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Undergraduate Academic Advising in Chemical Engineering

OVERVIEW
Advising resources are provided to undergraduate chemical engineering students to assist them in planning their degree program at the University. These resources include faculty advisors, the ChE Undergraduate Office (UGO), and the ChE Undergraduate Faculty Advisor.

FACULTY ADVISORS
All ChE undergraduate students are assigned a faculty advisor and are required to see their advisors prior to registering for classes each semester. Students may have more than one faculty advisor during their time at UT, but every effort is made to keep students with the same faculty advisor so that they can build mentoring relationships.

During visits with their faculty advisor students discuss their career plans and get the faculty advisor’s input on specific courses that will help them reach their goals. Faculty advisors often offer guidance regarding summer internships, undergraduate research experiences or other opportunities that will assist students in their development as professional chemical engineers.

UNDERGRADUATE OFFICE
The Undergraduate ChE Office, located in CPE 2.706, is a full-service undergraduate studies office committed to providing services that contribute to ChE students having outstanding undergraduate experiences. The UGO is a resource for information about degree requirements, course prerequisites and University and Cockrell School of Engineering policies and procedures. Course substitutions, degree audits, less than 14 hours petitions, Major Sequence applications and repetition of course petitions are also managed in the UGO.

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR
The Undergraduate Faculty Advisor is a ChE faculty member who meets with students regarding issues such as exceptions to policy or study abroad course equivalencies. Contact the Undergraduate Office for assistance.  

SPRING 2010 ADVISING AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Faculty advising for chemical engineering majors is Oct 14 through Oct 23 (except Oct 17-18). Be sure to check your assigned faculty advisor’s schedule as soon as possible because faculty advisors’ schedules vary widely.

  • NOTE: You will receive an email from the Cockrell School of Engineering about the official Spring Registration advising period. The dates for the official University advising period are October 22-28 (except Oct. 24-25).

ChE faculty advising is earlier than the official University advising period so that all faculty advising is completed prior to the start of registration on October 26.

Follow these steps to get advised for Spring 2010 registration and to get your advising bar cleared:

  1. Check your registration times. (Available October 14, 2009)

  2. Run a Degree Audit, review it and note your remaining coursework. If the audit is not picking up some of your courses drop by the Undergraduate Office in CPE 2.706 and talk with an advisor.

  3. Look at the Suggested Arrangement of Courses to determine what courses you need to fulfill remaining requirements. Be sure to check course prerequisites.

  4. Look at the Course Schedule to work out a Spring 2010 schedule. Be sure to check course prerequisites.

  5. Identify your assigned faculty advisor by clicking here or check the list posted in the glass case outside the Undergraduate Office in CPE 2.706.If you are not on the list, drop by the Undergraduate Office or send an email to Kelly McQueary, and request a faculty advisor assignment. Be sure to include your UT EID in the email.

  6. Sign up for an appointment with your faculty advisor by clicking here. Select your advisor’s name and choose one appointment slot that works best for you. If your advisor does not have any hours posted check back periodically for updates. Do not wait until the last week of advising to make an appointment because some advisors may have already concluded advising. If you do not get advised during faculty advising Oct 14 through Oct 23 (except Oct 17-18) you will be barred from registration.

  7. Print an advising bar release form and fill it out prior to your advising appointment. Be sure to fill out the form completely and list the courses you have taken that fulfill your degree requirements. If you arrive to your advising appointment with the form blank your faculty advisor may require that you reschedule your appointment.

  8. Immediately after your appointment, bring your advising folder and signed Advised Bar Release Form to the Undergraduate Office in CPE 2.706 to get your advising bar lifted.

 

 Are you planning to graduate in May 2010?

Print the May 2010 Graduating Senior Degree Audit Form and drop it off in the Undergraduate Office in CPE 2.706.