAdvise at the link to the left. The School of Literatures, Cultural Studies, & Linguistics Every Tuesday from August 24 through November 30
Special drop-in weeks:
Monday, August 23 through Friday, August 27
Monday, November 1 through Friday, November 58:30am - 11:30am
1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sign-in Instructions
- Sign-in to iAdvise by visiting go.uic.edu/majorservice.
- Choose the major or minor from the left side of the page.
- If the advisor is offering online drop-ins, select “JOIN WAITING ROOM” for that major/minor.
Note: Waiting room only available 8:15am-11:30am and 12:45pm-4pm - Select the service you are seeking and click ‘CONTINUE’.
- Give a description of primary purpose of advising visit. Select ‘SUBMIT’.
- After submitting, you are checked in for drop-in advising. Please open your UIC email and wait to be contacted by an LAS major/minor 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.