New Student Registration (NSR): Transfer

• Download Zoom Client to work with your advisor and participate in Registration activities.
• Decide on a quiet place to use for your appointment. You may want to have headphones available to reduce noise.
• Convert meetings times to your local time: http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/

• Time: 9:00 am CDT (Central Daylight Time)
• A Zoom link for the presentation will be provided to you approximately 5 days before your Registration date.
  • You must attend the college information session in order to have your student hold removed.
  • You can use your microphone and/or the chat feature during the information session.

• Your new student hold will be lifted after your advising appointment.
• You should attempt to complete registration for any summer/fall coursework on the day of your advising appointment.
• Go to the Self-Service App (select UIUC) and login with your NetID and Password to register for your classes.
  • How to Register Using Enhanced Registration
  • How to Register Using Classic Registration
• Join the Registration Help Room for help with registering for classes, course overrides, and questions.
  • We will send you a link to the Help Room prior to your Registration Date. We will also share the link during the college information session.

Yes, Transfer NSR is required. All new, degree-seeking undergraduate students entering in summer or fall must participate in a New Student Registration session to enroll in courses.

All new students have a new student advising hold to prevent them from signing up for classes before meeting with their advisor. We will remove the hold on your New Student Registration date.

The purpose of a proficiency exam is to find out whether you have mastered the knowledge and skills at a level that justifies awarding credit for a particular Illinois course. If you pass a proficiency exam, it is assumed you are prepared to succeed in the subject’s subsequent courses. Even if you choose not to continue studying the subject, the proficiency test-based credit will likely count towards graduation hours, and it might even fulfill a General Education requirement. Proficiency exam credit will not count toward the university’s residency requirement. More information about the academic policies for proficiency exams can be found in the Student Code: https://studentcode.illinois.edu/article3/part2/3-203/.

Tests are administered on campus, often the week before classes start or during the first week of classes.

Proficiency exams are offered only in certain subject areas. The list of proficiency exams, requirements to take the exam, and the times, dates, and location of an exam and registration deadlines can be found at https://go.illinois.edu/proficiencyexams.

You can view your Transfer Course Report on your myIllini. Your Report is part of the application process and may not be updated if any changes are made to your coursework.

For an official review of your coursework and how it applies toward graduation requirements, you should review your degree audit.

To view your degree audit, login with your NetID and password, select your major, and run a report.

Self-Service provides students access to their personal and academic information. Students can register for classes, view class schedules, pay fees, see financial aid information, get grades and transcripts, and update their contact information. Log in at https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice using your Net ID and password.

You can use either system to register for classes. However, Enhanced Registration is generally more user friendly and easier to work with.

Using Classic Registration, you can add or drop classes using their CRN (a 5-digit ID) number.

Using Enhanced Registration, you can view your registration status, create schedule plans for future semesters, browse classes while registering, use the schedule generator to view potential class schedules, and view your current class schedule.

Learn more about how to use both registration options in Self-Service.

The most common ways to satisfy the graduation requirement for a language other than English (LOTE) are to:

• Have successfully completed the third level of a language other than English in high school (e.g., Spanish 3)
• Successfully complete a third-semester, college-level course in a language other than English at Illinois.
• Submit transferable course credit from language courses (through the third level) taken at another college or university.
• Demonstrate proficiency at the third-semester, college-level in an approved language proficiency examination. A placement test is required before taking a language proficiency examination.
• Submit transcript records showing completion of one full academic year at an institution where a language other than English is the language of instruction.
• If you have questions on the language requirement for graduation, consult with your department advisor and/or college advising and records staff during New Student Registration.

There are two main layers of advising for engineering students.  You have at least one advisor at the department level that is specific to your major: https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/advising/department-team. Some majors also have faculty advisors and mentors to provide additional guidance and advice. 

The Undergraduate Programs Office (UPO) has a team of college-level advisors available to assist you through express advising and appointments:  https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/advising/college-team. 

You will meet with your department advisor(s) during NSR. Both department and college advisors are here to assist in answering any questions you have throughout your time as a UIUC student.