Advising

ITS Student Advising Checklist

The key to success in the ITS program is your ITS faculty adviser. It is important for you to work closely with your ITS faculty adviser to make sure your course selections meet both program requirements and your own personal or professional goals.

Use this task list to as in course selection and program advising.

    • Apply to UAF as an ITS student by filling out and turning in a UAF Undergraduate Application for Admissions—available at CTC Student Assistance and Advising Center, 604 Barnette St., room 110 or online at www.uaf.edu/admissions/apply/.

    • If you are a UAF student, but in a different degree program, you will need apply for the ITS degree before you apply for graduation.

    • If you have university credits from other regionally accredited schools, have official transcripts from those schools sent to UAF after you applied for admission. For more information about transfer credits, contact the UAF Office of Admissions.

    • Transfer Credit FAQ

    • Complete the ACCUPLACER placement exam to generate placement scores for English courses required for the certificate and associated degree. Contact UAF CTC Student Assistance and Advising, 604 Barnette St, room 110 or call 455-2800 for information about days and times available for testing.

    • Complete the ALEKS Math placement exam (online) to generate placement scores for Math courses required for the certificate and associated degree.

    • Contacting an ITS faculty adviser early in your program is important. Your faculty adviser will assist you in selecting the certificate or associate degree program that matches your skills and goals and developing an individual education plan. If you have never completed this task, use the contact information below to set up an advising appointment.

ITS faculty advisers contact information:Cheri Renson, administrative assistant

Phone: (907) 455-2886

Email: cheri.renson@alaska.edu

Office: 604 Barnette Street, Rm 320, Fairbanks AK 99701

Rick McDonald, professor, adviser

Phone: (907) 455-2934

Email: ramcdonald@alaska.edu

Office: 604 Barnette Street, Rm 320, Fairbanks AK 99701

Mel Denning, assistant professor, program coordinator, adviser

Phone: (907) 455-2957

Email: mrdenning@alaska.edu

Appointments (via phone or in person): http://mrdenning.youcanbook.me

Office: 604 Barnette Street, Rm 320, Fairbanks AK 99701

    • See your ITS faculty adviser each semester for course selection and advising. It is important to see an adviser for course selection in the ITS program. Your faculty adviser will have the most current information regarding current and planned course offerings.

    • DegreeWorks Instructions

    • Keep track of your credits and your degree progress using DegreeWorks through UAOnline.

    • Associate degree seeking students should plan to register for the CITS F281 and CITS F284 courses when they are within 12 to 24 credits from graduation.

    • Complete the ITS Certification review by the Spring semester of the calendar year in which you plan to graduate (for example, students planning to graduate by the Spring 2018, Summer 2018, or Fall 2018 semester will need to complete the review by the Spring 2018 semester. The review can sometimes be completed in the Fall).