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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Student Services
INFORMATION SERVICES
Campus Information Services
Campus Information Services at the north entrance to the Illini
Union (333-INFO) answers questions and offers information about the University. If
a student does not know exactly where to find help, the center will refer the student
to the proper department.
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COUNSELING SERVICES
Counseling Center
The Counseling Center is staffed by clinical and counseling psychologists, a paraprofessional educator, a reading and study skills specialist, a multicultural educator, a research/data analyst, predoctoral interns, graduate assistants, and paraprofessionals who provide a variety of services to help students with academic, personal, relationship, and vocational problems. Among the services offered are workshops on specific topics such as identifying and referring troubled students, test anxiety, time management, adult children of alcoholics, survivors of child sexual abuse and acquaintance rape, eating disorders and disturbances, and dual-career issues. Also offered are reading and study classes; individual, couple, and group counseling (short- and intermediate-term), and referral services for long-term counseling; and consultative services to University departments and staff members.
The Counseling Center has a Self-Help Information Center (SHIC) in the Undergraduate Library. The center sponsors student-led support groups for a variety of issues and concerns. The center aims to be aware of and sensitive to both the regular and special needs of students of color, students with disabilities, international students, and gay, lesbian, and bisexual students. Fees for the services of the Counseling Center have been prepaid through the student health fee. All counseling is completely confidential.
Dean of Students
The staff in the Dean of Students Office at 300 Turner Student Services Building (333-0050) provides general counseling to all students. Staff members are available to help students cope with whatever problems may face them at the University, including sexual harassment, assault, discrimination, and grievances. A dean is available twenty-four hours a day to help in emergencies. Call the Emergency Dean at 333-0050 any time for help.
Minority Student Affairs
The Office of Minority Student Affairs (MSA) at 130 Turner Student Services Building (333-0054) provides leadership in developing, implementing, and coordinating student support services and activities designed to assist minority students' personal development and academic achievement. MSA provides guidance and counseling support to minority students in all areas relevant to their persistence and success on campus, including general adjustment, financial aid, and career selection. Particular emphasis is placed on assisting students who come from backgrounds underrepresented on the campus or who are academically underprepared. By promoting and developing programs, and by collaborating with other Student Affairs campus units as they develop programs, MSA seeks to help minority students grow educationally and personally. MSA assists campus units and student organizations in creating environments and programs that will attract, support, and bolster minority students' success and continuation at the University. MSA helps academic units monitor the progress of students and makes appropriate referrals to Student Affairs and/or academic units. MSA administers the federally funded TRIO Programs, including Student Support Services, the Upward Bound College Prep Academy, and the Ronald E. McNair Scholars programs. In addition, the department administers several state-assisted programs for 4,000 students annually.
GRADUATE COLLEGE MINORITY STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE
The Graduate College Minority Student Affairs Office coordinates minority graduate student recruitment, collects and disseminates information for prospective and current minority students, and counsels minority students who have problems with financial aid, academic matters, race relations, or personal and social concerns. In addition, the office supports the activities of many campus groups involved with minority graduate students, including the Black Graduate Student Association, La Casa Cultural Latina, the Bilingual Multicultural Education Student Association, and the African-American Cultural Program. These groups, in turn, help the office in disseminating information and assisting students. For more information, call 333-4860.
FINANCIAL AID AND STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
Staff members in the Office of Student Financial Aid (fourth floor, Turner Student Services Building, 333-0100) provide information on the four main types of financial aid administered by the University: grants, scholarships, loans, and employment. The Student Employment unit within the financial aid office provides assistance to all students, regardless of whether they have applied for financial aid. For a more complete description of student financial aid programs and employment services, see page 29 of this catalog or visit the office online at http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/osfa/.
CAREER SERVICES
CAREER SERVICES CENTER
The Career Services Center in 310 Turner Student Services Building (333-0820) offers students a wide range of career-related services, including individual and group counseling, assistance on job search efforts, choice of major, career planning, graduate and professional school admissions strategies, and help in identifying postgraduate employment opportunities. The Career Exploration center and its duplicate at the Undergrad Library, The Career Cluster, has occupational literature and career profiles, job search aids, geographic career information, graduate and professional school descriptions and resources, and special resources to all students, regardless of major, with career and life planning. Each year, the center sponsors regular and scheduled career seminars and workshops and responds to speaking requests from the student community. The office also maintains and administers credentials/recommendations files for students to use for graduate school applications.
