Department of Anthropology
Stevens Building, room 190
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Mitch Irwin | 815-753-0246 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Emily McKee | askanthro@niu.edu | 815-753-0246 |
Listed below are the department chairs and principal undergraduate advisors within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Because this information changes periodically, contact the telephone number listed for the department if you are having difficulty contacting an individual. If you cannot connect with the departmental advisor, please contact the College Advising office at 815-753-0114 or email clas_advising_office@niu.edu.
Department of Anthropology
Stevens Building, room 190
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Mitch Irwin | 815-753-0246 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Emily McKee | askanthro@niu.edu | 815-753-0246 |
Department of Biological Sciences
Montgomery Hall, room 349
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Garry Sunter | 815-753-0433 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Angie Flannery | clas_advising_office@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Jaime Stigall | jstigall@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Paul Fix (Educator Licensure) | pfix@niu.edu | 815-753-6819 |
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faraday Hall, room 319
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Victor Ryzhov | 815-753-6955 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Lee Sunderlin | sunder@niu.edu | 815-753-1131 |
Michael Eads (Educator Licensure) | meads@niu.edu | 815-753-6492 |
Department of Communication
Watson Hall, room 209
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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David Gunkel | 815-753-7108 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Olivia Monteiro | omonteiro@niu.edu | 815-753-5354 |
Department of Computer Science
Psychology/Computer Science Building, room 460
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Nicholas Karonis | 815-753-0349 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Daniel Rogness | drogness1@niu.edu | 815-753-0378 |
Julie Oberheim (advises Harper and McHenry County College University Center students) | joberheim@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Davis Hall, room 112
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Mark Frank | 815-753-8395 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Victor Gensini (Meteorology) | vgensini@niu.edu | N/A |
Mark Fischer | mfischer@niu.edu | N/A |
Paul Fix (Educator Licensure) | pfix@niu.edu | 815-753-6819 |
Department of Economics
Zulauf Hall, room 515
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Jeremy Groves | 815-753-6957 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Jen Fife | jfife1@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Laurie Sodaro | lsodaro@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Department of English
Reavis Hall, room 214
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Scott Balcerzak | 815-753-0615 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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E. Mariah Spencer (Secondary Educator Licensure) | espencer1@niu.edu | 815-753-7570 |
Melissa Adams-Campbell | madamscampbell@niu.edu | 815-753-0612 |
Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy
Montgomery Hall, room 325
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Thomas Skuzinski | 815-753-6563 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Melissa Burlingame Greenhagen | mburlingame@niu.edu | 815-753-6563 |
Paul Fix (Educator Licensure) | pfix@niu.edu | 815-753-6819 |
Department of History
Zulauf Hall, room 715
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Valerie Garver | 815-753-6810 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Eric Hall | ehall4@niu.edu | 815-753-0131 |
Ismael Montana | montana@niu.edu | 815-753-0131 |
John Alcalde (Educator Licensure) | jalcalde1@niu.edu | 815-753-5903 |
Amy Boyles (Educator Licensure) | asipovic1@niu.edu | 815-753-0131 |
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Watson Hall, room 320
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Andrew Ledoan | 815-753-0566 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Alastair Fletcher | afletcher@niu.edu | 815-753-0566 |
Renee Olsen (Educator Licensure) | rolsen2@niu.edu | 815-753-5390 |
Allison Machek (Educator Licensure) | amachek@niu.edu | 815-753-0566 |
Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies
Zulauf Hall, room 114
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Mark Schuller | 815-753-2424 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Stephanie Kummerer | skummerer@niu.edu | 815-753-4410 |
Department of Philosophy
Zulauf Hall, room 915
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Jason Hanna | 815-753-6299 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
---|---|---|
Steve Daskal | sdaskal@niu.edu | 815-753-6410 |
Department of Physics
La Tourette Hall, room 202
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Vishnu Zutshi | 815-753-6492 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Yasuo Ito | yito@niu.edu | 815-753-6477 |
Michael Eads (Educator Licensure) | meads@niu.edu | 815-753-6492 |
Department of Political Science
Zulauf Hall, room 415
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Mitch Pickerill | 815-753-7040 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Stephanie Kummerer | skummerer@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Erin Reid | ereid@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Erin Reid (Pre-Law) | prelaw@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Department of Psychology
Psychology-Computer Science Building, room 400
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Alecia Santuzzi | 815-753-7065 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Colleen Lynch-Barker (advises Harper and McHenry County College University Center students) | lynchbarker@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
CLAS Advising Office | clas_advising_office@niu.edu | 815-753-0114 |
Department of Public Administration
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Thomas Skuzinski, Interim Chair | 815-753-0311 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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TBD | publicadm@niu.edu | 815-753-0183 |
Department of Sociology and Criminology
Zulauf Hall, room 815
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Abu Bah | 815-753-0365 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Kristie Crane | kristieb@niu.edu | 815-753-0365 |
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
DuSable Hall 359
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Alan Polansky | 815-753-6741 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Alan Polansky | polansky@niu.edu | 815-753-6741 |
World Languages and Cultures
Watson Hall, room 111
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Linda Saborio | 815-753-1259 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Mandy Faretta-Stutenberg (All majors and minors) | askfl@niu.edu | 815-753-8396 |
Nancy Dominguez-Fret (Educator Licensure) | ndominguezfret@niu.edu | 815-753-6443 |
Kathy Kuschman (Educator Licensure) | kkuschman@niu.edu | 815-753-6449 |
Center for Latino and Latin American Studies
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Christina Abreu | 815-753-1532 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Darius Jackson | djackson15@niu.edu | 815-753-1531 |
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Melissa Lenczewski, Acting Director | 815-753-1595 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Rachael Skog | rskog@niu.edu | 815-753-1595 |
Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Reavis Hall, room 103
Chair/Director | Chair/Director Phone |
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Katy Jaekel | 815-753-1038 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Advisor Phone | |
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Katie Heinkamp | kheinekamp@niu.edu | 815-753-1038 |
We strongly recommend that you schedule advising appointments with your College of Liberal Arts and Sciences advisor, your major advisor and minor advisor one or two semesters prior to your graduation term to ensure that you have registered for all your required courses. For the best and most thorough advising, you should consult regularly with your advisors, but these final advising sessions are especially crucial. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to verify that all your degree requirements have been met.
For more information about applying for graduation, deadlines and meeting degree requirements, check out the Registration and Records Graduation page
Round out your education with a minor or certificate
Selecting a major is only one stop on your journey to a degree from NIU. You will still need to select classes beyond your major and general education requirements in order to meet the 120 credit hours required for graduation.
With general education utilizing 33 hours, major 35+ hours, a B.A. is 12 hours or B.S. is 14 hours. If you look closely, you still have close to 40 hours unaccounted. Take this opportunity to leverage your interests in order to expand your skillset.
Think:
Minors and certificates are not restricted to students pursuing studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. You can pursue minors and certificates in other colleges.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising
Zulauf Hall 201
815-753-0114
815-753-5904 (fax)
clas_advising_office@niu.edu
Office Hours
Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.- noon and 1-4:30 p.m. and can be virtual or in-person.