Departmental advising

Advising for students who have declared a major.

Every LAS department has at least one academic advisor to assist its students. Plan on visiting your advisor before you register for classes each semester.

See your major/departmental advisor for:

  • New student registration
  • Major plan of study
  • Department advising holds
  • Semester schedule plans
  • Degree completion plans
  • Inquiries about course restrictions
  • Registration errors
  • To obtain approval for adding a second major or minor
  • Study abroad exploration, course planning and approvals
  • Research/internship opportunities/getting involved
  • Information regarding campus resources
  • Degree audit questions

Your advisor will also assist you in obtaining letters of recommendation, provide information about graduate and professional schools, and offer advice about vocations related to your major or curriculum. If it's required, you should have your major plan-of-study form completed and submitted to LAS Student Academic Affairs before the end of your fifth semester (60-75 hours). Ask your advisor for more information about this form.

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, non-majors or prospective majors are welcome to make an appointment with the departmental advisors.

Advisors by major and minors

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Actuarial Science (major)
Stefanie Klajbor-Goderich
264B Computer Applications Bldg
Alison Champion
313 Altgeld Hall, MC-382
(217) 333-9199
Prospective majors: View ASRM website before making an appointment.
Hours: See website for more details.
African American Studies (major, interdisciplinary minor)
Leonard McKinnis
1201 W. Nevada St., Urbana
Hours: email for appointment.
African Studies (interdisciplinary minor)
 Maimouna Barro
210 International Studies Building, MC-485
(217) 333-6335
American Civilization (interdisciplinary major)
Bob Steltman
2002 Lincoln Hall
(217) 300-6752
Hours: Call for appointment.
American Indian Studies (minor)
John McKinn
1204 W. Nevada Street, MC-138
(217) 265-9870
Hours: Call for appointment.
Anthropology (major, minor)
Maritza Quinones Rivera
109F Davenport Hall, MC-148
(217) 265-8042
Hours: email for appointment.
Arabic Studies (minor)
Eman Saadah
4098 Foreign Languages Building, MC-168
(217) 244-4515
Hours: noon to 1 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Asian American Studies (major, interdisciplinary minor)
Augusto Espiritu
1208 W. Nevada, Urbana, MC-142
(217) 300-4092
Prospective majors and minors, please email this advisor for an appointment.
Hours: Email for appointment.
Astronomy (major, minor)
Bryan Dunne
121 Astronomy Building, MC-221
(217) 333-5537
Hours: schedule an appointment
Astronomy + Data Science (major)
Bryan Dunne
121 Astronomy Building, MC-221
(217) 333-5537
Hours: schedule an appointment
Astrophysics (major)
Bryan Dunne
121 Astronomy Building, MC-221
(217) 333-5537
Hours: schedule an appointment 
Atmospheric Sciences (major, minor)
Jessica Choate
3076 Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green, MC-104
Hours: schedule an appointment


Biochemistry (specialized curriculum)
Tina Knox 
200 Burrill Hall
217-333-6774
Call to schedule an appointment.
Biology (for freshmen before declaring IB or MCB)
General advising contact
200 Burrill Hall, MC-120
(enter through room 101, Learning Center)
(217) 333-6774
Tina Knox 
200 Burrill Hall
217-333-6774
Tim Bowers
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Brad Mehrtens
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Jack Ikeda
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 244-8732
Lilia Garcia
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Bethany Burger
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6387
Dara Lawyer
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Jessica Fink
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Christina Swanson
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
IB advising website
IB Honors Concentration: Jim Dalling
MCB advising website
MCB Honors Concentration: Shawna Naidu
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-5 p.m. (closed for lunch during student breaks only). Call or stop by 200 Burrill Hall to make an appointment.
Biology (secondary education)
Tim Bowers
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Jessica Fink
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Also see Integrative Biology (major) and Molecular and Cellular Biology (major)
Brain and Cognitive Science (major)
Billy Vermillion
10 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Laura Van Buer
10 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Laura Walsh
10 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Gary Wszalek
28 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Nikki Wynn
2 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
 
General questions/Prospective majors: email us at psych-advising@illinois.edu and an advisor will contact you.


Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (specialized curriculum)
SCS Academic Advising
110 Noyes Lab, MC-712
scs-advising@illinois.edu
Last name A-G: Wolali Dedo
110B Noyes Lab, MC-712
(217) 244-8531
Last name H-N: Ryan Rafferty
110C Noyes Lab, MC-712
(217) 244-0263
Last name O-Z: Todd Spinner
110A Noyes Lab, MC-712
(217) 244-6605
Advising website
Hours: See our advisors' page to schedule an appointment and for express advising information.
Chemistry (Sciences & Letters major, specialized curriculum)
SCS Academic Advising
110 Noyes Lab, MC-712
scs-advising@illinois.edu
Last name A-G: Wolali Dedo
110B Noyes Lab, MC-712
(217) 244-8531
Last name H-N: Ryan Rafferty
110C Noyes Lab, MC-712
(217) 244-0263
Last name O-Z: Todd Spinner
110A Noyes Lab, MC-712
(217) 244-6605
 Advising website
Hours: See our advisors' page to schedule an appointment and for express advising information.
Chemistry (minor)
Advising website
Hours: See our minors website.
Chemistry (secondary education)
Donald DeCoste
309 Chemistry Annex, MC-712
(217) 244-5959
 Advising website
Hours: Call for appointment.
Classics (major, minor)
Clara Bosak-Schroeder
4045 LCLB, MC-174
Hours: Email for appointment.
Classical Civilizations (a concentration in the Classics major, minor)
Clara Bosak-Schroeder
4045 LCLB, MC-174
Hours: Email for appointment.
 
Classical Languages (a concentration in the Classics major, minor)
Clara Bosak-Schroeder
4045 LCLB, MC-174
Hours: Email for appointment.
Communication (major, minor)
Neil Baer
3051 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
(217) 333-1647
Sarah Layne
3051 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
Hours: Schedule an appointment on the advising website
Comparative and World Literature (major)
John Levi Barnard
3035 Foreign Languages Building, MC-160
Hours: email for appointment.
Computer Science and X (major)
Computer Science and Anthropology: Contact both the anthropology advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and Astronomy: Contact both the astronomy advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and Chemistry: Contact both the chemistry advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and Economics: Contact both the economics advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and Geography and GIS: Contact both the geography and GIS advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and Linguistics: Contact both the linguistics advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and Philosophy: Contact both the philosophy advisor and the computer science advisor.
Computer Science and X advisor: Steve Herzog, Heather Zike, Katrina Jones, Jacob Deters, Jenn Rose, Fabian Zermeno
1210 Siebel Center, MC-258
(217) 333-4428
Hours: Walk-in advising Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; Monday through Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Computer Science (minor)
Jacob Deters
1210 Siebel Center, MC-258
(217) 333-4428
Walk-in advising Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; Monday through Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
During the first week of each semester and the first week of the early registration period, advising is restricted to students in Computer Science majors.
Creative Writing (major, minor / formerly Rhetoric)
Anna Ivy
200 English Building, MC-718
(217) 333-4346
Keshia Atkins
200 English Building, MC-718
(217) 333-4346
Advising website
Hours: Scheduled appointments 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Criminology, Law, and Society (minor)
Please see sociology's advising contacts.


