Freshman Class Selection Help?

Hello everyone,

I have committed to UIUC! Super happy. But I have a few questions, please hear me out.

I am an international student, so I am VERY new to all the class registrations, and credits, and flowsheets and stuff like that. For an Engineering Mechanics incoming freshman, could someone PLEASE direct me to a page or something where I can see what classes I am allowed to take? I know the Course Explorer exists, but I have no idea which classes I need to choose, and how many I need to choose for my first year. Or do we choose by semester?

My meeting with an academic advisor is coming up, so I will have a better idea soon, but could someone please give me a basic class selection that you would take as an Engineering Mechanics freshman? So that I can at least know what workload a student can expect here? I also plan to switch to Industrial Engineering after my first semester, so are there any required courses I need to take before switching? (I like EM, it’s just that I discovered IE much later than I should have.)

Thank you!

Start here. https://engineering.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors-and-minors.html

I would click the link for your major. There’s a sample schedule for all 4 years and many links with helpful information.