Do you know the difference between English department advising and college advising? How do you know where to go in different situations? Click the image above to listen to some common scenarios and find out where to start.
This massmail: https://massmail.illinois.edu/massmail/918565528.html was sent recently to describe changes to spring semester academic policies.
1. Drop deadline is the LAST DAY OF THAT CLASS (not finals) for your classes. This is March 19 for first 8-week classes and May 5 for full-semester and 2nd 8-week classes. If you drop a class by this deadline, it is erased from your official transcript (no W).
NOTE: if dropping a class means you would go below full-time status, you need permission from LAS to do that. If you are an international student with a student visa, and you are not in your first or last (last=graduating) semester as a UIUC student, then you cannot be a part-time student unless you have a valid medical reason or you give up your visa/immigration status for now.
NOTE: If you have financial aid, you need to check with the Financial Aid office to see whether you lose (or must repay) some or all of your aid if you go below full-time status (12 credits).
NOTE: The deadline to sign up for grade replacement, if eligible and you are retaking a class, is also the new extended drop deadline.
NOTE: March 26 is the deadline to add a second 8-week class, no extensions.
2. Instead of Credit/No Credit, there is a sign-up for COVID grades after final grades come out:
NOTE: Students who receive an F in a class as a result of an academic integrity sanction will keep the F grade and it will be included in the GPA calculation. So–don’t cheat, plagiarize, or help another student to do so.
NOTE: Sign-up for COVID grades will happen May 22-27 only.
NOTE: Covid Pass grades will count for major, minor, and general education requirements.
This COVID Pass thing looks like an amazing offer–you can pass any class with just a D- grade!! However, keep in mind:
This website will be updated soon with more details and an FAQ:
https://provost.illinois.edu/policies/policies/academic-policy-modifications-covid-19/
(Note: as of this writing, it shows Spring 2020 but not Spring 2021.)
Click the image above to check out the latest Kanna Podcast episode where Anna Ivy and Keshia Atkins discuss enrichment opportunities in research available for English department students!
See links below to find out more about the opportunities discussed in the episode:
Illinois Office of Undergraduate Research | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Honors & Research | English at Illinois