INTERCOLLEGE TRANSFER TO LAS

PREPARING FOR INTERCOLLEGE TRANSFER TO LAS Student Academic Affairs Office of the Dean 601 S. Morgan Street 3rd Floor University Hall Chicago IL 60607 (312) 996-3366 www.las.uic.edu

Preparing for Intercollege Transfer to LAS Table of Contents Academic Advising Mission Statement.......1 Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education........1 LAS Academic Advising Center.......1 LAS Advising Relationship........2 Take Placement Tests, if Required, and View Results....3 Become Familiar with LAS Degree Requirements...4 LAS Foreign Language Requirement. 5 Pre-Professional Educational Goals.......6 Pre-Professional Advising Services........6 Check Your Degree Audit to View Transfer Credit, if Applicable, and Progress Towards Your Degree...7 Review Course Options....7 Consider the Number and Type of Credit Hours to Take....7 Check for Holds on Your Account...8 Register for Classes..8 Meet with Your New LAS Academic Advisor, Once Admitted to LAS...8 Advanced Placement (AP) and ACT Credit for Fall 2016 Admits......9 International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Credit.....11 Advanced Placement (AP) and ACT Credit for Admits Prior to Fall 2016......12 Review Step-by-Step Instructions for Registration.....13 How to View Your Degree Audit Report (DARS)....13 How to Learn about Majors and Minors Using the Undergraduate Catalog... 14 How to View Course Information Using the Undergraduate Catalog.........14 How to Use the Schedule of Classes...... 15 How to Use the Archived Schedule of Classes... 16 How to Search for General Education Courses..17 How to View Your Registration Time Ticket....18 How to View Holds in my.uic.edu....19 How to View Mid-Term & Final Grades in my.uic.edu........19 How to Register for Courses in my.uic.edu....20 How to Schedule LAS Academic Advising Appointments Online....21 Information provided in this booklet was correct to the best of our knowledge based on information available at the time of publication. There may be changes subsequent to publication. Please check the online Undergraduate Catalog and the LAS website for the most current policies and procedures: catalog.uic.edu and www.las.uic.edu.

Academic Advising Mission Statement The Office of Student Academic Affairs of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) recognizes that undergraduate students expect to receive a quality education in a quality environment. It is the role of Student Academic Affairs to assure that, in the continuum from admission through graduation, your individual educational needs are met while maintaining the academic standards established by the faculty of the College. As a primary source of College information, the staff of LAS Student Academic Affairs promotes and facilitates excellence through academic advising. We believe that our services should assist in maximizing the academic experience and student achievement in the expectation that you will become a lifelong learner and attain your career objectives. These services are provided with expertise, courtesy, and a positive attitude. Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education Excerpt from the Association of American Colleges and Universities Pamphlet What is a Liberal Education?: A liberal education is an education that exposes students to a wide breadth of courses, perspectives, and educational experiences designed to equip them with the essential skills and learning necessary to thrive and succeed throughout their lives. A liberal education prepares students to deal with complexity, diversity and change, and entails study across many fields, as well as an in-depth study in a specific area of interest. A liberal education helps students develop a strong sense of personal and social responsibility important in all spheres of life. LAS Academic Advising Center The LAS Academic Advising Center employs professional full-time academic advisors who serve as representatives of the Dean. LAS operates under a two tier academic advising model, meaning you will have multiple advising contacts who will assist you in navigating your undergraduate academic career. You will start your undergraduate career with an assigned general advisor with whom you will work until graduation. Advising Center Location: 3 rd floor University Hall, 601 S. Morgan Street Website: www.las.uic.edu/lasadvisingcenter Hours: Monday Friday, 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Phone: (312) 996-3366 See page 21 for instructions on how to schedule an appointment with your LAS academic advisor after you have been admitted. Please schedule all appointments carefully. Cancellations must be made 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 future appointment without notifying us in advance, you may be limited to only meeting with your LAS advisor during walk-in advising for a period of time. Role of a General/Cohort LAS Academic Advisor General advisors are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist you on UIC s graduation requirements, Genera Education requirements, academic policies, and completing procedures (ex: assisting students in dropping courses). General advisors will make referrals to the appropriate professionals for specific major, minor, and pre-professional advising when necessary. All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have specific LAS academic advisors assigned to them. If you would like to speak to someone about the possibility of changing your assigned LAS advisor, please email Katie Michel, Assistant Director for Cohort Advising in the LAS Academic Advising Center, at kmichel@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. Your advisor is located in the LAS Academic Advising Center and may be referred to interchangeably as a general advisor or an LAS academic advisor. Appointments: Monday, Wednesday Friday Walk-ins: Every Tuesday fall and spring semesters, 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Role of a Departmental/Major Advisor Departmental advisors are experts in your major area of study. They assist you in outlining the specific requirements for your major, key course sequencing, mapping out plans for completing these requirements, and general information about related career options. Because departmental advisors focus more specifically on major requirements, you are still expected to make contact with your general advisor regarding your academic progress and for a thorough DARS review of LAS degree requirements. Departmental advisors are located within their respective departments across campus. For contact information including the location of your major advisor please visit www.las.uic.edu/students/current-undergraduate/student-affairs/departmental-advising. Appointment and walk-in times vary. 1

