Advising Services

UIC Athletics

ADVISING SERVICES

SAAS full-time advisors are assigned to specific sports and are charged with meeting the full scope of academic needs for those respective teams. They monitor and promote the academic progress and eligibility status of each student-athlete within those sports, as well as serve as liaisons to various campus departments and colleges. The primary goal of SAAS is to provide student-athletes with the educational resources that will enhance their chances of academic success. Check out the SAAS staff to find out specific sport assignments.

Additionally, UIC Student-Athletes go to their Blackboard Account>>>My Courses>>>Student-Athlete Academic Services to access advising help, tutoring, study hall guidelines, and information directly useful to their success.

Advising Services can include, but are not limited to:

UIC Common Application and Admissions
Incoming Student-Athlete Guide - Domestic
Incoming Student-Athlete Guide - International
Incoming Graduate Student-Athlete Guide
It is highly recommended students enroll in a minimum of 15-16 credits at the beginning of each semester. To graduate in four years, a student must earn an average of 15 credits a semester of degree applicable course work. *Remember, at no time during the semester may you drop below 12 credits.
All student-athletes have an AT hold on their account that prevent a student from adding or dropping courses without talking to a SAAS advisor first, please see an advisor to make schedule adjustments. Notification of intent to drop a class should be approved by his/her campus advisor and SAAS. Dropping a class without first checking could have a negative impact on your NCAA eligibility.
In addition to seeing an Athletic Academic Advisor in SAAS, student-athletes must see their college advisors once a semester, to make an appointment; go to my.uic.edu>>>Advising>>>iAdvise>>>Network
UIC has an official missed class time policy, in which student-athletes must provide formal documentation for missed class time due to NCAA/Institutional sanctioned events. SAAS will provide student-athletes with proper and timely documentation to provide to course instructors for accommodations, as necessary.
SAAS advisors provide group workshops and/or 1:1 coaching for student-athletes in:
Academic Planning & Goal Setting
Time Management, Calendar Management, Phone reminders
Prioritizing, List Making
Effective communication skills
Virtual learning tips and technology platform support
NCAA Academic Eligibility Requirements
It is the responsibility of SAAS advisors to ensure student-athletes know and understand their NCAA eligibility requirements.
SAAS advisor will also monitor the academic progress of student-athletes and provide support solutions or intervention strategies as needed: to include, workshops, tutoring, study hall time, mandated attendance to instructor office hours, weekly time management records, etc.
The SAAS staff sends out semesterly instructor progress surveys and monitors early alerts via iAdvise to obtain information regarding student-athlete progress.