Nov 27, 2023

News/Notes for Undergraduate Advisors: Adjusting Final Examination Schedule - For Students | New UNIFI Courses for Spring 2024 | Changing Sections UNIV 1010 First Year Cornerstone II | Interior Design - Coursework & Admissions

Please review these items to assist with your work with advisees as well for professional/personal information - or if appropriate to pass along to your students.  Adjusting Final Examination Schedule - For Students | New UNIFI Courses for Spring 2024 | Changing Sections UNIV 1010 First Year Cornerstone II | Interior Design - Coursework & Admissions | Academic Advisor Portal | Institutional Academic Advising Vision & Mission Statement 
 

Adjusting Final Examination Schedule - For Students

  • Information about the Final Examination Schedule for the semester can be found on this page from the Office of the Registrar.
  • A student request to take final examinations at times other than as scheduled should be granted for only the most urgent reasons
    • For a student who needs to take a final examination at a time other than as scheduled:
      • For personal reasons - The student should work with the instructor and department head as needed to reschedule a final exam
      • If a faculty member moves the final for the entire class and the student wants to take the exam on a different day - The student should work with the instructor, department head, and college dean as needed to reschedule a final exam.
      • For three or more final exams on the same day - If all faculty members decline to move the student's final exam, the student would complete an academic student request to initiate a formal administrative process
New UNIFI Courses for Spring 2024
  • HIST 1210 Making the Modern World - Section 05
    • The Department of History will be offering HIST 1210 Making the Modern World section 05 as a second 8-week course.
    • This course meets the UNIFI: Discover - Human Condition (Global) requirement with the section being offered online and asynchronous for the Spring 2024 semester
      HIST 1210 Making Modern World Spr 24
    • SOCFOUND 2274 Democracy and Education in the 21st Century - Section 03
      • This course meets the UNIFI: Discover - Responsibility requirement.
        SOCFOUND 2274 Democracy and Education in the 21st Century Spring 2024
         
Changing Sections UNIV 1010 First Year Cornerstone II
  • For a student who needs to request a change in their UNIV 1010 First Year Cornerstone II sections for the Spring 2024 semester:
    • Students are only allowed to change sections if they have a time conflict with a MAJOR level course and their current Cornerstone course section.
    • The process to request a change in their Cornerstone section is
      • The student should work with their academic advisor
      • The advisor should send Nikki Harken an email that states:
        • The major course that conflicts with Cornerstone (this helps us to avoid future conflicts)
        • 2-3 workable Cornerstone sections for Spring 2024
      • Nikki will work with both outgoing and incoming Cornerstone faculty to make sure the switch works
  • Please do not guarantee students a spot in another section. When moving students for these reasons, the goal is to keep sections relatively even.
     
Interior Design - Coursework & Admissions
  • For the Spring 2024 semester, the Interior Design program admissions portfolio class INTDSGN1061 Design Foundations is closed and cannot take additional students.
  • To be eligible for portfolio review for admissions, students need these classes
    • INTDSGN1061 Design Foundations | INTDSGN1063 Drafting for Interiors | INTDSGN1065 Design Visualization and Communication | INTDSGN1067 History of Interiors
  • Please advise non-admitted students interested in the Interior Design program to register for:
    • Spring 2024: INTDSGN1065 Design Visualization and Communication | INTDSGN1067 History of Interiors
    • Fall 2024: INTDSGN1061 Design Foundations | INTDSGN1063 Drafting for Interiors
  • With questions/additional information on the Interior Design major and/or program admission requirements, contact Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi (213 Latham Hal / 319-273-2603)
     
Academic Advisor Portal
  • The Academic Advisor Portal is a centralized point for campus-wide UNI faculty and staff academic advisors, as well as student success partners, for information and resources to enhance work with students and further expand professional development.
  • Highlights of the portal include:  Advisor Toolbox - including scheduling and registration resources  |  Academic Advisor FAQs  |  UNI Advising Network  |  News, Information & Announcements
     
Institutional Academic Advising Vision & Mission Statement (revised Spring 2016) [See Academic Advising Mission, Vision, Goals & Outcomes webpage]
  • Vision Statement: UNI aspires to create the best possible advising experience for each student.
  • Mission Statement: Academic Advising is a critical component of the teaching and learning environment at UNI. Advising is a personalized educational experience, empowering students to explore, articulate and achieve their academic, career and life goals.