Academic Counseling and Advising
Academic advisers help undeclared students design programs of study that correspond with their career and life goals, and work with the students to devise an appropriate schedule of classes each term. Call (618) 650-3701, or visit the office at Peck Hall, Room 1315, to make an appointment.
CougarNet web access to your personal records: http://www.siue.edu/COUGARNET
Early Childhood Center
Educational programming is available for children of SIUE students and employees. Daytime and evening hours are available Fall and Spring Semesters. For information, call (618) 650-2556.
Instructional Services Academic Support
Instructional Services offers several types of academic support for students.
THE WRITING CENTER, Peck Hall, Room 1419, (618) 650-2045, provides assistance on papers and grammar refreshers.
THE MATH RESOURCE AREA, Peck Hall, Room 1414, (618) 650-2039, provides individual and small group math tutoring.
SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION (SI), which features out-of-class study strategy sessions, is available in several introductory and upper level courses. Consult Instructional Services’ web site at www.siue.edu/IS/SI/schedule.html for a list of SI courses, (a list of tutoring services available in departments), and additional service information, or contact Instructional Services in Peck Hall, Room 1404, (618) 650-3717.
The Service Center
SIUE students can plan just one stop for assistance with most of their student business. The Service Center, in Room 1309 of Rendleman Hall, offers the following services: class registration and changes (adds, drops, withdrawals); tuition calculation; CougarCard ID cards; CougarNet access to student records; transcript requests and residency applications; applications for admission (undergraduate and graduate); applications for graduation; address, name and ID changes; Graduate Records information and a Bursar Satellite cashier. The Service Center also offers limited assistance for Parking Services and selected other offices when those offices are closed.
During summer semester the Service Center has regular hours Monday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Tuesday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Service Center is also open extended evening and Saturday hours one week prior to and the first two weeks of fall and spring terms. Hours are subject to change when classes are not in session and other times as needed.
During Fall and Spring semesters, other student service offices are open at least one evening a week when classes are in session, including Parking Services and Textbook Service. Please contact the offices directly for verification of their extended hours.
Academic Counseling and Advising, School of Business student Services, Lovejoy Library, the University Center Bookstore and several computer labs are open Monday through Thursday evenings whenever classes are in session.
For further information call (618) 650-2080, or from St. Louis (888) 328-5168 ext. 2080 or visit the Service Center web site at http://www.siue.edu/registrar.
Services for Persons with Disabilities
The Director of Disability Support Services is responsible for programs, counseling, special equipment needs, activities and services for persons with disabilities. Students with documented disabilities are encouraged to utilize the accommodations available through the Disability Support Services office. These accommodations include special tests, volunteer note-takers, adaptive software and other accommodations as requested. Visit the Disability Support Student Services Office, located in Rendleman Hall 1218, at your earliest convenience or call (618) 650-3726.
Testing Services
Instructional Services provides a full range of testing services for SIUE students as well as non-students. Tests offered include the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), subject tests only, American College Test (ACT), Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT), Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exams, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams, Nursing standardized and entrance exams, proficiency exams, and the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency. Information regarding examination fees, administration dates, and registration procedures for these and other examinations can be obtained from the Testing Services website at http://www.siue.edu/IS/TEST.
Testing Services is located in Instructional Services, Peck Hall, Room 1404. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For additional information, call (618) 650-2826 or 2295.
Textbooks
The University, through a nominal rental fee, supplies basic texts for undergraduate courses (including 400-level courses) through Textbook Service, located in the 200 University Park Building, Room 1121. An SIUE student ID is required. Supplemental texts are sometimes required for undergraduate courses and may be purchased from the University Bookstore. The Bookstore is located on the first floor of the Morris University Center. The University Bookstore also provides texts for graduate courses. Graduate students enrolled in undergraduate courses must purchase texts from Textbook Service. Textbook Service has regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday. Textbook Service has expanded hours of service for issue and return periods at the beginning and end of each term. Call 618-650-3020 for dates and times of expanded service or check the Textbook Service web page at: http://www.siue.edu/MUC/textbooks.html.
Students dropping classes or withdrawing from all classes must return their texts immediately to avoid penalties. Textbooks may be returned early if no longer needed. At the end of each semester, textbooks must be returned to Textbook Service by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday of finals week. The student will be charged a penalty equal to the replacement cost of the textbooks if not returned, which is added to the students account.
University Police
The University Police at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a law enforcement agency responsible for the protection of life and property. Officers are sworn police personnel under the authority granted by Illinois law and have power to make arrests. Law enforcement services are provided to the Edwardsville campus, the School of Dental Medicine in Alton, and the East St. Louis Center. The University Police provides services 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Emergency 911 calls are directed to University Police, which is responsible for dispatching appropriate police, fire, or ambulance services. Other services provided include assistance retrieving keys from locked vehicles and lending jumper cables and tools to engrave items for prevention of theft. Upon request, and subject to immediate availability of University Police, an escort service is provided to accompany students from one campus location to another.
Crime statistics relative to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville may be obtained from University Police. The telephone numbers for University Police are 650-3324 for non-emergencies and 911 for emergencies.
Crime Statistics
The SIUE ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT is available on-line at: http://admin.siue.edu/studentrightto/. The report contains campus safety and security information and crime statistics for the past three (3) calendar years. This report is published in compliance with Federal law, entitled the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
You may also access this report through the SIUE Home Page: http://www.siue.edu under Ready References, Quick Links, or Publications/Reports. A copy of the report is also available at the Circulation Desk in Lovejoy Library.
For those without computer access, a paper copy of the report may be obtained from:
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration, Rendleman Hall, Room 2228. 618-650-2536.