REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND MATERIALS
For Continuing Students   [New and Transfer Students Click Here]

In order to achieve academic and career goals, students need to be aware of their program, General University Core, and the requirements specific to their catalog year. This includes following departmental policy concerning indicator course requirements (a C or better is required for Biology 116 and 213, Forestry/Range 221, and Statistics 251 before upper division courses in fish or wildlife may be taken), and upper division grade policy (a C or better is required in each upper division fish- and wildlife-prefixed course to be able to graduate). This also involves the following university regulations: 1) the minimum number of credits needed to graduate is 128, 2) the minimum number of upper division credits is 36, and 3) for residency requirements, the minimum number of upper-division credits from UI is 32.

Come prepared to your advising appointment...

Note when your advisor is available to meet. For faculty, advising begins two weeks prior to registration. For Carrie Barron, advising begins four weeks prior to registration. Please contact your advisor in person, by phone or by email to arrange a time to meet.

Bring to your advising appointment the Registration Work Sheet, a copy of your degree audit for your major, and a copy of your on-line transcript.

Juniors and seniors should follow their degree audit and list the courses for the next semester (in pencil, please). Be proactive in planning your courses. If you have not yet developed a 4 year plan, you should create one before your advising meeting and have your advisor approve it.
    

Advising Tips - Freshmen

• Continue with the English sequence until English 102 is completed
      
• Continue, or begin, the math sequence until Math 160 is completed
      
• Start the biology sequence beginning with Biology 115
      
• Must take a CORE humanities course both semesters of freshman year. The university prefers that students take the same CORE class both semesters, but because of your specific curriculum, your department requires you to take a humanities CORE each semester, not a social science CORE. If possible, one semester take a CORE class that satisfies both the humanities and the international course requirements.
      
• Be prepared when meeting with your advisor. Bring a copy of degree audit for your major, your transcript, and your Registration/Block Removal form for your advising session required to register for the next semester. Discuss other topics with your advisor besides courses for the next semester, such as how to improve study skills, how to explore career options, or how to find resources on campus (tutors, counseling, etc.).

Students who have entered the UI with transfer or AP credits may be on State Board Core, which makes the Core courses optional. If you transferred with 14 credits or more, you will automatically be placed on State Board Core, which has different general university requirements. If you have less than 14 transfer credits or AP credits, you have the option to move to State Board Core. Please discuss this with Carrie Barron to see if it is in your best interest to move to State Board Core.
    

Advising Tips - Sophomores

• Keep semesters at approximately 16 credits to adequately progress through the program
      
• Continue with the Biology series - Biology 116 & 213 (complete with C or better)
      
• Complete indicator course, Statistics 251 (complete with C or better)
      
• Complete one of the indicator courses, Forestry/Range 221 Ecology with a C or better. Range 221 is taught fall semester and Forestry 221 is taught spring semester.  Biology 314 (Ecology and Population Biology) may be substituted for the 221 requirement.
      
• Continue with other required courses on the curriculum sheet for your major
      
• Apply for summer jobs in your major as one summer of work experience is required to graduate
      

Advising Tips - Juniors

• Once the four indicator courses have been completed with a C or better, you may begin junior level courses in fish (Fish 314) and wildlife (Wildlife 314/315)
      
• Continue with courses listed on curriculum sheet for junior year
      
• Meet with faculty advisor several times during the year to set up course schedule and to discuss career decisions, research opportunities
      
• Be prepared for meetings with advisors by bringing a degree audit, transcript and registration worksheet (which will serve as your block removal form)
           
• Continue with summer experiences in your field to build your resume
      
• Consider starting an undergraduate research project. Contact a faculty mentor in the department and propose a research plan. Sign up a directed study for the summer and the semesters during the academic year during which you are working with your faculty mentor on research. Talk to Carrie to set up this directed study.
       

Advising Tips - Seniors

• Continue meeting with faculty advisor for more than just academic advising. Discuss career opportunities, specific skills needed in field work, development of resume, and employment contacts.
      
• Continue with courses listed to complete major requirements for graduation.
      
• Make sure summer work experience form has been completed and turned in to Dean’s Office.
      
• Consider completing Senior Thesis (497) credits for conducting undergraduate research. You must have a 3.2 GPA, be of senior standing and have a faculty mentor. To do so, contact a faculty mentor in the department and develop a research proposal. You may take 1-3 credits per semester for two semesters of 497.
      
• Apply to graduate in a timely fashion working with advisor for appropriate signatures.
      
• Attend graduation. It is a wonderful experience!