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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign LAS 199: Transfer Advantage (Week 2). Ruth Hoffman Assistant Dean Cory Ohms Associate Director of New Student Advising. What don’t you know about LAS?. We’re here to help!. What is the College of LAS?.
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign LAS 199: Transfer Advantage (Week 2) Ruth Hoffman Assistant Dean Cory Ohms Associate Director of New Student Advising
What don’t you know about LAS? We’re here to help!
What is the College of LAS? • Quick Facts: • Founded in 1913 • 11,287 students (Largest Undergrad college) • Most diverse college on campus • Over 154,000 alumni (eight Nobel Laureates and six Pulitzer Prize winners). • Over 60 majors
Before you get like this… Who should you talk to?
LAS Student Academic Affairs Office • Where is it? • 2002 Lincoln Hall • Go up the white marble steps by: • What kinds of things do we do? • Walk-in advisors/deans • Change of majors, Adding majors/minors • Late course adds • Withdrawals/Cancellations • Petitions – grade replacement, late course drops, retro-withdrawals, etc. • Overloads/Underloads • Incompletes
Department/Major Advisors • Where are they? • Various locations: http://www.las.illinois.edu/students/advising/declared/ • What kinds of things do they do? • Help you select the right courses each semester • Can help you find internships • Can help direct you to faculty for research opportunities • Can help with post-bac goals (med school, law school, etc.)
Faculty Members • Where are they? • In your classes! Go talk to them! • What kinds of things do they do? • Help you understand the curriculum! Get good grades! • Help you find undergraduate research opportunities • Connect you with other faculty, internships, companies/jobs! • Letters of recommendation
Words of Wisdom Beware of Alphabet Soup! Hi Ruth This LAS/JS student is in MCB but wants to change to ESES or EALC or maybe ICT to ACES for CHLH. He was sent here from ODOS. But he only needs to get a DARS from the ARO and an HCLA for his IB class. Can you help?
Words of Wisdom The financial impact of missing class… $28,204 - $33,028 (average $30,616) $15,308 per semester 12 credit hours $1275.66 per credit hour $3826.98 for a 3 credit hour class Meets 48 times in 16 weeks for one hour a week $79.72 per hour of class
Words of Wisdom Impact on GPA Average .06 decline in GPA for each missed class* 2.9 – 2 missed classes – 2.78 3.1 – 3 missed classes – 2.92 3.4 – 4 missed classes – 3.28 Academic Standing is determined by Illinois GPA So, all of you have a 0.0! GPA Calculator: http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/grades/gpa.html *Study from FYE national conference 2014
Words of Wisdom Get Involved! • Groups in the College of LAS: • Transfer Advisory Group (TAG!) • - Next meetings: 9/2 and 10/7 in 1022 LH • LAS Council • - Next meeting: 9/9 in 1090 LH • LAS Leaders • - Apply for membership: • http://www.las.illinois.edu/alumni/students/leaders/ • 2. Registered Student Organizations • 3. Office of Volunteer Programs • 4. Illinois Leadership Center
We’re glad you have joined us in LAS! Questions? Stay connected: /LASillinois