Advising

Essential advising-related information for declared FCS students is contained on the FCS Academic Advising Reggie Net. Access the information via My Illinois State .

FCS Academic Advising advises all undergraduate students with a minimum of 24 credit hours earned and declared FCS majors.

If you have under 24 hours completed or you are classified as an undeclared student, you are assigned an advisor in the University College Academic Advisement Center .

Contact:

Declared FCS Majors

Lauren Nelson, Academic Advisor

Declared FCS majors with 24 or more earned hours whose last names begin with A - F

Prospective FCS Students

Jordyn Breast, Academic Advisor

Declared FCS majors with 24 or more earned hours whose last names begin with G - Z

Internal Transfer Information

If you are currently an Illinois State University student and are interested in transferring into one of the program options in our department, log into My Illinois State, click on the "Apply to My Program" link, and complete the online application.

When to Seek Advising

Students are encouraged to continue to have contact with their FCS Academic Advisor each semester, prior to their registration day and time. Advisors assist with plans of study which detail when students intent to take all courses needed to meet graduation requirements.

Sophomores

First-semester sophomores are encouraged to arrange a meeting with the FCS Academic Advisor as soon as possible to discuss a plan of study.

Transfer Students

Internal and external transfer students are encouraged to meet during their first semester in the department to draft a plan of study for graduation.

Seniors

Seniors are strongly encouraged to meet with or e-mail the FCS Academic Advisor regarding their last semester, prior to the start of registration, to confirm they are on target for their anticipated graduation date.

Course Override Requests

If you can't register for any class for any reason, please submit a "Course Override Request" online through My IllinoisState.edu.
The online request form will be under the "Academics" tab in the "Course Manager" section.
Each department is responsible for handling "Course Override Requests" for courses in their department. (For example: All English classes are handled by the Department of English.)
Once a "Course Override Request" is submitted, the appropriate department will review and respond to your request.

Internship/Professional Practice/FCS 398

All students in FCS are required to complete a professional practice experience or a semester of student teaching (for those in our teacher education program).

You can learn more about FCS 398/Professional Practice/Internship by following the steps below:

Log in to "ReggieNet"
Click "FCS Academic Advising" tab at top
Click "FCS 398" tab on left

FCS 198

Students do have the opportunity to earn credit for FCS 198, which is an internship class for FCS underclassmen that do not yet meet the requirements for FCS 398. FCS 198 requires 160 hours of work over the semester for 3 credit hours.

Graduation

Students may apply for graduation via the "Apply for Graduation" link on My Illinois State. This is a degree requirement.