IIT BSCPE Self Study 2008 - Illinois Institute of Technology

The Office of the ECE Advisor monitors all ECE undergraduate students for ECE
undergraduate degree requirements, course prerequisites, and minimum GPA
requirements. Advising records for each student are maintained in student files. Along
with copies of academic records, this file contains a curriculum checklist that is filled in
to record student progress, and the record what the student was advised to take during
each advising session.
Each student must seek permission for course registration, and this permission is
granted after meeting with the ECE Advisor. This meeting includes a review of the
student's current progress, a discussion of any problems that are occurring, and a
discussion of the courses to be taken by the student in the upcoming semester. At the
end of the advising session, the ECE advisor updates the curriculum checklist and
indicates approval of the proposed schedule by signing the student’s paper registration
form or by placing an electronic advising approval in the Student Information System
(SIS – the electronic database of student academic records). Student advising sessions
are held during pre-registration periods that normally take place in November and April,
at the beginning of each semester, and at other times by appointment.
In addition to registration advising, the Director of ECE Undergraduate Programs is
also available during the semester to discuss problems with students and handle
situations such as course drops, probation status, and excessive stress. When approving
drop forms, the ECE Advisor discusses the consequences of dropping an excessive
number of courses with respect to progress toward graduation and financial aid
eligibility. Students on probation status are advised with respect to course load limits
during registration, study habits, and possible tutoring. Students showing signs of
excessive stress are referred to the IIT Counseling Center, which provides counseling
and help with academic, career, and personal concerns.
Substitutions in the curriculum are generally allowed only when (a) the required course
is not available in a time frame that would allow timely graduation of a student and (b)
a course can be found that provides a roughly equivalent contribution to the same area
(e.g. mathematics, engineering science, engineering design, etc.) as the course it will
replace. Each substitution is documented in a memorandum that is placed in the
student’s file in the Office of the ECE Advisor and in the Office of Educational
Services.
• Transfer Students and Transfer Courses
The Office of Educational Services is responsible for verifying all courses transferred
from other colleges. Transfer applicants must be in good academic standing at their
previous colleges to be considered for admission to IIT. Applicants with less than 30
hours of transferable college course work must submit high school transcripts and SAT
or ACT scores as part of their application. Admission is based upon a cumulative GPA
and individual grades in all classes that apply to the selected major. A minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.0 is expected for transfer consideration. However, a faculty
committee will review a transfer applicant who has special circumstances.
Transfer credit is granted only for courses completed at schools listed in Transfer Credit
Practices of Designated Educational Institutions, American Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers. Transfer credit for the equivalent of engineering
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