Your Assigned Advisor
Advising
All undergraduates have an assigned academic advisor in the LAS Academic Advising Center and will be a part of that advisor’s student cohort for the duration of their academic career at UIC – from Orientation to Graduation. Serving as student advocates, advisors are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist undergraduate student advisees with university and college degree requirements, general education requirements, and academic policies and procedures. In addition to your assigned advisor, each LAS student will work with departmental advisors to explore major and minor programs of study.
LAS undergraduates participate in academic advising throughout the entirety of their undergraduate degree, whether it be required programming or elective visits. Remember to check your university email for important notices and outreach from your LAS academic advising team!
Online Drop-In Advising
Appointments (Online and In-Person)
How to Make an Appointment (with screenshots)
How to Cancel an Appointment (with screenshots)
The LAS Academic Advising Center
| Points of Contact | Availability |
|---|---|
| Online Drop-in Advising is Available on Specific Dates | Online Drop-in Advising |
| Online and In-Person Advising by Appointment | Schedule an Appointment |
| Phone 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | (312) 996-3366 |
| Email, Current Students, Auditors | lasadvising@uic.edu |
| Email, Prospective Students | joinlas@uic.edu |
Find the Right Advising for You!
Below details larger advising initiatives within LAS Academic Advising.
Incoming
To support new student transition, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences hosts specific New Student Advising and Registration programming for new first-year and transfer students. Placement tests are an essential part of the new student journey, as they assist students and advisors in knowing what courses each student should take in their first semester. Completing placement testing via UIC Connect as early as possible is strongly recommended.
New Student Advising and Registration programming assists new students with transitioning to our research university and is your first opportunity to meet with your assigned academic advisor. Attending New Student Advising and Registration early affords students more time to transition to their new role as UIC students. Additionally, early attendance may allow for more time to retake the MATH placement test, participate in free summer college, and provide more registration options for a better schedule.
Placement testing, New Student Advising and Registration, and university orientation attendance are required. New first-year students should complete placement testing by July 15th at the latest – it is strongly recommended to complete testing and attend new student programming as early as possible.
Make sure to visit next steps for newly admitted students and review the content on our New Student Advising page.
First-Years
All first-year students must complete a mandatory appointment with their assigned LAS academic advisor in both the fall and spring terms of their first year in order to be able to register for classes for the next term. First-year students will be contacted via their UIC email with additional information about this requirement; however, students should feel free to make an LAS advising appointment at any point during their first two terms at UIC.
Review your Degree Audit via my.UIC.edu in order to confirm what requirements you have remaining.
Mandatory Second-Year Major Advising
In an effort to help our students connect more quickly with their academic departments, or to provide support if they are truly undecided, all LAS sophomores (specifically, students who began as new first-year now registered in the first semester of their second year of attendance) are required to participate in one of the following in order to register for their upcoming Junior year):
- Departmental/Major Individual Advising appointment
- Pre-Health Bachelor Level Appointment/Workshop
- General Individual Advising appointment (if pursuing a “Teaching of” degree or interested in an intercollege transfer out of LAS)
Review your Degree Audit via my.UIC.edu in order to confirm what requirements you have remaining.
Junior Review
Review your degree audit report each semester and schedule advising appointments with your major and assigned advisor to review your plan-of-study. Be on the look out for opportunities and updates from the College at your UIC email.
Continue to seek out career development opportunities at the College and Campus levels, including considering an internship.
Seniors
Review your Degree Audit
Review your Degree Audit via my.UIC.edu each semester to confirm what requirements are complete and what requirements may still need to be completed.
Follow the Graduation Checklist
Students planning to graduate in the current or upcoming semester should meet with their cohort and departmental advisors to ensure all requirements are complete or in-progress for graduation. The Graduation Checklist explains the advising steps students need to take.
Apply for graduation
In order to graduate, students must apply online via Student Self-Service during the registration period for the term they intend to graduate. Once logged in to Student Self-Service, students should select Graduation, read through the steps listed under Graduation Information, and, then, select the Apply to Graduate link. The submission deadlines for graduation applications are the following:
- To graduate in Fall term, apply by Friday of the 3rd week of the Fall term
- To graduate in Spring term, apply by Friday of the 3rd week of the Spring term
- To graduate in Summer term, apply by Friday of the 2nd week of the 8-week Summer Session
Graduation is not automatic. Students cannot be cleared for graduation until they have applied to graduate and their academic records have been reviewed for the completion of degree requirements.
Mandatory Transfer, Readmit, Intercollege Transfer (ICT) Advising
In an effort to help new students connect more quickly with their academic departments and ensure a smooth transition into UIC, all new LAS transfer, readmit, and intercollege transfer (ICT) students are required to participate in one of the following during their first semester at UIC and/or in LAS in order to register for the subsequent semester:
- Departmental/Major Individual Advising appointment
- Assigned General Individual Advising appointment
- Pre-Health Bachelor Level Appointment/Workshop
Review your Degree Audit via my.UIC.edu in order to confirm what requirements you have remaining.
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Academic advisors do not have access to your financial information, nor are they trained to advise on individual financial aid packages.
For questions regarding your financial aid (including FAFSA questions), contact the Office of Student Financial Aid or call (312) 996-3126. For concerns about financial holds and balances owed, connect with the Office of Student Accounts Receivable at (312) 996-8574.
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Drop-in advising offered on designated days is for specific questions and assistance that can be answered in less than 15 minutes. Typical topics include quick referrals, dropping courses, pre-requisite questions, registration issues that cannot be answered by the registration help page, etc.
Drop-in advising does not require an appointment and students are seen on a first-come, first served basis.
For more significant questions or long-term planning, schedule an appointment at https://go.uic.edu/homeservice.
Please schedule all appointments carefully. Cancellations must be made via student.las.uic.edu at least 24 hours in advance, and if you are more than 15 minutes late for an appointment, you will need to reschedule. Moreover, if you miss a scheduled appointment without notifying your advisor and/or the LAS Academic Advising Center in advance, you may be limited to only meeting with an LAS academic advisor during drop-in advising for a period of time.
multiple advisors
Your assigned advisor in the LAS Academic Advising Center advises on General Education requirements, assists with policy and procedure (requesting to late drop a class, take a class Credit/No Credit, and petitions), and keeps track of your general progress toward graduation. They make campus referrals and holistically advise on questions you may have. All LAS students have an assigned cohort advisor.
Departmental, or major/minor, advisors, advise on your major and minor. Declaring majors or minors, four year course plans, what you can do with a certain degree, and specific questions about major and minor courses are all topics covered by departmental advisors.
Instructional Method Definitions (online synchronous, online asynchronous, etc.)
Learn more about instructional methods (online synchronous, online asynchronous, mixed in-person & online instruction/hybrid) including tips for dos and don’ts. https://uofi.box.com/s/92tvhotvrwunllnx7o7hb369yskkgpua
Transfer Credit
Contact your assigned advisor! They can answer questions about how those courses will transfer in, the process, and whether or not you will earn credit. See the Undergraduate Catalog for LAS rules about transfer credit.
Learn how to use the transfer equivalency tool.
Change of Advisor
If you would like to speak to someone about the possibility of changing your assigned LAS advisor, please email Hilary Ozog, Assistant Director, Cohort Advising, hozog@uic.edu. In your email please include: your first and last name, UIN, LAS academic advisor’s name, and a brief explanation as to why you would like to change advisors.