- Role of advisors and advisees
Academic Advisement at WWU is an active partnership between advisor and advisee. The advisor provides knowledge of the university programs and policies. The advisee continually assesses his or her academic goals and controls the planning of the degree program. The advisor is a resource for the advisee, who is ultimately responsible for completion of degree requirements and graduation.
- Coordination of academic advisement
The Coordinator of Academic Advising, Bonnie Carr (592-1135), serves as an information conduit for faculty and students on academic advisement issues. She is available to advise students in any undergraduate program. Her office is in room 109 of the Academic Building
WWU101: Connections, is taught in the first eight weeks of the fall semester. It is a one-credit course designed to help students make the academic transition from high school to the university and to instill self-advocacy.
WWU101 sections are taught by faculty experienced in working with first-semester students. All incoming freshmen of traditional student (17-22 years) age are required to take WWU 101.
Students who have completed and will transfer at least 12 credit hours from a regular semester (dual enrollment, CLEP, AP, and summer sessions do not count) at another college or university are not required to take WWU101.
The purpose of WWU101 is to improved student connection with faculty and peers, gain knowledge of campus services and polices, improve time management and prioritizing, improve study skills, and gain knowledge of wellness issues.
Students who take WWU101 during Freshman Advantage do not need to take it during the first semester.
Students may take part in the Freshman Advantage program during the summer prior to their first semesters at WWU. Scheduling for Freshman Advantage is done by the Coordinator of Academic Advising. A schedule of the courses will then be placed in the student’s folder. Students who are scheduled to take Freshman Advantage should be scheduled for Fall classes as though they have passed the courses. Students who do not pass a course in Freshman Advantage will have their Fall schedule adjusted by the Coordinator of Academic Advising.
- Placement in English, Math, Biology, and Critical Thinking
Students are placed in their initial English Composition, Math, and Biology class using the high sub scores on their ACT or SAT.
ACT English subscore SAT English subscore
ENG100 Up to 18 Up to 450
ENG101 19-28 460-640
ENG102 29 and higher 650 and higher
ACT Math subscore SAT Math subscore
MAT101 Up to 17 Up to 380
MAT102 18-21 390-500
MAT111 22 and higher 520 and higher
MAT112 22 and higher 520 and higher
MAT114 22 and higher 520 and higher
MAT120 23 and higher 540 and higher
MAT124 25 and higher 570 and higher
ACT Science Reasoning subscore
BIO105/106 less than 24
BIO114/115 24 or higher
There is no prescribed Biology placement system if the student did not take the
ACT. If the student is a recent high school graduate, strong high school grades
in the sciences, particularly Biology, they are recommended for enrollment in
BIO114/115. However; students who do not plan to major in biology or a biology based program such as exercise science are not required to take BIO114/115.
Those students may take BIO 105/106.
Students who are eligible for MAT101 or MAT102 and ENG100 may not be placed in ANY biology class until they have completed and passed ENG100 and MAT102.
Courses meeting the Common Studies Critical Thinking (CT) requirement have prerequisites of ENG100 and MAT102.Students cannot be enrolled in Critical Thinking if they are enrolled in or
eligible for ENG100, MAT101, or MAT102.
- Advising incoming students
All incoming students who have paid the $250 tuition deposit for the following Fall are invited to an on-campus registration session in April. Students have one-on-one advising sessions with a faculty advisor. When making the schedule with the student during these one-on-one advising appointments it is necessary to select “alternate” courses. This gives the Registrar’s Office the ability to ensure that students are placed in a full course load for the fall semester.
The advisors turn the schedules in to the Registrar’s Office, and the students are mailed a copy of their official schedule.
Incoming students may also elect to be advised over the phone starting around the first of May. The Coordinator of Academic Advising handles all summer registrations.
Students entering WWU in the spring have advising appointments, either on-campus or over the phone, with a faculty advisor or the Coordinator of Academic Advising. They are able to register after all current students have completed registration.
All incoming students will be assigned to a faculty advisor or the Coordinator of Academic Advising. All advising assignments are made by the Coordinator of Academic Advising.
If possible, incoming students will be assigned to a faculty advisor in their major. However, if all advisors in a particular major or division have reached their advising limits, students may be assigned to an available faculty advisor in a different academic area.
After one semester at WWU, students may request a change of advisor through a form available in the Coordinator of Academic Advising Office. If the student knows who they want to be their new advisor, they take the form to that person and have them sign it. The form is then returned to the office of the Coordinator of Academic Advising. If the student does not know who they want to be their new advisor or their selected advisor has met his or her advising limit, one will be assigned by the Coordinator of Academic Advising. No change of advisor requests will be processed during Fall and Spring advising and registration periods.
- Advising and registration for continuing students
Students and advisors meet during advisement periods preceding registration for fall and spring classes. The advisor is responsible for turning in a signed registration form to the Registrar’s Office. This will lift the advising hold for the student so he/she can register online the following week. If the signed registration form isn't’t turned in to the registrar’s office, the student will not be able to take part in online registration.
- Advising and registration for readmitted students
WWU does NOT have a leave of absence policy. When students return after one or more semesters away from WWU, their program requirements are derived from the most recent catalog, not the catalog of the last semester they were here. Students who left WWU because of illness or personal circumstances and return to the university immediately after those circumstances may be exempted from this policy by the Academic Dean. This exemption is not automatic. A student must request exemption in writing.
Students who have not attended another university after leaving WWU petition for readmission through the Registrar’s Office. They are eligible to register after various school offices have signed the form and they receive a letter from the Registrar indicating their application for readmission has been accepted. Students are then advised by the Coordinator of Academic Advising.
Students who left WWU and attended another university must apply for readmission through the Office of Enrollment Services. They are eligible to register after the Enrollment Council has reviewed their application and they receive a letter from the Executive Director of Enrollment Services stating they have been readmitted to the university. They are then advised by the Coordinator of Academic Advising.
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