Earth Science (secondary education)
Max Christie
2024 Natural History Building, MC-102
Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability (major)
Rob Kanter
3080 Natural History Building, MC-103
(217) 244-2761
Jonathan Tomkin
3086A Natural History Building; MC-103
(217) 244-2928
Constance Brown
3082 Natural History Building; MC-103
(217) 300-8556
Nooreen Meghani
3024 Natural History Building, MC-103
Please see the ESES advising website for information about hours and scheduling appointments.
East Asian Languages and Cultures (major, minor, teacher education)
Jeeyoung Ahn Ha
2090 Foreign Languages Building, MC-146
(217) 244-4012
Hours: email for appointment.
Economics (major, minor); Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (major)
General advising email address
Tosha Bilsbury
214 David Kinley Hall, MC-707
(217) 333-2682
Stefanie Flores-Freeman
214 David Kinley Hall, MC-707
(217) 333-2682
Kari Hutjens
214 David Kinley Hall, MC-707
(217) 333-2682
Advising website
Appointments: Log in to ATLAS' Appointment Scheduling System, choose "Economics Advising Appointments," and select the advisor and week you wish to make an appointment. New appointment times are added frequently.
Express Advising (quick questions): See website for schedule.
Undergraduate office hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Ecology & Conservation Biology (minor)
Jessica Fink
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Christina Swanson
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Nick Anderson
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Advising website
English (major, minor, secondary education)
Anna Ivy
200 English Building, MC-718
(217) 333-4346
Keshia Atkins
200 English Building, MC-718
(217) 333-4346
Advising website
Hours: Scheduled appointments 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
English as a Second Language (minor)
Zach Reed
4117 Foreign Languages Building, MC-171
(217) 300-7382
Hours: email for appointment.


French (major, minor, teacher education)
Daniel Maroun
2004 Foreign Languages Building, MC-158
Advising website
Hours: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, or by appointment.


Gender and Women’s Studies (interdisciplinary major, minor)
Tasha Robles
1205 W Nevada St, MC-137
(217) 244-6732
Hours: email for appointment.
Geography and Geographic Information Science (major, minor)
Michael Minn
2072 Natural History Building
(217) 333-1880
Hours: email for appointment
Marynia Kolak
2040 Natural History Building
(217) 333-1880
Hours: schedule an appointment
Geology (major, minor)
Max Christie
2024 Natural History Building, MC-102
Willy Guenthner
3022 Natural History Building, MC-102
Michael Stewart
3018 Natural History Building, MC-102
(217) 244-5025
Hours: Email for appointment.
Geology and Geophysics (specialized curriculum)
Max Christie
2024 Natural History Building, MC-102
Willy Guenthner
3022 Natural History Building, MC-102
Michael Stewart
3018 Natural History Building, MC-102
(217) 244-5025
Hours: Email for appointment.
German (teacher education)
Charlie Webster
3101 Foreign Languages Building, MC-178
Hours: 12 - 2 pm Mondays (in-person) or email for appointment.
Germanic Languages and Literatures (major, minor)
Charlie Webster
3101 Foreign Languages Building, MC-178
Hours: 12 - 2 pm Mondays (in-person) or email for appointment
Gerontology (interdisciplinary minor)
For psychology and sociology majors only. See respective departmental advisors.
Global Studies (interdisciplinary major, minor)
Tim Wedig
3062 Lincoln Hall, MC-442
(217) 333-0178
Charles Fogelman
3062 Lincoln Hall, MC-442
(217) 333-0178
David Schrag
3062 Lincoln Hall, MC-442
(217) 333-0178
Caitlin Marie Alvarez
3062 Lincoln Hall, MC-442
(217) 333-0178
Prospective majors: Must attend informational meeting; no reservation required. See advising website for meeting dates and times.
Advising website
Hours: Walk-ins available for short questions (see website for times). Otherwise call for appointment.


Hindi Studies (minor)
Mithilesh Mishra
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-168
(217) 333-3390
History (major, minor, secondary education)
Stefan Djordjevic
305B Gregory Hall, MC-466
(217) 333-1155
Hours: Please see History's advising website.
 
