Visit with your advisor regularly! When you and your advisor know and understand each other, advising works better. Meet with your advisor:
- to plan course registration for an upcoming semester;
- to understand academic requirements related to degree completion, transfer of credit, academic standing, entry or departure from the university;
- to develop long-term academic plans, or fit existing academic plans with career or post-graduate educational or other post-collegiate plans;
- to learn about opportunities for study abroad, internships, or academic honors; and
- to get help or a referral to other campus units for additional support.
Scheduling An Appointment
Schedule an advising appointment
Or by clicking the advisor's name below or calling our main office at (217) 333-3881.
Students are welcome to meet with any advisor, but as a preliminary matter, students are assigned an advisor based on last name:
- Last Names A-H: Aramis Martinez (aramis@illinois.edu)
- Last Names I-R: Carlie Fieseler (fiesele1@illinois.edu)
- Last Names S-Z: Joseph Hinchliffe (jjhinch@illinois.edu)
- For study abroad course articulation questions, students should meet with Joseph Hinchliffe.
Advising Appointments (30 minutes):
- Phone Appointment: advisor will call you at time of appointment.
- Zoom Appointment: advisor will e-mail you the day of appointment with Zoom link.
- In-Person Appointment: Please alert your advisor then wait in hallway.
Appointment Guidelines: Please be sure to schedule only one appointment at a time to allow appointments for other students. During busy periods (priority registration, beginning of the fall or spring semester) appointments may fill a week in advance. Please plan ahead.
Express Advising
In-Person Express Advising Fall and Spring:
David Kinley Hall 4th floor Monday-Friday from 1:00pm- 2:00pm.
Please schedule a formal appointment to discuss degree requirements, graduation, or general course planning. The below resources may be of assistance:
Concentration declaration for Political Science majors: A formal appointment is not required exclusively for concentration declaration purposes. Please discuss your concentration eligibility as part of a regular advising appointment, or contact your advisor via e-mail to declare your concentration. Be sure you meet the concentration declaration criteria.