Spring & Winterim Advising Information
Each Department has their own advising schedule and procedures.
Students will be contacted by their major departments as to
when their official advising period begins.
Registration for Graduate Students
begins November 16, 2009
Registration
for Continuing Students
begins November 16 - December 4, 2009
View appointment times on
myPoint beginning October 12, 2009.
- Students should plan on setting-up an
advising appointment time with their academic advisor.
Electronic authorization must be granted by advisor before
students can register for courses.
Authorization to register for spring courses also constitutes
authorization to register for winterim.
- Advisors and students should work together
to clean-up any exceptions and or substitutions that have been
approved for their
major/minor OR
GDR
requirements during their advising appointment.
This process should be completed each
semester.
Students have been advised to print two copies of their Degree
Progress Report (DPR) See -
How to Read a DPR
One copy to be given to their advisor during their appointment
One copy is to be kept by the student for their records
Appointment Times
Students will be assigned appointments to register based on the
total credits they have earned toward graduation. The current
semester hours are not included in determining their appointment
times.
Appointment times WILL NOT conflict with students' class schedules.
Appointments were assigned with a minimum of 10 minutes after and 25
minutes before classes. In other words, they could be assigned a
9:00 a.m. appointment if one class ends at 8:50 a.m. and the next
class doesn't start before 9:25 a.m.
Re-entry Students
Re-entry students entering after an absence of one or more terms
will be permitted to register with the continuing students according
to the number of earned credits.
University Policies and Authorization
- Permission Required (PR) Courses-Please
remind students that they need electronic authorization from the
department of the course prior to registering for PR courses on
the web.
- Closed Courses-Students need to check with
the department of the course regarding their policy.
- Repeating a Course-Students must have
approval to REPEAT a course they had previously completed at
UWSP or in transfer with a grade of D+, D, or F. The electronic
authorization of the adviser and chair of the department
offering the course is required BEFORE students can register on
the web for the course. Written authorization from the adviser,
dean, and chair of the department is required for a second
repeat.
- Study Load-The typical study load is 14-17
credits per semester. Study loads of 18-20 credits must be
electronically authorized before students can register on the
web for an overload. Study loads of 21 or more credits must be
approved
in writing
by the dean and submitted to the Registration Office, 101 SSC.
- 12 Credit Hour Restriction - You must
complete the general degree requirements you need (according to
your placement scores) from Mathematics 100, 105 and English
101, 102, 150 before you complete 60 credits toward graduation.
If, by the 60 credit limit, you have not complied with this
policy, you will be allowed to register for a maximum of 12
credits. Those 12 credits must include the mathematics and
English general degree requirement courses you lack.
If you are placed into REMEDIAL mathematics, you must complete
those remedial courses before you earn 30 credits toward
graduation. If you do not, you will be
restricted to
a maximum of 12 credits a semester, including the remedial
courses, until the requirement is met.
- Independent Study/Thesis Courses-Students
registering for special work, independent study, and thesis
courses must have electronic authorization from the chair of the
department in which the course is offered. Students are being
urged to obtain the authorization during the advising period and
prior to registration. Courses which require this special
authorization are most courses ending in 95,96,97,98, and 99
(e.g. 399, 796).
- W Drops-Students will receive a W on their
transcript for all courses OFFICIALLY dropped after the eighth
day of the semester. After the first two semesters of enrollment
at UWSP, students are allowed a total of only four (4) W drops
during the balance of their undergraduate career, including
summer sessions. After reaching the four drop limit, students
are permitted to drop a course only under extenuating
circumstances. If students stop attending a course or they are
not permitted to drop, a grade of F is assigned. If you would
like to view how many W drops a student has used, you may go to
the Academics toolbar under myPoint. Select the Student Course
Info tab for a count on how many W drops were used (the total
counts does not include W drops from the first two semesters).
While
attending UWSP, circumstances may arise that require a student
to withdraw from the university.
If a student is considering
withdrawing, he/she is encouraged to
consult with their advisor prior to completing the
official withdrawal process so that they may discuss the
best possible outcomes for their individual circumstances.
Special Advising Notes
- The Degree Progress Reports will display a WARNING message
for students who have not met the following requirements and for
those who are short the respective 30 or 60 credit thresholds.
- Students enrolled in Mathematics 90 are restricted to 16
credits when enrolled in Math 90. Advisers have the authority to
permit students enrolled in remedial courses to take 17 credits.
The Deans must approve 18 or more credits.
- Completion of remedial courses prior to earning 30 credits:
Students placed into remedial courses must complete the courses
prior to earning 30 credits. Students who do not satisfy the
requirement may not enroll for more than 12 credits, including
any remedial courses. Exceptions, in the case of extenuating
circumstances, must be authorized by the chair/associate dean of
the student's major.
- Completion of English 101 and 102, or 150, and Math 100 or
105 prior to earning 60 credits: Students required to take
English 101 and 102, or 150, and/or Mathematics 100 or 105 must
complete these courses prior to earning 60 credits. Students who
do not satisfy this requirement will be
limited to 12
credits, including the English and/or Mathematics courses.
Exceptions, in the case of extenuating circumstances, must be
authorized by the chair/associate dean of the student's major.
- English as a Second Language (ESL)-Students are restricted
to 16 credits including ESL courses. The ESL Director advises
students until they have completed all required ESL courses.
- The BA, BS, and BM/BFA degree requirements and the courses
which meet these requirements are listed in the
online catalog.
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