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FAQs about Graduate Student Information

How are ICES forms being handled?

The Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES), will be fully online for the upcoming semester. Information will be sent to instructors via email. If you have any questions about the online evaluation process, please direct them to ices@illinois.edu. 

I am having technical issues. Who can help me?

Contact IT Partners at support@education.illinois.edu.

When will the Annual Graduate Student Evaluations be available?

Information regarding the 2021 Annual Student Evaluations will be available January 2021.

What should I do about my course’s final exam?

If the final exam plan for your course has changed, please contact Katie M. Burke at kmburke4@illinois.edu. All Final Exam locations have been removed from Course Explorer due to precautions. If your course is first held weekly on a Monday or Tuesday and you plan on giving a comprehensive, synchronous exam, please make sure to hold it at the assigned time per the final exam schedule. 

 

Who do I talk to about scheduling thesis/dissertation final exams?

For online and off-campus programs, contact Jena Pfoff at jrooseve@illinois.edu. On-campus Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and Special Education should contact Linda Stimson at ls9@illinois.edu. For Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Psychology, contact Mitzi Koeberlein at koeberle@illinois.edu. 

My student has already scheduled prelim/final exam. Can I still have it?

Yes. The Graduate College (https://grad.illinois.edu/covid-19-updates) is allowing examinations to take place fully online. Contact GSSO with any questions.

How will the paperwork for preliminary and final exams be handled during this time?

The Zoom meeting information will be sent to the committee via email prior to the exam date and the paperwork is sent to the committee chair. Once the student has defended, the committee chair will sign the form(s) and return to the department graduate contact who will then send them to the other committee members for their signatures.  Please note that the Graduate College will accept an Adobe digital signature on the form so long as it is accompanied by the time stamp. Contact GSSO with any questions.