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Important Advising Information for ISE Undergraduate Students

Important Advising Information for ISE Undergraduate Students

Concurrent Enrollment and Drop Requests:

If a course requires credit or concurrent enrollment - for example, IE 310 requires credit or concurrent enrollment in MATH 257 or MATH 415 - you cannot then request to drop the MATH course and remain in IE 310.

Advising Holds:

Once you have completed your mandatory advising appointment, the department will remove your advising hold. However, you may still have other holds on your student account placed by different offices on campus. These holds can include, but are not limited to, immunization holds, Title IX holds, bursar/financial holds, and college holds.

If your hold is for any reason other than the departmental advising hold, you will need to contact the office that placed the hold to have it removed or complete the necessary steps required for its removal.

Systems Engineering and Design Undergraduates

It is imperative that you complete the TAM 211, TAM 212, and TAM 251 series by the start of your third (junior) year in the curriculum. This TAM series serves as prerequisite coursework for SE 310 and SE 320 (note that SE 320 also requires credit or concurrent enrollment in ECE 211). As shown on the curriculum map, SE 310 and SE 320 are only guaranteed to be offered during fall semesters. These courses are prerequisites for several spring-only courses, including SE 311/SE 312, SE 420, and three of the four design elective courses. Failing to complete courses in the proper sequence will likely delay your graduation by at least one semester.

Reasons to request a prerequisite override request:

  • A student is concurrently enrolled in TAM 212 and TAM 251 at a community college during the summer. The student has fulfilled all other prerequisites and intends to enroll in SE 310 and SE 320 in the upcoming fall semester. In this case, the student should submit individual prerequisite override requests for each course, accompanied by documentation proving their current enrollment in the relevant community college courses.

    • Upon successful completion of TAM 212 and TAM 251, the student must submit an official transcript to verify their grades. This ensures that they meet the prerequisites for SE 310 and SE 320 and prevents any potential removal from these courses at the beginning of the fall semester.

Scenarios where you should not submit a prerequisite override request:

  • Concurrent Enrollment: If you wish to take a prerequisite course alongside its post-requisite course, do not submit a prerequisite override request. Instead, contact the ISE Undergraduate Programs Office at ise-advisor@illinois.edu to discuss your course planning options. They will guide you on the appropriate next steps.

  • Students from Other Departments: If you are a student from another department looking to enroll in an IE/SE course, avoid submitting a prerequisite override request. Instead, add your name to the course waitlist if it is available: ISE Waitlist.

  • Curriculum Modification Requests: If you are requesting a curriculum modification, such as substituting a course after transferring into IE or SED (e.g., replacing SE 100), do not submit a prerequisite override request. Contact ise-advisor@illinois.edu with your request. Be sure to include your name, NetID, or UIN in your email.

For IE and SED students, only 1 course is allowed below the 300-level in their Track Option or Secondary Field Option petition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ISE UG Programs Office

1270 Digital Computer Lab (DCL) 

ise-advisor@illinois.edu · (217) 333-0068

IE and SED students should connect with our the student chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on Social Media:

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Daily Advising Appointments (not mandatory advising): 

Professor Beck is on sabbatical for the Fall 2025 semester. Professor Richard Sowers (r-sowers@illinois.edu) will be acting as Acting Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs during Professor Beck’s time away. Please send a detailed email to ise-advisor@illinois.edu with questions you have.

  • The ISE Undergraduate Programs Office will prioritize meetings with current students, especially during the mandatory advising or summer registration periods.

    • New students who have yet to be assigned an academic advisor for the Fall 2025 semester will have priority for appointments, if an appointment is necessary.

    • Students on academic warning status also have priority for appointments during this time.

  • Other student appointments:

    • Students wishing to transfer to IE or SED will not have first priority for meetings at the start of the semester.

    • Students wishing to discuss a four-year plan may have to wait until later in the semester for an appointment. We encourage you to discuss your four-year plans with your assigned academic advisor.



We may have appointments available on our ISE UG Programs Office calendars; you may check here:

  1. Go to: my.ise.illinois.edu/advising/

  2. Select "ISE UG Programs" calendar (use Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering for mandatory advising appointments)

  3. Select advisor

  4. Choose an open time slot (highlighted in green).

  5. For your appointment, be sure to have documents prepared for your discussion.

    1. Typically a curriculum map that has been edited to indicate what you have completed and what you plan to take in the future semesters.

    2. A DARS audit for the appropriate curriculum.

    3. An academic planning form (as directed on the Mandatory Advising page listed in "a") if you are making up your mandatory advising appointment.

*If there are appointments available, they will be highlighted in green.  This calendar is not for mandatory advising appointments.