Academic Leadership
Ozlem Kilic, Dean
Katie Cahill, Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
Vandana Singh, Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and New Programs
Natalie Stepanov, Director of Advising
College Website
https://cecs.utk.edu/
Contact Email
cecsinfo@utk.edu
CECS is a student-centric and industry-driven college that will launch and oversee multidisciplinary courses, programs, and degrees for both undergraduate and graduate students to address the rapidly emerging talent gap in the workforce in response to the emergence of impactful technologies that impact the way we live and work.
- The college meets the increasing need for students to customize their academic journey and align their education with cutting-edge careers. Leveraging strong industry and community partnerships, CECS will help students learn relevant workforce skills, and gain hands-on experiences through opportunities such as internships, interdisciplinary research, collaborative team projects, and community engagement for course credit.
- CECS will engage and partner with the entire campus to offer new courses, minors, certificates, and majors that bring together faculty from multiple disciplines and students from all backgrounds.
Admissions
Students who meet standard UTK admission criteria are eligible for admission into the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies.
uTrack
Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.
Advising
The College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies offers academic program planning and related services to students enrolled in a CECS major, minor, or certificate program. The advising staff is prepared to address student concerns and answer questions regarding academic planning, progression through programs, course petitions, uTrack milestones, and support student success by connecting students with other campus support services when necessary. The advising office is in Suite 106 in the Claxton Education Building.
The following groups are required to meet with an academic advisor each semester:
- Students enrolled in any CECS major
- Student enrolled in any CECS minor
- Students identified as “off track” by UTrack
- Students on Academic Probation
Students enrolled in a certificate program must consult an academic advisor upon beginning a certificate program to choose appropriate courses and near completion of the certificate to finalize requirements.
Certificates
Certificates are available for any student at UTK and are also offered as standalone certificates for non-UTK students.
The certificates are designed to be stackable certificates as part of any major.
Undergrad (Major)
Undergrad (Minor)
Undergraduate Certificate
