CCI advisors are on your side
Welcome to the College of Communication and Information. The college’s faculty and staff understand the important role academic advising plays in the quality of a student’s undergraduate experience.
Students can make appointments with their advisors beginning Monday, January 13–Thursday, January 16, 2025, through Vol Connect. Change of major appointments are also available.
What do advisors do?
Advisors help each student tailor an academic program to fit the student’s interests, goals, and abilities within the criteria set by the faculty leading toward completion of a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, or a Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences, depending on the student’s major. Advisors serve as sources of information about university and college policies, procedures and appropriate campus resources. They help each student explore career related goals and seek practical experiences.
UT Undergraduate Academic Advising
Resources and information
Additional Resources
CCI Introductory Course – CCI 150
CCI 150 – Communication in an Information Age is an introductory course for College of Communication and Information majors and minors. Click below for more details.
Course Objectives
- Develop a basic understanding of mediated and non-mediated communication.
- Learn how communication and information industries are funded.
- Understand the historical developments in key communication and information industries.
- Gain awareness of the interactive relationships between communication and information systems and the social, political, legal, and economic forces surrounding them.
- Identify ways in which digital technologies are transforming communication and information systems and processes.
- Become a more enlightened consumer of mediated and non-mediated messages.
- Gain an understanding of professional options open to those who earn majors and minors offered through the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information.
Set up an advisor appointment
Scheduling with a member of your Vol Success Team (Advisor, Coach, etc.)
- Schedule your appointment online through Vol Connect. Here is how:
- Log into your MyUTK account.
- Select “Academic Support” from the options at the top of the screen and select “Vol Connect” from the dropdown menu.
- This will take you to the Vol Connect student portal.
- Click “Connect” from the options at the top of the screen and select “Schedule Appointments” from the dropdown menu.
- Click the blue “Schedule an Appointment” button.
- Select the “Assigned” tab.
- Select your “Advisor.”
- Select the appropriate topic and subtopic.
- Indicate what you would like to discuss during your appointment in the comment box.
- To confirm the appointment, click “Schedule Appointment.” Your appointment will NOT be saved until you click this button.
- Please call 865-974-3603 if you have problems scheduling your appointment online.
To Schedule a “Change-to” Appointment (You want to declare a major in CCI):
- Schedule your appointment online through Vol Connect. Here is how:
- Log into your MyUTK account.
- Select “Academic Support” from the options at the top of the screen and select “Vol Connect” from the dropdown menu. This will take you to the Vol Connect student portal.
- Click “Connect” from the options at the top of the screen and select “Schedule Appointments” from the dropdown menu.
- Click the blue “Schedule an Appointment” button.
- Select the “Teams” tab. Select the team you would like to meet with – College of Communication and Information.
- Select the appropriate topic and subtopic – Academic Advising and Change of Major.
- Select the preferred date, time, staff member, and modality.
- Indicate what you would like to discuss during your appointment in the comment box. Please list the major you are wanting to change to.
- To confirm the appointment, click “Schedule Appointment.” Your appointment will NOT be saved untilyou click this button.
- Please call the department with whom you are trying to schedule if you have problems scheduling your appointment online. 865-974-3603
Rescheduling or Cancelling an Appointment
- Reschedule or cancel your appointment online through Vol Connect. Here is how:
- Log into your MyUTK account
- Select “Academic Support” from the options at the top of the screen and select “Vol Connect” from thedropdown menu.
- This will take you to the Vol Connect student portal.
- Click “Connect” from the options at the top of the screen and select “Schedule Appointments” from the dropdown menu.
- Below the blue “Schedule an Appointment” button, you will see a list of all Upcoming scheduled appointments.
- Click “Reschedule or Cancel” and choose whether you want to “Reschedule” or “Cancel Appointment.”
- If rescheduling, select a new date, time, and modality. Click through the subsequent windows to confirm the changes to your appointment
- If cancelling, indicate your reason for cancelling in the box provided and click “Cancel Appointment.”
- Please call 865-974-3603 if you have problems rescheduling or cancelling your appointment online.
- Ensure that you see the change reflected in your upcoming appointments before exiting Vol Connect.
CCI Office for Undergraduate Programs & Advising Staff
Our office is located on the third floor of the Communication & Information Building in Room 302. Please note that if you enter the building from Circle Park Drive, you enter on the third floor. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm Advisors may be contacted by e-mail or by calling 865-974-3603.