Role of a Pre-Professional Advisor Pre-professional advisors are able to assist students who are pursuing a pre-professional interest, such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, law, etc. Pre-professional advisors encourage and support students in evaluating strengths and weaknesses, life goals, and their intended career path within individual meetings, small group workshops, and large lecture sessions. Students will be guided in the incorporation of prerequisite coursework alongside bachelor s degree requirements to enhance their professional credentials and expand future career possibilities. Students with professional school aspirations should continue to work with their general and departmental advisors as they navigate their requirements toward graduation. Pre-professional advisors are located in the LAS Academic Advising Center. Appointments: Monday, Wednesday Friday Students with sophomore standing and higher may schedule an appointment with a pre-professional advisor. Walk-ins: Every Tuesday fall and spring semesters, 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. LAS Advising Relationship Your relationship with your LAS advisors is one of shared responsibilities and mutual accountability between you and your academic advisors. Academic Advisor Roles & Responsibilities Demonstrate an interest in student success Be knowledgeable about programs offered by the academic unit in which they serve and/or General Education requirements Explain university and college policies and procedures Present and evaluate graduation requirements Be knowledgeable of and able to refer you to necessary and appropriate campus resources Review your selection of classes to make certain that the courses chosen are appropriate and are leading to the timely completion of your academic goals Assist you in making appropriate adjustments to correct academic difficulties Maintain complete and accurate student records based on all information available Provide and explain degree audit report (DARS) Evaluate and approve transfer courses Maintain confidentiality in accordance with FERPA Assist students in reporting interpersonal violence to the Title IX Coordinator to initiate investigations, interim safety measures and academic accommodations Help you develop realistic educational goals, consistent with your values, interests, and talents Student Roles & Responsibilities Seek academic advice; ask for help if needed! Know and meet degree requirements Enroll in appropriate courses to make academic progress Reflect on how you re doing in your classes Discuss your academic and career goals Come prepared and on time to appointments and walk-ins Review the Undergraduate Catalog and General Education requirements Review your Degree Audit Report via DARSWeb for Student Audit on my.uic.edu Be familiar with eligibility and course requirements for majors of interest Have a list of courses that you are interested in taking when meeting to discuss registration Save copies of all university documents and DARS in case questions arise Know the academic calendar and be aware of important deadlines Accept responsibility for your own education by making informed decisions Utilize your official UIC email address for means of communication with all university professionals; advisors will not answer questions from non-uic email accounts If you have experienced interpersonal violence, ask your advisor for assistance in reporting to the Title IX Coordinator 2

