See additional ACES contacts at https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/staff

Getting Started or Need a Review of the Basics? Check out the Advising Priorities (PDF) document.

Most Commonly Accessed Information

• Undergrad Records in MyACES: https://my.aces.illinois.edu/ugradrecs/

• Degree Audit through U.Achieve: https://uachieve.apps.uillinois.edu/uachieve_uiuc/general/home.html

• NRES major requirements: http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/natural-resources-environmental-sciences-bs/
• Departmental information about concentrations, internships and volunteering, NRES minors, undergraduate research, and creating a graduation plan: http://nres.illinois.edu/undergraduate
• Departmental information about scholarships, career resources, and student organizations: https://nres.illinois.edu/future-students 
• ACES advising information: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/plan-your-degree
• Forms for the following topics (and others) are linked at https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/forms
  Credit / No-Credit
  Drop a Course after the Deadline
  Grade Replacement Form
  Substitution of a Required Course
  Double Major (two majors in ACES)
  Graduating Senior Part Time Request
  Overload (enroll in more than 18 hours)

• Transferring Work from Other Institutions:  https://registrar.illinois.edu/academic-records/trans-credit/
• International student resources: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/plan-your-degree
• Academic calendars (including add and drop dates): http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/academic-calendars
• Changing majors (ICT information): http://provost.illinois.edu/programs/advising/ICTTOC.html
• Changing concentrations: students complete the ICT - change of concentration form at https://go.illinois.edu/aces_ict

Career Information

• NRES Career Planning Checklist: https://go.illinois.edu/CareerPlan
• NRES blog: https://go.illinois.edu/NREScareerinfo
  • Career Paths video: https://illinois.edu/blog/view/6466/266523
  • Exploring Environmental Careers Webinar (Corporate Careers): https://illinois.edu/blog/view/6466/219396
  • Exploring Environmental Careers Webinar (Consulting Careers): https://illinois.edu/blog/view/6466/233634
  • Handshake (search for jobs, internships, job shadowing): https://handshake.illinois.edu/
  • Environmental job search sites: https://blogs.illinois.edu/viewCategory/6466?ACTION=POST_LIST&queryCategory=417
• Employer career session recordings on Media Space NRES Student Services Channel: https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/channel/NRES%2BStudent%2BServices/102816551
• NRES Career Possibilities: https://nres.illinois.edu/future-students/career-possibilities
• NRES information in Division of General Studies Major Handbook: https://dgs.illinois.edu/ACES/NRES
• ACES Career Services: 115 ACES Library, https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/career-services
• The Career Center: 715 S. Wright St., https://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/

Curriculum & Courses

• NRES major requirements: http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/natural-resources-environmental-sciences-bs/
• Spatial and Quantitative Methods in NRES minor requirements:  http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/minors/spatial-quantitative-methods-natural-resources-environmental-sciences/
• Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation minor requirements (not available to NRES students concentrating in FWCB): http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/minors/wildlife-fisheries-conservation/#degreerequirementstext
• Certificates (open to all students, including NRES majors)
  • Natural Resource Conservation
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
  • Wicked Environmental Problems
• Creating a Graduation Plan
• Merit Program (for calculus, chemistry): http://www.merit.illinois.edu/
• Note: NRES 287 – Environment & Society: for NRES majors, counts as a core requirement and Western Culture course (not Social & Behavioral Science)
• Subjects with proficiency exams: http://cte.illinois.edu/testing/pnp/proficiency/dept.html

Finances

• Financial Aid: http://osfa.illinois.edu/
• Tuition payments (University Student Financial Services & Cashier Operations): https://paymybill.uillinois.edu/
• Financial Literacy Badges Program (also webinars and podcasts): https://www.studentmoney.uillinois.edu/
• Financial concerns: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/support-systems

Grades

• Grade point scale and explanation of grade symbols: http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/explanation-of-grades
• Predicting future GPA: http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/calculate-your-gpa

Honors Programs

• https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/honors
• Living Learning Community: https://housing.illinois.edu/living-communities/llc

