Academics at Western

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Academics at Western

• Academic Advising
• Tutorial Services
• Tina Loudon
• Director

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Advising at Western

• Academic Advising Center
• With an emphasis on pre-majors, assists
  students with issues related to GURs, graduation
  requirements, course planning/scheduling,
  academic policies and scholastic standing
• Career Services Center
• Assists students in relating skills
  interests to areas of study and exploring career
  options. Helps students gain internship
  experience provides info on employment of WWU
  grads
• Academic Departments
• Provide advising for majors

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Graduation Requirements

• Complete General University Requirements (GURs)
• Complete an academic major
• Complete 60 upper division credits
• Satisfy writing proficiency requirement
• Satisfy grade point average requirement (2.0 or
  higher, as required by individual depts.)
• Complete 180 credits

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Academic Majors

• Requirements to declare a major vary between
  academic departments
• Some majors require more than 180 credits to
  complete (majors range from 55 110 credits)
• At least 50 of required credits for major must
  be completed at Western
• Classes completed within the major must be passed
  with a C- or better (C for professional education
  and endorsement courses)

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Adding up the required 180 credits

• General University Requirements 50 73 credits
• Majors 55 110 credits
• Electives and/or minor 0 90 credits

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Academic Policies

• Credit loads
• Adding, dropping, and withdrawing courses
• Attendance
• Grading
• Scholarship Standards
• Academic dishonesty
• Emergency leaves

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Planning Tools

• Course Catalog
• Degree Planning Guide
• Major Guides
• Transfer Equivalency Report
• Degree Evaluation

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Making the Grade

• Studying 2-3 hours per credit hour
• Understanding academic policies
• Using campus resources
• Declaring a major sooner rather than later
• Asking questions

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Tutorial Academic Skills Center (TASC)

• Student appointments Drop-in tutoring
• Study skills help
• Time management
• Note taking
• Reading for meaning
• Test taking
• Materials
• Computers with Graph-Link
• Graphing Calculators
• Handouts

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• Academic Advising
• Tutorial and Academic Skills Center
• Math Center
• Writing Center
• Career Services Center
• Student Outreach Services
• disAbility Resources for Students

• Key Resources

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Academic Advising Tutorial ServicesOld Main
380360.650.3850 (Academic Advising)360.650.3855
(TASC)www.wwu.edu/advisingwww.wwu.edu/depts/tuto
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