Take Placement Tests, if Required, and View Results Placement tests may be required in certain subjects. Unless you have AP or other college-level credit that determines your placement, you will not be able to register for some of your most important and required courses for the upcoming semester. When to Take a Placement Test Students who do not have college-level credit and fail to take the placement tests will find themselves unable to register for courses that complete the University Writing, Foreign Language, Quantitative Reasoning, or Chemistry requirements. The Chemistry placement test is only required if Chemistry is needed for your major or educational goal. The Physics placement test is only required if you are pursuing a major that requires completion of calculus-based physics, PHYS 141 and 142. The foreign language placement test must be taken if you have prior experience in any foreign language. Placement test results are valid for one year, except for heritage speaker foreign language results, which do not expire. You may need to retake the placement test if you have not enrolled in the course within one year of taking the test. Math is the only placement test that can be retaken within the year period. If you have questions about your placement test expiration and when to retake placement tests (if needed), speak with an LAS academic advisor at an intercollege transfer information session. Register here www.las.uic.edu/intercollegetransfer for a session. If you are unable to attend one of the regularly scheduled information sessions, you may contact lasict@uic.edu. How to Test To take your tests, log into my.uic.edu and go to the Registration tab under Academics. The Placement Testing portlet (lower right side of the page) contains pertinent information about the placement testing process. You will need to submit a request for the appropriate test. Please make sure you enter a reason for requesting the test. Once approved, a link will be available within a few days to take the online test. Placement test scores may take up to a week to post. Once your tests have been evaluated, you can access your placement test results in the Placement Test portlet on the Registration tab under Academics. Help with Placement Tests If you have any questions related to online placement testing or experience a problem while taking an online exam, contact the UIC Office of Testing Services by submitting a UIC Placement Testing Help Ticket http://ossswebcs.admin.uillinois.edu/portal_uic/ help_olpt.asp. Failure to take placement tests may delay your graduation as you may be unable to take the courses you need in your first semester as an LAS student. 3

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LAS Foreign Language Requirement Foreign Language Placement Students must complete the equivalent of the fourth semester of college-level foreign language. If you have a background in a foreign language, and have not yet completed the fourth semester of that language at a college level, you must take a placement test in that language prior to registration. If a placement test is not offered in your language or if you are an international student, speak with an LAS academic advisor at an intercollege transfer information session. Students must register for the course level at which they place and may not self-place lower. Retroactive Credits in Foreign Language If you are placed into the 104 or higher level of a foreign language taught at UIC as the result of the UIC administered placement test, you may receive academic proficiency credits for prerequisite courses. The complete policy is available online at www.uic.edu/ucat/ catalog/la.shtml#u2. If you meet all requirements and earn an A or B in the course in which you have placed, you may initiate the request for credits from your LAS academic advisor in the LAS Academic Advising Center. Continuing Study in Foreign Language Upon successful completion of any of the courses listed below, please consult your LAS academic advisor regarding your eligibility for retroactive foreign language credit. Arabic If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through Arabic and are interested in continuing with Arabic, you may register for ARAB 201. French If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through French and are interested in continuing with French, you may register for FR 231, 202, and/or 201. These courses are not sequential and can be taken in any order. You may also be eligible to take 300- level courses, with consent of the instructor. Native speakers of French should see Dr. Elizabeth Weber (edweber@uic.edu), Director of the French Basic Language Program, about replacing FR 231 with other courses. German If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through German and are interested in continuing with German, you may register for GER 211, 212, and/or 214 (214 allows concurrent registration with GER 104). These courses are not sequential and can be taken in any order. Italian If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through Italian and you are interested in continuing with Italian, you may register for ITAL 200, 201, and/or 210. Having met the Foreign Language Requirement, you may also register for any 300-level course, with consent of the instructor. Native and Heritage Speakers who place out of ITAL 104 may not register for ITAL 200. Japanese If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through Japanese and you are interested in continuing with Japanese, you may register for JPN 200 or JPN 210. Native Speakers who place out of JPN 104 may not register for JPN 200 or JPN 210. Polish If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through Polish and you are interested in continuing with Polish, you have the option of continuing your language study for an additional four semesters. The courses are POL 201, 202, 401, and 402, and they must be taken sequentially or with consent of the instructor. Russian If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through Russian and you are interested in continuing with Russian, you have the option of continuing your language study for an additional four semesters. The courses are RUSS 201, 202, 411, and 412, and they must be taken sequentially or with consent of the instructor. Spanish If you completed the Foreign Language Requirement through Spanish and are interested in continuing with Spanish, you may register for SPAN 202. 5

