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Advising FAQs for Current Students

Most common advising questions can be adddressed at this searchable advising website http://cbenadvising.pbwiki.com/

If you dont' find the answer to your question on the wiki or on this page, you may email it to chbeadv@colorado.edu

Most critical advising information is provided in the department HELP Guide. You may have a received a copy of this guide as a freshman.

Advising within the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department takes several forms. All students are required to meet with their faculty advisor every semester, prior to registration. A registration hold will be enforced until you meet with your advisor, so plan to schedule this appointment well in advance of your registration time. The FAQs below also address many common advising questions.

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How do I select my advisor?

Advisors are now selected based on your current class level at mysignup.com/advisorselection. Follow the guidelines at the top of the page to determine your class level – it is based on courses in the department, not on overall credit hours. The advisor you select will follow you through your bachelor’s degree in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department.

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What do I need to do to prepare for my advising appointment?

Before your advising appointment, consider your course plan for the rest of your time to degree, as well as any career or curriculum questions you may have. Do you have all required courses planned for? Are you going to fulfill all course prerequisites? Bring your plan with you to your appointment. Stop in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Office (ECCH 111) to check out your advising folder just prior to your appointment. You will need your BuffCard to check out your folder. Also pick up an advising form from the bin on the hanging files outside ECCH 111.

What is the University of Colorado Honor Code?

All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council and those students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member involved and non-academic sanctions given by the Honor Code Council (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion).

Please refer to www.colorado.edu/honorcode to view the specific guidelines. If you have any questions related to this policy, please contact the Honor Code Council at honor@colorado.edu.

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Examples of Academic Dishonesty:

PLEASE NOTE: Academically dishonest behaviors include, but are not limited to, the brief examples described below. If your concerned about what constitutes academic dishonesty we encourage you to speak with your professor or if you do not feel comfortable doing so please contact the honor code office at honor@colorado.edu.

Plagiarism: Portrayal of another’s work or ideas as one’s own.

Buying a paper off the internet and turning it in as if it were your own work

Improperly citing references on a works cited page or within the text of a paper

Cheating: Using unauthorized notes or study aides, allowing another party to do one’s work/exam as one’s own, or submitting the same or similar work in more than one course without permission from the course instructors.

Taking an exam for another person

Looking off another person’s exam for answers

Bringing and using unauthorized notes during an exam

Fabrication: Falsification or creation of data, research or resources, or altering a graded work without the prior consent of the course instructor.

Making up a reference for a works cited page

Making up statistics or facts for academic work

Aid of Academic Dishonesty: Intentionally facilitating plagiarism, cheating, or fabrication

Helping another person do a take home exam

Giving answers to an exam

Collaborating with others on work that is supposed to be completed independently

Lying: Deliberate falsification with the intent to deceive in written or in verbal form as it applies to an academic submission.

Bribery: Providing, offering, or taking rewards in exchange for a grade, an assignment or the aid of academic dishonesty.

Paying a student to do work on your behalf

Attempting to pay a teacher to change a grade

Threat: An attempt to intimidate a student, staff, or faculty member for the purpose of receiving an unearned grade or in an effort to prevent the reporting of an Honor Code violation

I think I’m interested in attending medical school. What is the best plan for me to follow?

There are pre-medicine curricula for both the chemical engineering and the chemical and biological engineering degrees. Following one of these curricula will help ensure that you meet the course requirements for medical school. In addition, you should set up an appointment with the PreHealth Advising Office to discuss other requirements and admissions information. The PreHealth advisors will be your best source of information as you look into career options.

Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Option curricula also exist for bioengineering, environmental engineering, computers, materials science, and microelectronics. There is also a pre-medicine curriculum.

Chemical and Biological Engineering Curriculum

There is also a pre-medicine curriculum.

How does my AP and IB credit count towards my degree in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department?

The University of Colorado has established tables showing the course credit you will receive depending on the scores you receive on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams. View your transcript to make sure your credit is showing appropriately. Our department equivalency table shows exactly how your credit counts toward your degree in our program.

AP & IB Equivalency Tables

What is a Humanities and Social Science Elective?

The college policy on Humanities and Social Science electives was changed as of Summer 2007. If you entered before Fall 2006, you should follow the listing of possible elective courses on HOMER. Students who entered the College of Engineering during Fall 2006 or Spring 2007 need to select whether they will follow the old policy or the new. Students entering the college in Summer 2007 or later will be under the new policy. Details on both policies can be found in the college humanities and social science general advising guide. The department has also posted a list of approved elective courses under the new policy.

Humanities and Social Sciences Elective Course Listing

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What is a technical elective?

The department listing of approved technical electives is available on this website. Suggestions for additions to this list can be made to the department undergraduate committee.

Technical Elective Course Listing

What are the college advising policies?

The college has a number of specific policies including information on probation and suspension, MAPS deficiencies, and transfer credit. See the college general advising guides for details on these and other policies.

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What are the prerequisites for CHEN courses?

View our undergraduate course descriptions, including newly approved courses. The prerequisites for each course are listed in the description. The Chemical and Biological Engineering Department enforces prerequisites for all courses. You are strongly advised not to take courses for which you do not meet the prerequisites. You will have to petition to take any course for which you do not meet the prerequisites.

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I need to complete a petition form. Where can I find this?

Petition forms are available on the college website. Your completed form should be returned to the Chemical and Biological Engineering Office (ECCH 111).

What steps do I need to take to apply for graduation?

To apply for graduation, a diploma card must be completed in the Dean’s Office. The deadline to turn in diploma cards is usually 2-3 weeks into the semester in which you will be graduating. You also want to make sure that any majors and minors have been appropriately declared, and all paperwork has been filled out for graduation (see your double-major department for any specific graduation packet requirements). Make sure any minor completion forms are filled out with the minor department, and a copy is filed in your ChBE advising folder.