HEALTH CAREERS HOUSE
The Health Careers House at 901 Illinois Street, Urbana, (333-7079) provides advising and career counseling for students interested in dentistry, medicine, osteopathic medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other health professions. This unit of Career Services maintains a complete collection of catalogs from health professional schools. A credentials/evaluation service is available for application to health-professional schools. Counselors are available on an appointment basis and walk in to advise students on preprofessional choices and help them apply to professional schools.
COUNSELING CENTER
The center, with one location on the second floor of the Turner Student Services Building (333-3704) and one location on the third floor of the McKinley Health Center (333-8360), offers workshops and individual counseling to help students with career or career-related problems in cooperation with the Career Services Center. SIGI Plus career development computer program is available at the Self-Help Information Center in the Undergraduate Library and in the Career Exploration Center in the Student Services Building.
College Placement Offices
Individual colleges and departments on campus sponsor their own job placement programs for majors. These offices provide advising and job search assistance. Each office makes arrangements for employer representatives to conduct interviews on campus.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Registered Student Organizations
This office at 280 Illini Union (333-1153) is the headquarters for registered student organizations. Information is available on more than 700 student organizations, representing a wide variety of professional, social, recreational, athletic, and religious interests.
Illini Union Board
This organization, more commonly known as IUB, provides and directs cultural, educational, social, and recreational programs of an all-campus nature. Events such as the annual Dad's Day and Mom's Day celebrations and the Homecoming Court Program are coordinated by the IUB, along with concerts, films, and lectures. IUB also sponsors the Block I football cheering section, Quad Day, Activity Day, and the spring and fall musicals, as well as publishing the Illinibook. The IUB office is located at 284 Illini Union (333-3660).
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Educational Opportunities Program and the President's Award Program
Students who enter the University of Illinois under the auspices of either the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) or President's Award Program (PAP) are eligible for extensive academic and support services through the Office of Minority Student Affairs (MSA), located at 130 Turner Student Services Building (333-0054). Participants may receive individual or small-group tutorial assistance in most disciplines. MSA's services are not remedial, but are designed to help students maintain academic success. The MSA staff provides academic, financial, and career counseling as well as study skills assistance for all students admitted to the University under the auspices of either program. New students are offered an orientation program, academic and personal counseling and leadership development opportunities.
Graduate Student Advisory Council
The Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) communicates the concerns of graduate students to the dean and staff of the Graduate College. Responding to the changing needs of graduate students, GSAC identifies and clarifies the issues and makes recommendations to the Graduate College. GSAC is composed of fifteen appointed graduate students, representing the range of graduate programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to the council members, each department has a graduate student who serves as a contact person for GSAC. Apart from GSAC, graduate student associations are active in many departments.
International Student Affairs
The Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) at 510 East Daniel Street, Champaign, provides a variety of services to international students at the University of Illinois including advice and counsel on matters affecting their adjustments to a new academic system and culture. The office assists students with employment clearances and financial matters. It provides advice and information on visas and other federal regulations applying to international students, alien income tax returns, insurance, housing problems, English language problems, or personal problems. In addition, it ensures that a broad range of programs is offered across campus to highlight its international flavor. American students may get involved with the office through the volunteer student group called Student Diplomats. For further information, contact OISA at 333-1303.
Rehabilitation Education Services
Since 1947 the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has pioneered in facilitating the education of students with disabilities. Campus facilities are among the best in the nation, and applications from persons with disabilities are welcomed. The Division of Rehabilitation Education Services in the College of Applied Life Studies is responsible for planning campus facilities to ensure that all are accessible to and usable by students with disabilities. The division also provides a variety of services and opportunities such as early registration, housing arrangements, transportation, prosthetic/wheelchair repair, physical therapy and functional training, medical services, counseling services, recreation and athletics, and services to the visually and hearing impaired. For information about graduate education and degree programs in rehabilitation education, with areas of concentration in counseling and administration, supported employment and rehabilitation engineering, applicants are encouraged to contact the director of the division at the Rehabilitation Education Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820; (217) 333-4600.
Prospective students with permanent disabilities are strongly encouraged to communicate with the division prior to enrollment to ascertain how their particular program can be implemented. The division works closely with academic units to establish the manner in which degree requirements can be met.
Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Affairs unit within the Office of Student Financial Aid (fourth floor, Turner Student Services Building, (333-0100) administers the Montgomery G. I. Bill, the Illinois Veterans Grant, and other veterans educational benefits programs
Office of Women's Programs
Services for students are administered at 2 Turner Student Services Building (333-3137). Special programs include Campus Acquaintance Rape Education (CARE), a Women's Programs Paraprofessionals peer advising group, a Women's Resources Directory, workshops, speakers, the Verdell Frazier Young awards for women who are continuing interrupted educations, and support groups that focus on a number of issues pertinent to women. The staff has general information especially for traditional-age and reentry-age women students.
AIDS FOR IMPROVING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Counseling Center
The Counseling Center at the Turner Student Services Building
offers noncredit, nongraded classes designed to improve reading speed, comprehension,
and general study skills. Classes are taught in small groups with individual instruction
provided when necessary. A nominal fee is charged. In addition, a Study Assistance
Lab is available, free of charge, to provide students with an opportunity to receive
individual assistance with their study-related problems. Computer-assisted study
skills instruction is available at the Self-Help Information Center in the Undergraduate
Library. For more information, call
333-3704.
Rhetoric Tutorial
Rhetoric 100 (Rhetoric Tutorial) is designed primarily as an adjunct to Rhetoric 101 and 102, and is open only to students enrolled in these two courses. A student is placed in Rhetoric 100 on the basis of rhetoric test scores.
The tutorial meets weekly, and the student receives one semester hour of credit on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. The tutorial is devoted to individual writing problems and may be repeated for a total of two semester hours of credit.
Supportive Instruction
Academic assistance is available to students admitted under the auspices of the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) or the President's Award Program (PAP), as described previously. Supportive instruction includes Supplemental Instruction (SI) and reviews that are coordinated with, and supported by, faculty and academic departments that sponsor the supported courses. The department cosponsors activities with the Office of the Provost.
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND INSURANCE
Students enrolled in credit courses and in attendance on the Urbana-Champaign campus are assessed separate fees that cover health service at the McKinley Health Center and group health insurance.
Health Service
The health service fee supports the medical services available on campus at the McKinley Health Center, 1109 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana. These services include (1) the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of acute and chronic illnesses; (2) a twenty-four-hour "dial-a-nurse" to advise on appropriate treatment and referral to local hospitals; (3) gynecology services; (4) preventive medicine; (5) mental health care; and (6) health education. In addition, many diagnostic tests are available, including laboratory procedures and radiologic examinations. A pharmacy provides most medications when they are prescribed by a McKinley Health Center physician.
All of these services are available at no additional cost to students who have paid the health service fee. Dependents are not eligible for care at the health center unless they are also enrolled students at the Urbana-Champaign campus. McKinley Health Center is fully accredited as an ambulatory health-care facility by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. For further information about the McKinley Health Center, call 333-2701. (See Student Health Insurance, page 29.)
Group Health Insurance
Insured students may extend coverage for themselves and their dependents for a limited period following graduation or withdrawal from school. This must be done before they leave campus; it cannot be done by mail. The Student Insurance Office will provide information on procedures and deadlines.
Students who present evidence of continuing equivalent medical insurance coverage may be exempted from paying the fee for the University insurance if they submit a petition to the Student Insurance Office during the period provided for the exemption of fees and if it is approved. Once the student is declared exempt, the exemption is continuous.
Students may request that they be reinstated at any time during a term; however, reentry into the insurance program is subject to approval of a medical history. If approved, coverage is effective on the date of the application. There is no prorated premium.
HOUSING
Housing for students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is provided in University residence halls, fraternities, sororities, private residence halls, and houses.
Present regulations require all single undergraduate men and women students to live for the entire academic year in housing that is certified by the University, unless the student reaches the age of twenty-one or achieves 30 semester hours of earned academic credit by August 15 of the academic year.
Housing that is certified includes University residence halls, fraternities and sororities, and privately owned housing that meets University standards. Within this system, there is a wide range of facilities, rates, and services offered.
Information about housing is presented in greater detail in a brochure mailed to each undergraduate student with the Notice of Admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
University Residence Halls
Approximately 8,800 men and women live in twenty-two University residence halls. Any single undergraduate student qualified to enter the University may apply for residence hall accommodations. Room assignments are made in accordance with the University of Illinois policy on nondiscrimination.
University residence halls are located at points convenient to most areas of the main campus. Individual halls accommodate from 151 to 658 students, largely in double rooms. Residence halls offer a room-and-board contract with a choice of two dining plans.
A University residence hall contract is sent to each undergraduate student who is accepted for admission. The completed contract should be returned promptly if the student desires accommodations in a University residence hall.