Pre-Professional Educational Goals In addition to having a major, you may choose to pursue an educational goal in a pre-professional field. Pre-professional educational goals are NOT majors in LAS. The various professional programs often require coursework be completed prior to applying; most programs require a bachelor s degree prior to admission. You can often satisfy prerequisites for pre-professional programs with General Education and/or major requirements for a degree in LAS. To be a competitive applicant, you should maintain a high GPA each semester. Pre-professional advisors are available to assist you in selecting coursework to fulfill educational goals. Additionally, informational handouts for many of the pre-professional programs listed below can be found in the LAS Academic Advising Center on the 3 rd Floor of University Hall. If you are interested in a pre-health field, you should add an educational goal to ensure that you receive pertinent information applicable to your area of interest. This can be done on the LAS pre-health website, www.las.uic.edu/prehealth, under the educational goal link. Pre-law educational goals can be added on the pre-law website, www.las.uic.edu/prelaw, using the educational goal link on the left. LAS offers tracks for the following educational goals: Pre-Health Pre-Dentistry Pre-Health Information Management Pre-Human Nutrition Pre-Medicine Pre-Nursing Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Public Health Pre-Veterinary Medicine Pre-Physician Assistant Studies Post-Baccalaureate Nursing Other Pre-Professional Fields Pre-Law Other pre-health areas: If you desire to pursue optometry or podiatry you should declare pre-medicine as your educational goal and consult an LAS pre-health advisor for information on other course requirements. Pre-health advisors are knowledgeable concerning a number of other health careers and are happy to discuss various options and interests with you. Pre-Professional Advising Services Location: LAS Academic Advising Center, 3 rd floor of University Hall Individual Appointments: Available for LAS students at sophomore standing or higher: Monday, Wednesday Friday. Please schedule your pre-professional advising appointments online by visiting student.las.uic.edu. Pre-Health Pre-Health Walk-In Advising: Available to all UIC students for quick pre-health related questions on Tuesdays each fall and spring semester from 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Pre-Health Email: lasprehealth@uic.edu Pre-Nursing Email: lasprenursing@uic.edu Pre-Health Website: www.las.uic.edu/prehealth Pre-Health Blackboard: All LAS students with a declared pre-health educational goal will be given access to the LAS prehealth blackboard site. This site provides you with additional resources and information not available on the pre-health website. Pre-Law Pre-Law Walk-In Advising: Available to all UIC students for quick pre-law related questions on Tuesdays each fall and spring semester from 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Pre-Law Email: lasprelaw@uic.edu Pre-Law Website: www.las.uic.edu/prelaw 6