Leadership Resources

• Minor in Leadership Studies (theory emphasis): http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/lead-studies-minor/
• Illinois Leadership Center: https://leadership.illinois.edu/
  • Leadership Certificate (practice emphasis): http://leadership.illinois.edu/certificate
    complete in 3-4 semesters; includes programs, classes, portfolio development
  • Programs: 
    • I-Programs – day-long retreats focused on a particular aspect of leadership practice
    • Workshops – understand your talents, hear from alumni
  • The Institute by LeaderShape: http://leadership.illinois.edu/institute ​
    National program held over six days in January

Minors

• Campus list: http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/minors/
• Overview (declaring, modifying): https://provost.illinois.edu/education/advising-resources/pursuing-undergraduate-minor/how-to-declare-a-minor/
• NRES minors: http://nres.illinois.edu/undergraduate/minors
• Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Fellows Program minor: http://sustainability.illinois.edu/education/sustainability-minor/
• Potential Minors for the NRES Major (PDF)

Records

• Undergrad Records in MyACES: https://my.aces.illinois.edu/ugradrecs/
• Running Degree Audit Reports (advisor access): https://registrar.illinois.edu/faculty-staff/reporting-and-data-access/degree-audit-reporting-system/
• Running Degree Audit Reports (student access): http://registrar.illinois.edu/dars-audit
• FERPA: http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/ferpa
• Guidelines for releasing student information: https://studentcode.illinois.edu/article3/part6/3-601/ ​

Registration (courses)

• Registration time tickets: http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/online-registration
• Concurrent enrollment at Parkland College: https://registrar.illinois.edu/registration/concurrent-enrollment/
• Registration Procedures:  https://registrar.illinois.edu/registration/registration-process/registration-procedures/

Scholarships

• NRES: https://nres.illinois.edu/undergraduate/scholarships
• ACES: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/scholarships

Student Code

• Main page: http://studentcode.illinois.edu/

• Academic Integrity and Procedure:  https://studentcode.illinois.edu/article1/part4/1-401/
• Class Attendance: https://studentcode.illinois.edu/article1/part5/1-501/​ 

Student Success and Well-Being

• Emotional Health
  • Counseling Center: http://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/
  • https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/support-systems
• McKinley Health Center: http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/
• Experience – more than going to class
  • https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/student-life
  • https://nres.illinois.edu/undergraduate/internship
• Tutoring resources:https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/tutoring-resources
• Writers Workshop:  https://writersworkshop.illinois.edu/
• The Speaking Center: https://www.library.illinois.edu/tlas/speaking-center/
• Time management:https://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/TimeManagement
• Financial concerns:  https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/support-systems
• Stress management: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/support-systems
• Test Anxiety:  https://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/TestAnxiety
• Screening for ADHD or learning disabilities: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/current-students/support-systems
• Veteran Student Support Services: https://chezveteranscenter.ahs.illinois.edu/
• Office of Minority Students Affairs: http://www.omsa.illinois.edu/
• Office of Inclusion and Intracultural Relations: http://oiir.illinois.edu/
• Office of Diversity, Equity, and Access: http://diversity.illinois.edu/
• Disability Resources and Educational Services: http://disability.illinois.edu/
• Office for Student Conflict Resolution: http://www.conflictresolution.illinois.edu/
• Living Learning Communities: https://housing.illinois.edu/living-communities/llc
• Student Assistance Center:  https://odos.illinois.edu/community-of-care/student-assistance-center/

Study Abroad

• NRES, including link to process guidelines: http://nres.illinois.edu/undergraduate/study-abroad
• ACES: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/study-abroad
• Campus: http://studyabroad.illinois.edu/
• NRES Study Abroad Process
• NRES-related study abroad programs:  https://go.illinois.edu/NRESstudyabroad

Undergraduate Research

• NRES: http://nres.illinois.edu/undergraduate/research
• ACES: https://aces.illinois.edu/admissions/student-opportunities/undergraduate-research
• Office of Undergraduate Research:  http://www.undergradresearch.illinois.edu/index.html