Advising Suite Location: 2002 Natural History Building, found on the main level of the building near the North entrance. Accessible entrance on east street side with ramp and elevator to the 2nd floor.  

Email: advising@sib.illinois.edu

Phone Number: (217) 333-3046

Office Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday: 9AM-5PM

Saturday & Sunday: Closed 

Major Declaration Requirements:

• Minimum GPA 2.5
• Completion of Chem 102 & Chem 103 (General Chemistry I)
• Completion of IB 150 & MCB 150

First Year Biology Students: already in the Biology Program can declare IB without meeting these requirements. They will just declare while in an open curricular change cycle with the "Current LAS Students" button above. 

Current LAS Students Non-LAS Students Double Majors (LAS Students) Dual Degree (Non-LAS Students) 

Planning your courses for the next semester?

Please take the following tips into consideration:

Check Time Ticket Make an Appointment Run Degree Audit Course Explorer Research

• Look up your time ticket as soon as they are released (Typically around Oct 15th for Spring & March 15th for Fall). The time ticket indicates the first time a student can register for the term
• Make an advising appointment early so that you can get in to see an advisor before your time ticket opens for registration and you are prepared to register as soon as you can. 
• Run your DARs (Degree Audit Report) to check what requirements you have left.
• Start looking at your course options on course explorer to fulfill last remaining requirements.
• Plan on getting involved in research (IB 390 & IB 490)? Please refer to the research page for additional information.

Course Planning Resources

Please refer to the document linked below to understand common restrictions and errors found during registration. Each department is responsible for their own course restrictions, IB cannot help you with restrictions in MCB, CHEM, PHYS, etc. If you are encountering errors or restrictions please do the following steps first:

• First refer to the "Section Info" on Course Explorer for the section you are trying to add. If there are restrictions they are usually outlined there.
• Make sure to read all of the instructions outlined in the description of the course in Course Explorer as many errors can be resolved by referring to the description and the instructions outlined there. 
• If you are getting errors and you have already done the steps outlined above and you believe you should still be able to register for the course please contact advising for the department that the course is housed. 
  • ex. IB 270 Restriction: Contact IB Advising, MCB 150 Restriction: Contact MCB Advising

Restrictions & Errors 

Please check out the IB Student Forms webpage for all IB & LAS related forms including but not limited too: 

• IB Waitlist
• Declare IB
• Declare Minor
• Change Major
• Credit/No Credit
• Late Add/Drop
• Credit Hours Change

IB Student Forms

We have created a handy list to highlight just some of the career fields & professional schools our alumni have gone on to pursue: 

IB Careers & Professional Schools

IB Careers Website

This site will provide you with a variety of career options with all different levels of education weather you want to start your career right out of undergrad or after you have attended graduate school, received your PhD, or went to a professional school. 

IB Careers

Considering Pre-Health Professions?

The IB Pre-Health site is a great resource to see how your course schedule might look for the four years in IB as well as additional information about getting involved and preparing for professional school. 

Pre-Health in IB

Looking for personalized one-on-one advising on career options? Consider making a Career Connections appointment!

Career Connections is our in house career counseling service with specific insight and specialized resources just for you as an IB student. Take advantage of this service and get connected with an alumni mentor who is currently in your field.  

Make An Appointment

IB majors are highly competitive in gaining admission to professional schools, including medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy. After this additional schooling, jobs are numerous and bring a comfortable salary. While you can gain admission to a professional school via a wide variety of majors, many students choose to major in Integrative Biology because our courses prepare students well for the necessary admissions test (i.e. MCAT, DAT, GRE) and also provide a solid foundation for the demands of future schooling. Most pre-health requirements are either required for the IB major or can be used as advanced IB courses in the major. Therefore, very little course work outside the IB major is needed to fulfill the prerequisites for health programs.

Pre-Health in IB 

Certificate topics include: Animal Behavior, Biology of Global Change, Forensic Science, Infection Biology, Integrative Health, Computational Science & Engineering

We have created course guides for our three most popular certificates so that you can easily see prerequisites and other important information regarding the certificate: 

Forensic Science Certificate

Integrative Health Certificate

Animal Behavior Certificate

Interested in competing one of our certificate programs? Please read the specific instructions & requirements for each certificate at link below:

Certificates in IB 

Students looking to utilize academic resources and accommodations related to disabilities and/or temporary disabilities, please contact the Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) for assistance. To contact DRES, you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4603, e-mail disability@illinois.edu or go to the DRES website.