Nursing and Pre Health
Nursing interested students should be referred to whom for co-advising?
Who is Keri Marion
Any student can take a Merit class. True or False
True - but we generally only recommend it for students interested in a STEM major or Nursing. See Jessica for permission if not already pre-populated on the CP form.
AP/IB/Dual Credit and placement results impact course selection. True or False
TRUE! Its very important to ask about and check for accuracy on these credits whether or not they are populated on the planning form.
ACE 100 can be substituted for what GIES requirement for ICT?
What is ECON 102
What are our work hours over the summer during NSR?
8:30-5:00
What should a first year students schedule include if they are interested in Nursing at UIC?
Some good choices include: Chemistry, Rhet 105, FSHN 120/HDFS 105, STAT 100, Soc 100 or Psych 100
What ALEKS score is required to take STAT 100?
What is none
A student expresses interest only in Business during the NSR appointment. What are some of the points you would make during this appointment?
Stress importance of parallel planning for highly competitive majors, but plan accordingly.
+DS interested students must take what specific Math class?
What is STAT 107
Why is RHET 233 recommended?
What is for transfer students who need to finish their Composition requirement plus need Advanced Comp.
A student with test based credit for RHET 105 at UIUC, has fulfilled the English requirement for UIC. True or False?
False - UIC will only credit them for English 160 which is half of the requirement so they would have to take 161 elsewhere or take Rhet 105 here.
Who would be a good candidate to take Physics 100?
Who is a student that placed into both Math 220 and Physics 100 and is interested in a major requiring additional Physics coursework - like EU. (but remember that Physics 100 does not count for graduation or for major credit)
What are some of the musts that advisors need to include in the planning form?
What are majors areas of interest, AP/IB/Dual credit, Placement scores, LOTE, accurate credit hours, rationale for course selection, attributes and ed goals, critical notes (FAA, Nursing, etc), your contact information, notes - next steps.
Other than RHET 105, what courses would also fulfill the Composition requirement along with the Public Speaking requirement - and that we often recommend for Business/ACE?
CMN 111/112 sequence
If a student asks about qualifying for James Scholar status, what would you tell them?
The selection is holistic and multiple factors are considered. Students with questions about the admission to James Scholar should be referred to Sarah Smothers.
What major or majors are recommended for those student interested in pursuing a Pre Health pathway?
Any! There are majors that could be helpful (like IB, MCB for example) but students can major in anything.
What is the correct Math sequence for an Engineering and Business (non-DS) interested student who placed into Math 115?
Math 115, then see if they still want Business after their first semester and did well in 115. Then if so, continue with Math 220 for Spring semester.
The seal of bi-literacy is included on the planning form for what reason?
What is to provide student information that 8 hours of credit equivalent to the first two levels of foreign language was awarded.
What Engineering majors are housed in LAS or other Colleges and must meet those ICT requirements for admission?
What are Chemical Engineering and any non-Grainger CS+X majors
What is the special thing that you do when updating the dates on holds for virtual student appointments?
In Banner, SOAHOLD, Change the from date to 2 days from the day of the appointment to 8/22/25 then SAVE.
If a Pre-Health interested student places into Math 101 or Math 112, what are some specific advice you should give these students?
They may have a delayed pathway to graduation.
If you have BIO interested student who places into Math 101 or Math 112, what is the most important thing the student must understand if they continue down the Bio path?
A delayed path to graduation.
Advising transfer students during NSR requires advisors to make specific notations on the planning form. What are those?
What are number of semesters in DGS, majors unavailable to transfer students, thorough review of transfer credits.
What is a typical first semester schedule for an Engineering interested student?
Math, Chem, Physics, Gen Ed
What do you do with your planning forms and Pre Advising worksheets at the end of the day?
What is move pre-advising worksheets and transfer evals to "finished using" and planning forms to "completed planning forms"