Frequently Asked Questions

Visit the Office of the Registrar's website.

The ACES Office of Academic Programs has the most up-to-date list of available petitions and forms.

You can add a semester course in Enterprise Self-Service up until the 2nd Friday of the semester.

To add a course after the deadline, you will need to obtain instructor approval and fill out a Late Course Change form. This form must be filled out by you, the student; signed by your academic advisor; and stamped by the department offering the course before submitting it to ACES Academic Programs in 128 Mumford Hall. For Animal Sciences, you must provide proof from the instructor (email or otherwise) that you have permission to add the course. The departmental stamp will not be provided if you do not present proof from the instructor.

You should check the Office of the Registrar's website for academic deadlines.

You can drop a semester course in Enterprise Self-Service up until the 8th week of the semester.

To drop a course after the deadline, you will need to fill out a Petition to Drop a Course.

You should check the Office of the Registrar's website for academic deadlines.

To take more than 18 credit hours in a semester, you must fill out the Overload Form.  If you need to take more than 9 credit hours in the summer, you will also need to fill out this form.

A DARS Audit is an unofficial audit of progress toward your degree that reflects courses you have already taken and courses you have in-progress. This report is extremely important, as it shows which requirements you still need to complete. To access your DARS audit, you must visit the Office of the Registrar’s website.

There are only certain times of the semester you can change concentrations. This is generally the week before classes start, the first week of classes, and 2 weeks during the middle of the semester. For specific dates, visit the College of ACES Student Space.  If you want to transfer into Animal Sciences, you need to contact Lauren Redman at lredman@illinois.edu, 217-333-2252, or 188 ASL.  If you want to transfer out of Animal Sciences, you need to contact the Department you want to transfer into.

You should visit www.transfer.org to see whether a course will transfer here, and if it does, what it will transfer here as. You will need to create an account to view transferrable courses.

Many students take courses at Parkland during the summer and/or academic year.  To receive in-district tuition, you must complete a Concurrent Enrollment Form.  You must be enrolled as a full-time student here at the University of Illinois in order to receive in-district tuition.  This means that for the summer term, you must be enrolled in at least 12 hours for the upcoming fall semester.  If you are taking a course during the academic year, you must be a full-time student during the semester you will be completing the course at Parkland.

For information on what is required, you should visit the General Education Requirements Page. You should take the Foreign Language Placement Exam to establish which course you place into, regardless of the language you want to pursue. Results of that exam will determine which sequence you should follow to complete your foreign language requirement.

Spanish is the most common language that students complete here on campus.  Students generally take SPAN 122 and then SPAN 103 to fulfill the requirement.  SPAN 122 is equivalent to the first two semesters of Spanish.  

Visit the Office of the Registrar’s website for more information on how to transfer a course here.

There are several reasons why signing up for a course may result in an error. Here are a few common errors and solutions:

• Link Error
  Register for all parts of the course simultaneously (lecture & lab; lecture & discussion; lecture & quiz, etc.)
• Departmental Approval Required
  Contact the department that teaches the course
• Pre-req./Test Score Error
  Check course restrictions on the class schedule (http://courses.illinois.edu/cis/index.html)
• Time Conflict Error
  Course times are overlapping. Select a different section
• Class Error
  Qualification based on Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
• Level Error
  Qualification based on Undergrad or Graduate standing
• Major Error
  Restricted to certain major(s)
• Closed Error
  Course is full. Check online later for spots (students may drop the course, more openings may become available) or contact the department that teaches the course

While some requirements are built into our curriculum, there are some requirements you will need to take as electives. If you are in the new curriculum, which started Fall 2010, you will need to take the following additional courses to meet University of Illinois Vet School requirements:

• Organic Chemistry with Lab (CHEM 232 & 233)
• An additional 3 hours of Biological Sciences with Laboratory (there are 8 credit hours required, 5 of which are satisfied by MCB 100 and 101)
• 8 semesters of Physics with Laboratories (PHYS 101 & 102)
• Biochemistry (MCB 450 or ANSC 350)

If you are in the old curriculum, which will finish by Spring 2013, you will need to take the following courses, depending on your concentration:

• PHYS 102 (for the Science, Biotechnology, & Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration)
• CHEM 233, MCB 450, PHYS 101, & PHYS 102 (For the Food Animal Science Concentration)
• CHEM 233, MCB 450, PHYS 101, & PHYS 102 (For the Companion, Recreational, & Laboratory Animal Science Concentration)

This is for informational purposes only. We do not control which courses the University of Illinois Vet School requires. It is best that you establish a relationship with them as early as possible to make sure you are making progress on their requirements. Please visit the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine webpage for more information.