Welcome to Your Academic Advising Session

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Welcome to Your Academic Advising Session
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Have you activated your Universal Account? Do you
remember your password? You will need this to
register so let your advisor know if you need
assistance.
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Advising Session Snapshot

• Advising at Western
• Liberal Arts Education
• Preparing for Registration
• Registering for classes

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Advising Relationship

• Ongoing advising support
• Advisor role
• Support until major is declared
• Academic Advising Center (OM 380)
• Help with all questions and concerns

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Graduation Requirements

• Minimum of 180 credits
• General Univ. Requirements approximately 60
  credits
• Major 55-110 credits
• Writing Proficiency 3-5 credits
• Electives 0-70 approx. credits
• 60 credits of 300-400 level courses
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

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The General University Requirements (GUR)

• The value of a liberal arts education . . .

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General University Requirements (GUR)

• Communication English 101 one additional
  course from block B or C
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning One of six
  options
• Humanities 12 credits from at least two
  departments and three courses
• Social Sciences 12 credits from at least two
  departments and three courses
• Comparative, Gender and Multicultural Studies
  one course from Block A and one from
• Block B
• Natural Sciences Complete three courses. At
  least two courses must include a lab (LSCI)

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First Year Experience Seminars

• Designed specifically for first year freshman
  with 45 or fewer credits
• Intended to
• Give small group experience and connect with
  university community
• Provide opportunity for substantial interaction
  with faculty
• Communicate expectations faculty hold
• Show value of resources for academic success

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Exploring Majors and Their Concentrations

• Use the Catalog to learn more about different
  majors and concentrations
• Use Major Guides for information about different
  majors and concentrations
• Enroll in GUR courses related to major interest

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Resources for Registering

• The Catalog
• Individualized Reports
• Student Advising Sheet
• Transfer Equivalency Report
• Degree Planning Guide
• Classfinder
• Timetable of Classes online
• Web4U online

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The Catalog

• The Catalog contains
• Academic departments and programs arranged alpha
  within each college
• Course descriptions
• Academic Policies (pages 34 42)
• Appendices

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Individualized Student Reports

• Student Advising Sheet
• Transfer Equivalency Report

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Student Advising SheetMath Placement

• In general, the Math Placement Test is required
  for accurate placement into a math course.
• Math enrollment options exist that do not require
  the MPT. Consult your advisor for help selecting
  the appropriate class.

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Student Advising Sheet English Placement

• English 101 must be completed by the time you
  reach 45 credits (typically the first year)
• SAT Verbal of 710 or above or ACT of 28 or above
  exempts you from English 101
• English 100 is recommended with SAT of 440 or
  lower or ACT of 16 or lower

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Transfer Equivalency Report

• College credits from Running Start, Advanced
  Placement, or International Baccalaureate
  credits, are shown in Transfer Equivalency
  Report.
• Students access the report through WEB4U.
• Step-by-step instructions for finding and
  generating report are on page 76 of Degree
  Planning Guide.

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Transfer College
Course Equivalents
TT code
XX code
Transfer Grades
GUR Attributes
Total Transfer Credits
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Degree Planning Guide

• The Degree Planning Guide is a supplement to the
  Catalog and provides advising information from
  enrollment to graduation
• Includes
• GUR Expanded Course Descriptions
• Major Declaration information
• Registration related information

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Timetable
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Classfinder
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Developing a Class Schedule

• Building an appropriate schedule
• Credit Load 15 credits (3-4 classes)
• Using curiosity, interests abilities
• GUR (unless DTA), exploration of majors
• Read through DPG for class ideas, write them on
  your scheduling worksheet, then refer to
  Classfinder or the online Timetable for days and
  times
• Refer to the Sample Freshmen Schedules in the
  Degree Planning Guide, pg 65 66 for examples
• Consider impact of other commitments work,
  family, sports

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Registering for Classes

• Students register via Web4U
• Use Class Search as another way to search for
  courses.
• The advisor will assist you with registration
• Log in and enter your selected classes to
  register
• Print out a schedule of Week at a Glance for your
  own records
• Show your schedule to the advisor before leaving
  the lab

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Web4U Main Menu
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Web4U Registration Menu
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Washington Student Lobby
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What to do Next?

• Information for making changes to your
  schedule is found on the back of your Trial
  Schedule Form

• Make your first quarter at Western GREAT!!!