Academic Advising Services

COEIT Advising remains committed to supporting students in the coming weeks and looks forward to providing our regular services in technology-driven ways.

Questions

GENERAL QUESTIONS:

• Email coeitadvising@umbc.edu
• Contact Our Staff

COEIT Staff will monitor email messages 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. Questions and requests will be routed to the appropriate staff member for response. Requests may also be submitted via RT request.

Advising Appointments

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Advisors will be available electronically via email, WebEx, and Google Hangouts Meet (chat and video). Students may contact any advisor via email with questions. Students who would like to request a virtual appointment, whether for registration clearance or other reasons, may use the appointment website.

SUMMER REGISTRATION

• Summer registration does not require advising clearance and is already available to students. However, advisors are happy to discuss your plans for summer classes as well as any related questions. Please be sure to contact an advisor if you plan to take a course off-campus at another institution.

FALL REGISTRATION CLEARANCE

• All advising clearances for fall semester will require an appointment. Pre-Computer Science and Pre-Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Mechanical) majors should continue to set up appointments via the appointment website. You will have the choice of options for communicating with an advisor.
  • If you select an email appointment an advisor will email you by your appointment date/ time. You MUST respond to that email to receive advising clearance.
  • If you select a Google Chat/Meetup an advisor will contact you during the appointment time to review relevant information.
• All engineering and computer science students who have passed their gateway, except first semester transfer students, should contact their faculty advisor for advising clearance. Please contact a COEIT Advisor by email if you need assistance connecting with your faculty advisor.
• Information Systems and Business Technology Administration majors should contact their faculty advisor for advising clearance.

Fall 2020 Registration

Advising Appointment Information for Current Students:

All students must meet with an advisor in order to obtain registration clearance for the upcoming spring semester.

Engineering (chemical, computer, mechanical) and Computer Science majors and Pre-majors, please visit the COEIT Advising website for appointment instructions.

Information Systems and Business Technology Administration majors (or students intending to change to one of these majors) are advised in the Information Systems Department. Please go here for more information.

If you are changing your major to a major outside the College of Engineering and Information Technology, please contact the respective department of your new major for advising appointment instructions. Please remember to complete a Declaration of Major form for your new major.

Summer Session Classes:

Summer Session registration opens March 2nd. Students do not need to meet with an advisor prior to registering for summer courses unless they have questions or concerns. If the course requires permission, please contact an advisor. If you intend to take a course off-campus during the summer, a Verification of Transferability Form is required in advance of taking the course. 

New Students Admitted for Fall 2020:

Newly admitted students for the fall semester may not register for courses until Summer Orientation. Please sign up for Orientation here.

Questions?

Please contact an advisor for additional information.

Apply for 2020!

Applications for 2020 are now open! Click here to apply!

About the Scholarship

The Association of Old Crows (AOC) Educational Foundation (AEF) will be providing two scholarships to students currently in their sophomore or junior year of college. 

THE AOC STEM STUDENT OF THE YEAR:  Each $12,500 scholarship will be awarded in May 2020 to one male and one female student studying in the fields of engineering or engineering technology and interested in working in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. These scholarships are funded by a generous $25,000 donation from Raytheon Company.

About the AOC Educational Foundation

The scholarship program is administered by the AOC Educational Foundation, a 501(c)3 education foundation. 

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a US citizen
• Applicants must be registered as a full-time student in sophomore or junior year of matriculated undergraduate engineering or engineering technology study at time of application submission in an accredited college/university.
• Academic excellence in study relating to signals collection, signals processing, cyber technologies (offensive/defensive), electronic transmission & receipt of signals, spectrum visualization, and similar fields of study with interest and/or potential contribution to the Department of Defense (DoD, Aerospace and Defense Industry, or other Government Agencies is preferred . 
• Applicant must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher. 
• Interest and potential future contribution to national defense. (Based on the student essay)

Selection Criteria

• Academic excellence in engineering or engineering technology area of study.
• Student essay - Interest and potential future contribution to national defense.

If you have any questions or need additional information regarding the application process, please do not hesitate to contact:

Selection

Students are selected by an independent organization not affiliated with the AOC or the AEF. The selected student names, degree program, expected graduation year, essay and nominations (if any) will be presented to the AEF Scholarship Committee for routine confirmation of the selection process. No financial information is requested.

Deadline and Award Notice

• Fully completed applications and accompanying paperwork must be received NO LATER THAN March 31, 2020
• Scholarship awardees will be selected and announced NO LATER THAN April 2020
• Scholarship funds will be awarded through the selected students educational institution in the student’s name for tuition for the Fall Semester 2020.  For students attending educational institutions that cannot accept funds limited to tuition expenses, scholarship funds will be awarded to the institution to be applied to financial support of other programs authorized by the educational institution including loan programs, military clothing/equipment issue expenses, etc accrued during a student’s tenure.