History of Art (major, minor)
Bryan VanGinhoven
130 Art + Design Building
(217) 300-2520
Hours: Email for appointment


Individual Plans of Study (major)
Email the LAS Student Academic Affairs office
2002 Lincoln Hall, MC-446
Hours: Call for appointment.
Integrative Biology (major, minor)
Jessica Fink
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Christina Swanson
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
Nick Anderson
2002 Natural History Building
(217) 333-3046
IB Honors Concentration: Jim Dalling
Advising website
IB Honors Advising website
Prospective majors: Please see advising website for additional information
Hours: Call or stop by 2002 Natural History Building, or schedule an appointment
Islamic World, Study of the (interdisciplinary minor)
Angela Williams
222 International Studies Building, MC-489
(217) 244-5939
Italian (major, minor)
Eleonora Stoppino
2120 Foreign Languages Building, MC-158
Hours: Email for appointment.


Jewish Studies (interdisciplinary major), Jewish Culture and Society (interdisciplinary minor)
Eugene Avrutin
309 Gregory Hall, MC-466
Hours: Email for appointment.


Latin American and Caribbean Studies (major, interdisciplinary minor)
Kasia Szremski
206 International Studies Building (ISB), MC-481
(217) 300-2231
Hours: Email for appointment.
Latina/Latino Studies (major, minor)
Sean Ettinger
1207 W. Oregon, MC-136
(217) 300-5875
Hours: email for appointment.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Queer Studies (minor)
Tasha Robles
1205 W Nevada St, MC-137
(217) 244-6732
Hours: email for appointment.
Linguistics (major, minor)
Zach Reed
4117 Foreign Languages Building, MC-171
(217) 300-7382
Hours: schedule an appointment here
 
Linguistics & Teaching of English as a Second Language (major, minor)
Zach Reed
4117 Foreign Languages Building, MC-171
(217) 300-7382
Hours: schedule an appointment here


Mathematics (major, minor, secondary education)
Alison Champion
313 Altgeld Hall, MC-382
(217) 333-9199
Kaitlin Burgess
313 Altgeld Hall, MC-382
(217) 333-0453
Lee DeVille
313 Altgeld Hall, MC-382

Prospective majors: Please email mathadvising@illinois.edu with questions or see Hours below to schedule an appointment.

Prospective minors: Please review requirements here: http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/las/minors/mathematics/ and email mathadvising@illinois.edu with questions and/or requests to add the minor. Math 241 must be completed and student must have earned a grade of C+ or higher in at least one 400-level minor course taught by the Department of Mathematics.

Hours: Please email mathadvising@illinois.edu to check availability of drop-in hours or phone 217-244-7310 to inquire weekdays between 8:30am-noon or 1pm-5pm.

Mathematics and Computer Science (major)
Math advisors (see above)
Steve Herzog, Heather Zike, Katrina Jones, Jacob Deters, Jenn Rose, Fabian Zermeno
1210 Siebel Center, MC-258
(217) 333-4428
Hours: Walk-in advising Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; Monday through Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Medieval Civilization (option in Interdisciplinary Studies major, minor)
Renee Trilling
208 English Building, MC-718
(217) 244-5655
Hours: email for appointment

Molecular and Cellular Biology (major, minor)
General advising contact
200 Burrill Hall (enter through room 101, Learning Center)
(217) 333-6774
Tina Knox
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Tim Bowers
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Brad Mehrtens
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Jack Ikeda
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 244-8732
Lilia Garcia
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Bethany Burger
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6387
Dara Lawyer
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Honors Concentration: Shawna Naidu
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Advising website
Prospective majors: Sign up for an information meeting; call (217) 333-6774 or stop by 101 Burrill Hall for dates and times.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (closed for lunch during student breaks only). Call or stop by 200 Burrill Hall or use our online scheduler to make an appointment.


Neuroscience (major)
Tina Knox
200 Burrill Hall
(217) 333-6774
Advising website
Prospective majors: Sign up for an information meeting; call (217) 333-6774 or stop by 101 Burrill Hall for dates and times.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (closed for lunch during student breaks only). Call or stop by 101 Burrill Hall or use our online scheduler to make an appointment with Tina Knox for more information.


