Academic Advising Procedures
FTIC (First-Time-in-College) or Transfer Students
Report to the College of Engineering Office of Student Services (Room B111 COE) for academic advising. An initial orientation session prior to the start of the student's first term may serve as this advising session.
Continuing Pre-Engineering Majors
Until a student has met the College of Engineering "Pre-Engineering Retention Requirements", their major remains Pre-Engineering, and they must be academically advised by the Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs (Room B111 COE). Again, students should not go to the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering for advising - all Pre-Engineering Majors must be advised by Student Services office staff.
Majors in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Once a student has officially transferred to the Department (i.e., properly changed their major from Pre-Engineering to one of the majors within Chemical Engineering), they must be academically advised by the Department. Students will need to have their transcript evaluated prior to being assigned a permanent faculty advisor. Call the Department Main Office at 410-6149 to schedule an initial appointment for transcript evaluation. Students should bring a copy of their unofficial transcript to this initial advising appointment for evaluation.
All majors within the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering are placed on an academic "Hold" before each registration period until they are advised. An academic "hold" or "stop" means that students will not be able to register for classes. Students must be officially advised by their advisor each semester or the academic "hold" will not be removed. Not being academically advised can result in students being assessed late registration fees.
After the initial transcript assessment meeting, students will be assigned a permanent faculty advisor. During the official advising period for each academic term, students should obtain an academic advising form (trial schedule) from the ChE-BmE Department Main Office. This form must be filled out as completely as possible prior to meeting with their advisor, and it must include the student's current term schedule. The trial schedule must also include a valid phone number and e-mail address where the student can be reached by the advisor during business hours.
Students must meet face-to-face with their advisor during the Spring Term of each year. All faculty have posted office hours, during which students may "walk in" for an advising session. A formal advising appointment may also be scheduled with the individual faculty member via e-mail. During the Summer and Fall advising periods, with their advisor's permission a completed trial schedule can be turned in to the Main Office for review. In this case, the faculty advisor may approve and sign the trial schedule without a face-to-face meeting, or may require a face-to-face meeting with the student if there are questions about the course schedule. All trial schedules that are signed and approved by the advisor (without a face-to-face meeting) will be placed in the Student Pick-up Box on the reception dais in the Che-BmE Main Office. After the trial schedule has been signed by the faculty advisor, the "hold" on a student's registration will be removed.
