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Engineering Advising serves the academic needs of many undergraduate students:
- Engineering students who have been officially admitted into the college
- University students (undecided) who have been officially admitted or readmitted to the university, but who have neither declared a major nor been accepted into a college (a student must be accepted by a college in order to declare a major and subsequently be awarded a degree).
- Transfer students who have completed work at another institution of higher education or another college at UT, but not yet admitted into an engineering program
- Reentry and nontraditional students
- International students
Services offered in Engineering Advising:
- Serves as coordinating unit for programs that focus on retention and success of Engineering students
- Coordinates the faculty development program in advising
- Serves as academic advisor and coordinator for all new undergraduate students admitted into the college
- Provides consultation in General Education Requirements and all undergraduate engineering majors
- Conducts orientation advising for all new undergraduate students
- Conducts academic review advising for freshman
- Assists transfer students with questions regarding transition to engineering majors
- Offers consultation concerning the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
- Assists students and faculty members with writing petitions
- Assists freshman students in choosing classes, planning academic programs, declaring majors, and selecting minors
- Provides assistance with the registration process (MyUTK)
- Assists with and supports recruiting efforts and scholarship awards
- Distributes academic information such as changes in university policy or new course offerings to all engineering departments
- Answers questions regarding university policies
- Maintains records on engineering students advised in the office