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? Do you have your Social
Security Number? You will need all of 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

• My role
• Answer any questions you have about academic
  planning
• Assist you any way possible to find and declare a
  major
• Send email reminders about important dates and
  policies
• Connect with you at Freshman Advising Connection

• Your role
• Ask questions call or email me
• Make an appointment sometimes an appointment is
  the only way to quickly and thoroughly address
  your concerns
• Contact the Academic Advising Center (OM 380)
  Peer and professional advisors are available most
  days and times to answer general questions
• 650-3850
• advising_at_wwu.edu

Old Main Lawn where you will be eating lunch if
the weather is nice!
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The value of a liberal arts education . . .

• Breadth and foundation
• Global Perspectives
• Prepares the learner for well informed community
  involvement and leadership
• Balances and complements the major

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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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General University Requirements (GUR)

• Communication English 101 an additional
  course from block B or C
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning One of four
  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 Block B
• Natural Sciences Complete three courses. At
  least two courses must include a lab (LSCI)

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• FIGs designed specifically for freshmen with 45
  or fewer credits
• It is a 3course cluster of classes that includes
  two large general education classes linked by a
  small seminar.

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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 33 40)
• Appendices

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Individualized Student Reports

• Student Advising Sheet
• Transfer Equivalency Report

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Student Advising Sheet

• Shows advisor email and phone number
• Shows credits you have earned through Advanced
  Placement, International Baccalaureate and other
  colleges
• Lists SAT or ACT scores
• Shows results of your Math Placement Test
• Provides recommendations for Math and English

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Student Advising SheetMath Placement

• 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 Equivalency Report
College Information
Biology Sequence
Course Equivalents
XX code
TT code
Attributes

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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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Timetable
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Developing a Class Schedule

• Building an appropriate schedule
• Credit Load 15-16 Credits (3-4 classes)
• Using curiosity, interests abilities
• Requirements, 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

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Registering for Classes

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

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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!!!