Privately Owned Certified Housing
Privately owned residence halls, ranging from large, coeducational room-and-board halls to smaller, supervised suite-living arrangements, are available. All meet educational, safety, fire, and health requirements of the University. Smaller clusters of students live in other facilities offering a room-only or a room-with-kitchen-privileges option. All are within the campus community and a short walk to the Quad.
A descriptive list of these facilities is available from the staff in the Housing Information Office, 1203 S. Fourth Street, Clark 400, Champaign, IL 61820 by writing or visiting the office, or by calling (217) 333-1420.
Students are encouraged to visit the office to discuss privately owned housing arrangements with a housing consultant. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on holidays.
Fraternities and Sororities
Fifty-seven fraternities and twenty-seven sororities, representing approximately 6,300 members at the Urbana-Champaign campus, comprise the Greek community. Fifty fraternities and twenty-two sororities have living accommodations for most of their members, with an average occupancy of fifty. The opportunity for membership in a fraternity or sorority exists whether the student lives in the chapter house or not; however, many chapters have live-in requirements. Most students move into their chapter house their second year of membership. Costs for room and board vary from chapter to chapter; however they are not significantly greater than those in other housing facilities.
Membership in fraternities and sororities is by invitation. Invitations or bids are issued after formal and/or informal recruitment functions. The Greek community is very diverse in the type and size of chapters available and, because of this diversity, there are variations in how to join. Two opportunities for joining are available to women: Panhellenic Formal Sorority Rush, which is held at the beginning of the fall semester; and rush events and informationals that individual chapters host. For men interested in joining a fraternity, the Interfraternity Council offers a concentrated period of rush at the beginning of each semester, as well as the opportunity of joining at any point in the semester. Individuals interested in Black Greek Council chapters need to attend a chapter's informational session to get involved in the intake process. For more information, please contact the Black Greek Council at 244-6493, the Interfraternity Council at 333-3308, or the Panhellenic Council at 333-3742.
Housing for Student Families
There are approximately 1,000 University-owned apartments, some of which are available to undergraduate student families. There is also a variety of privately owned housing facilities in the community. An application for University-owned apartments can be obtained by writing to the Family Housing Office, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1841 Orchard Place, Urbana, IL 61801.
A listing of privately owned furnished and unfurnished apartments with rental rates and other information is available for review in the Housing Information Office, Clark 400,1203 S. Fourth Street.
Generally, November 1 to March 1, and June 1 to October 1 are considered the most desirable times to visit the campus to arrange for apartment accommodations for the first and second semesters, respectively.
Graduate Student Housing
The University of Illinois maintains housing for single graduate students on campus. Each study room is furnished and connects with a complete bath shared with the residents of one or two other rooms. Single and double rooms are available. Cooking is not allowed in student rooms, but a contract for food service in nearby dining rooms can be arranged. Residence halls have lounge facilities, laundry rooms, vending machines, and a computer lab.
Students must be admitted before they can sign a housing contract. Priority in assignment is determined by the date that the completed contract is received. Students should make housing arrangements well before the term begins. For information, write to the Residence Hall Contracts Office, 200 Clark Hall, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
Married students and students with families can choose from one-bedroom or two-bedroom (furnished or unfurnished) apartments. All units include a stove and a refrigerator. Convenient laundry facilities are available. For information, write to the Family Housing Office, 1841 Orchard Place, Urbana, IL 61801.
The Housing Information Office also maintains a current listing of privately owned apartments and rooms available in the community. Students seeking private housing are urged to visit the campus as early as possible, because all arrangements for this type of accommodation should be made in person. Anyone unfamiliar with standard leasing practices should ask a housing consultant for assistance. The Housing Information Office is located at Clark 400, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL; (217) 333-1420.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University residence halls are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, handicap, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Housing, University Policy on Nondiscrimination in
University Policy on Nondiscrimination in Housing
In the rental of housing that is University-owned or University-certified, or of uncertified housing (apartments, uninspected rooming houses, etc.) that is listed with Housing Information Office, the University of Illinois policy on nondiscrimination shall be followed. The University makes every effort to ensure that accepted listings include only those owners or managers who comply fully with its nondiscriminatory housing policy.
If anyone has any reason to believe that an owner or manager
of certified housing or any other listed housing has illegally discriminated against
an individual, this information should be communicated directly to the Housing Discrimination
Committee in care of Clark 400, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
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