Department of Accounting

Accounting Majors - Spring 2009 Advising

Mandatory advising is required for accounting majors who are taking Actg 211 and upper level accounting classes this semester.

A registration hold has been put on your account. This hold will prevent you from registering for Summer and Fall 2009 classes until the department of accounting releases the hold.

Advising for accounting majors will only occur during the following week:
Monday, March 16, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009

We in the department of accounting feel that by talking to a dedicated faculty member every term, you will benefit immensely. Whatever problems you have, your advisor will act as your mentor and be your advocate while you are here. Common topics and issues that you can discuss include courses to be taken, planning of the program, internships, job search and firm contacts, masters programs, professional certification and general business careers, or any difficulties you might have with your accounting courses.

You can find out the name of your faculty adviser from the notice-boards outside the accounting department office (2305 UH) posted on Monday, February 23, 2009.

Please note: Appointments cannot be made over the phone and must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Faculty Advisors set their own advising days and hours. You can make an advising appointment with your assigned faculty advisor by signing up on the appointment schedule posted on your advisor's door. Advising appointments are approximately 15 minutes long.

You are responsible for the following:
1. Sign up for an appointment on your advisor's door beginning Monday, February 23, 2009 on 23rd floor UH.
2. Get an Advising Hold Release Form. This form is also available on the accounting Web pages under "Forms", or you may obtain it outside room 2305UH. Make sure the your advisor signs and dates the Advising Hold Release Form.
3. Please turn in your Advising Hold Release Form signed by your advisor to the accounting department room 2305 UH. Your hold will be released within a three to four business days. If this form is not turned in with your UIN, we have no way of knowing that you were advised and your hold will not be removed.
4. Check your account to make sure that the advising hold has been taken off.

Classes at UIC fill up fast so you must plan to register as soon as you are eligible to register. To accomplish this it is imperative that you clear your accounting advising hold during advising week. Some of the sites you should check before coming for advising are:
Course Planner: http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/Documents/Course-planner.PDF
Course Schedule: http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/WebCourse.html