Check Your Degree Audit to View Transfer Credit, if Applicable, and Progress Towards Your Degree The Degree Audit Report (DARS) is an individualized report showing all of your classes and your progress toward meeting graduation requirements. Step-by-step instructions on how to view your DARS are included on page 13. Toward the end of your DARS, you will find a section titled All Courses ; this section shows every course that UIC has record of you completing or for which you are currently enrolled (these courses show as IP, meaning they are in-progress). If, at the very end of your DARS, there is a section titled Courses to be Reviewed by the College for Credit/No Credit with UNKNOWN courses listed underneath, it means LAS has not yet reviewed, or is in the process of reviewing, the course(s) for credit toward your degree. If you have taken courses somewhere other than UIC that are not showing in this section of your DARS, that may mean either the transcript has not yet been sent to UIC (and needs to be), or it has been sent to UIC but has not yet been processed by the Admissions Office (processing can take 2-3 weeks once the transcript has been received by the Admissions Office). Please send final transcripts as quickly as possible following the completion of courses taken somewhere other than UIC, as that will help ensure a smooth registration and advising experience. You are invited to discuss your DARS with an LAS academic advisor during an intercollege transfer information session. Please register for a session at www.las.uic.edu/intercollegetransfer. Please also bring a copy of your DARS from your current UIC College. Review Course Options You are welcome to register for most LAS courses. Please use the information below to guide you. While the courses you take to complete the University Writing, Foreign Language, Quantitative Reasoning, and Chemistry (if needed) requirements may be dictated by your previous coursework, placement test results, choice of major, and/or educational goal, you have many choices when it comes to your General Education courses. Take a look at the General Education section of the Undergraduate Catalog at catalog.uic.edu/ucat. For the General Education categories you have not yet completed, choose two or three courses that interest you from each category. Once you have found a couple of courses from each category that sound interesting, check the Course Descriptions at catalog.uic.edu/ucat/course-descriptions for prerequisites (courses you must take first or placement you must have in order to be properly prepared). It is your responsibility to ensure you have met prerequisites, even if the system allows you to register for a course. Not all courses will be available or open every semester. To see what is offered in a particular semester, go to my.uic.edu but do not log in, select Schedule of Classes and then select Schedule of Classes Search to look for a particular department or course. To search for a course in a specific General Education category, go to the Schedule of Classes, under New General Education Sections and select New General Education Dynamic Search Feature. Step-by-step instructions on how to view course descriptions, use the schedule of classes, and search for general education courses are included on pages 14, 15, and 17 respectively. You will be able to meet with a major advisor once you have been admitted to LAS. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog at catalog.uic.edu/ucat to help you choose courses toward your intended major. Advanced courses in the major may be restricted to current LAS students only. Contact the department directly if you have any questions. For department contact information, please visit las.uic.edu/departmentaladvising. Consider the Number and Type of Credit Hours to Take A semester hour is the University's unit of academic credit. Typical courses are three credit hours. Many science or math courses are four or five credit hours because they include a discussion or lab component. A minimum of 120 credit hours are needed for graduation. UIC requires that once you have junior standing (60 credit hours), you must earn an additional 60 credit hours at a 4- year institution. Therefore, even if you have taken more than 60 credit hours of community college work prior to attending UIC, you are still required to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours at a 4-year institution once you enroll at UIC. All students will need to complete 40 advanced credit hours prior to graduation. 200-level courses and above taken at UIC are considered advanced coursework. What is considered advanced from other 4-year institutions may be different, and no course work at a community college is considered advanced. In order to be a full-time student, you must register for at least 12 credit hours in the fall semester and 12 credit hours in the spring semester. If you take fewer than 12 credit hours in either the fall or spring semester, you will be considered a part-time student. For summer enrollment, full-time is 6 credit hours. The enrollment residency requirement states all students must complete their first 90 credit hours or last 30 credit hours at UIC in order to earn a UIC bachelor s degree. 7

Check for Holds on Your Account You may have a hold from your current College preventing you from registering for classes. Please contact your advisor and/or department at your current College to lift your hold; LAS academic advisors are unable to remove holds that were put on by other colleges. In addition, Financial, Admissions, Dean of Students, and other holds must be removed by the appropriate office. LAS academic advisors are unable to remove these holds. Step-by-step instructions on how to view your holds are included on page 19. Register for Classes Now that you have prepared, please register for classes as soon as you are able to do so according to your Time Ticket listed under my.uic.edu. You do not have to wait until speaking with an LAS academic advisor to register for classes. To register for courses, follow these step-by-step instructions at www.uic.edu/depts/oar/registration/registration_instructions.html. Step -by-step instructions on how to register for courses are also included on page 16. You must have course registration numbers (CRNs) for each of the courses for which you would like to register in order to follow this procedure. You may look up course registration numbers by using the Schedule of Classes Search. Step-by-step instructions on how to use the Schedule of Classes can be found on page 15. Meet with Your New LAS Academic Advisor, Once Admitted to LAS Once you are accepted into LAS, you will be assigned an LAS academic advisor. We strongly encourage you to meet with your advisor at the beginning of the semester you are admitted into LAS. The LAS Academic Advising Center offers walk-in hours for the first two weeks of each semester for LAS students. You will receive a welcome email from your LAS academic advisor outlining these office hours along with other relevant information. 8

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