Appointment Scheduling

Spring 2025 Advising – Walk-In Only

Parkland College is closed for Winter Break beginning Saturday, December 21. Offices will reopen on Thursday, January 2 at 8 am. Walk-in advising will resume at 10 am. on January 2.
 
From January 2–17, advising will only be available by walk-in, Monday–Friday. Check in at room U267 or call 217/351-2219 to arrange a virtual walk-in via Zoom. Walk-in meetings are first-come, first-served, and can be subject to long waits. Advising is typically offered between the hours of 9 am – 4 pm. Wait times are typically shortest in the morning.
 
Spring classes begin on Monday, January 13, and the registration deadline is Sunday, January 12. If you need to plan your spring registration you must do walk-in advising rather than wait for an appointment.


New Parkland Students New to Parkland? Read this first!

If you are a new degree-seeking student at Parkland, you must complete the admissions process before scheduling your first advising appointment. Review the New Student Checklist to make sure you are ready. Two steps on the Checklist that MUST be completed prior to your advising appointment are placement tests and orientation.

  • Placements (or transfer credits) determine the level of classes you are eligible to take for reading, English, and math. Before making an academic advising appointment, please confirm with the Assessment Center that your placements are in place for reading, writing, and math. You can reach the Assessment Center at 217/351-2432 or assessmentcenter@parkland.edu.

  • New student orientation is convenient and quick. It can be completed online in about 45 minutes. At the end of orientation you will be directed to links to schedule your new student advising appointment.

If your placements are complete, please see the information below to assist you in making an advising appointment. You must have placements in place before you can complete advising and registration. Your advising appointment may be canceled if placements are not complete. 

You will need to know your Parkland ID number when you schedule your appointment. Find it on you Parkland acceptance letter, or go to https://selfserv.parkland.edu/Student/Planning and click your username to view your user profile.

Once you are ready to schedule, select your program of study in the I know my major section below.

Know Your Major!
You should always meet with an advisor who specializes in your program of study. If you don't know your program, follow these steps to look it up: 
  1. Log into Parkland Self-Service
  2. Click on Student Planning
  3. Click on tile #1 - Go to My Progress

Your program of study will be listed in the "At a Glance" profile. If you already have an advisor assigned to you, their name will be listed here as well. Use this information to identify which academic area of interest (AOI) your program fits into. Not sure what Area of Interest (AOI) your major or program falls under? Choose a major or academic area that most closely matches your academic goals in order to be paired with the appropriate advisor.


Can’t decide on your major or career goals?

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PathwayU is a FREE career assessment that you can use to:
  • discover your career path,
  • think about what is important to you,
  • explore careers that match your unique interests and skills, &
  • learn what type of work environment that will foster your success.

Click the image above to get started! Use your Parkland email address to create an account.

To review your results, schedule an appointment with Brennon Hightower, career counselor.

Current Parkland Students Already a Parkland student? Make sure you know who your advisor is.

If you are an active Parkland student enrolled for the current semester, you have a designated academic success advisor assigned to you! Make sure to stay in regular contact with your advisor and meet with them as needed to plan for registration, graduation, and more. To look up your designated advisor follow these steps:

  • Log into Self Service and select Student Planning
  • Click on Plan & Schedule
  • Click on the Advising tab. Your Academic Advisor will be listed. If you do not see an advisor listed, that means you do not have one assigned and should book an appointment from the "I Know My Major" menu. 
    • Entering a note on the Advising tab does not reach an Academic Advisor. If you want to email your Advisor, click the envelope icon. 

Need help? Contact our office for assistance.

Once you know who your advisor is, continue to the I Know my Advisor section to select your advisor and schedule your appointment.


Other appointment types

Parkland Pathway to Illinois students

Parkland Pathway to Illinois is a selective-admission and dual-enrollment program. Students are accepted to Parkland and are provisionally accepted to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Newly accepted Pathway students: check your email for communication from your advisor about how to schedule your advising appointment.
  • Continuing Pathway students: select your Parkland advisor in the I know my advisor menu to schedule a Pathway advising appointment.

Students not enrolled in the Parkland Pathway to Illinois Program but who are planning on applying for transfer to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, please select an Area of Interest appointment above.

UIUC concurrently enrolled students

If you are a full-time UIUC student wanting to take a Parkland class, please follow the Concurrent Enrollment steps. This must be done every semester. Parkland Admissions will take care of the registration through this process as long as the student has met the prerequisites and there are still seats available in the course(s). If you have questions about UIUC concurrent enrollment, please email concurrent@parkland.edu.

Students who are not seeking to earn a degree or certificate at Parkland

If you are not a degree- or certificate-seeking student, it is not required that you meet with an academic advisor. If you need registration assistance, please email registration@parkland.edu. If you are a non degree-seeking student and need academic advising, please review the Areas of Interest above and determine which one best suits your goals/interests in order to make an advising appointment. 

Students who are undecided

If you have gotten this far on our page and have not been able to figure out who is best for you to meet with, please email academicadvising@parkland.edu and let us know what your goals are and we can help determine the best advisor to schedule an appointment. 

Remember: You must have placements completed before scheduling an academic advising appointment.