Philosophy (major, minor)
Email the advisor
202A Gregory Hall, MC-468
(217) 333-2889
Prospective majors and minors: schedule an appointment here
Advising website
Hours: schedule an appointment here
Physics (Sciences & Letters major, specialized curriculum, secondary education)
Merissa Milton
290W Loomis Lab, MC-704
(217) 244-9524
Prospective majors: Consult the curricular declaration criteria, then schedule an appointment.
Hours: Call or email for appointment.
Political Science (major, minor)
Carlie Michelle Fieseler
417 David Kinley Hall, MC-713
(217) 333-5948, schedule appointment
Aramis Martinez
422 David Kinley Hall, MC-713
(217) 333-5821; schedule appointment
Joseph Hinchliffe
420 David Kinley Hall, MC-713
(217) 244-1820, view blog; schedule appointment
Hours: Please see Political Science advising website
Portuguese (major, minor)
John Karam
4110 Foreign Languages Building, MC-176
Hours: Email for appointment.
Psychology (major, minor)
Laura Van Buer
10 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Billy Vermillion
10 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Laura Walsh
10 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Gary Wszalek
28 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
Nikki Wynn
2 Psychology Building, MC-716
(217) 333-6478
 
General questions/Prospective majors: email us at psych-advising@illinois.edu and an advisor will contact you.


Religion (major, minor)
Richard Layton
3019 Foreign Languages Building, MC-166
(217) 333-0947
Hours: Call for appointment.
Renaissance Studies (interdisciplinary major)
Email the LAS Student Academic Affairs Office
2002 Lincoln Hall, MC-446
(217) 333-1703
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (major, interdisciplinary minor)
Maureen Marshall
105 International Studies Building, MC-487
(217) 333-1244
Hours: Call or email for appointment.
Russian Language and Literature (minor)
David Cooper
3131 Foreign Languages Building, MC-170
(217) 244-4666
Hours: email for appointment.


Scandinavian Studies (minor)
Charlie Webster
3101 Foreign Languages Building, MC-178
Hours: 12 - 2 pm Mondays (in-person) or email for appointment.
For the Scandinavian Studies concentration for a major in German, please refer to Germanic Languages and Literatures
Science and Technology (interdisciplinary minor)
Stefan Djordjevic
305B Gregory Hall, MC-466
(217) 333-1155
Hours: Please see History's advising website.
Slavic Studies (major), Slavic Language and Literature (minor)
George Gasyna
3056 Foreign Languages Building, MC-170, (217) 244-3070
Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or email for appointment.
Peter Wright
309 Gregory Hall, MC-466
Hours: Email for appointment.
Social Science: History Teaching Concentration
Stefan Djordjevic
305B Gregory Hall, MC-466
(217) 333-1155
Hours: Please see History's advising website.
Sociology (major, minor)
Morgan Smith
3088 Lincoln Hall
(217) 333-1647
Hours: Please see Sociology's advising website 
South Asian Studies (interdisciplinary minor)
Angela Williams
222 International Studies Building (ISB), MC-489
(217) 244-5939
Hours: Call for appointment.
Spanish (major, minor, teacher education)
Brady Hughes
4004 Foreign Languages Building, MC-176
(217) 300-8509
Hours: email for an appointment.
Statistics (major, minor, certificate)
Jennifer Anderson Bliss
156 CAB, MC-374, (217) 333-2167
Aaron Smith
156 CAB, MC-374, (217) 333-2167
David Unger
156 CAB, MC-374, (217) 333-2167
Advising website
Hours: Posted on website. Check advising website for the most current information.
Statistics and Computer Science (major)
Statistics advisors (see above)
 
Steve Herzog, Heather Zike, Katrina Jones, Jacob Deters, Jenn Rose, Fabian Zermeno
1210 Siebel Center, MC-258
(217) 333-4428
Hours: Walk-in advising Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; Monday through Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
During the first week of each semester and the first week of the early registration period, advising is restricted to students in Computer Science majors.
Sub-Saharan African Languages (minor)
Kristina Riedel
3045 Foreign Languages Building, MC-168, (217) 333-7921


World Literature (minor)
John Levi Barnard
3035 Foreign Languages Building, MC-160
Hours: email for appointment.