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Advising Day
Advising Day marks the beginning of the official Advising and Registration period. No classes are held on this day so that academic departments and their faculty advisors can assist students in planning for next semester's classes and provide the Alt PIN required for registration. Many departments have students schedule appointments to meet one on one with their primary advisor on that day or during that week. Some departments hold group advising sessions, while others host informal social gatherings. There are even a few departments that have a mandatory attendance policy for Advising Day activities.
Departmental instructions and events for Advising Day will be posted below.
Check your Catamount email for Advising Day information from your department or advisor.
Preparing for an advising meeting
- Your "primary" advisor is the only advisor who is authorized to give you an Alt PIN for registration.
- Go to the How To Instructions page to find the name and contact information for your primary advisor.
- Run and review your Degree Audit/Evaluation ( How To Instructions ) prior to your advising session. This report shows what coursework and other requirements must still be met in order to complete your degree and graduate. Some major departments require that students bring a copy of this report with them to the advising session.
- Use an 8-Semester Plan Worksheet to assist you in planning when to take particular courses.
- Use a Schedule Adjustment Grid to help lay out your weekly class schedule.
Major changes prior to Advising Day
- If you plan on changing your major, do so well before Advising Day or you may not be able to get your Alt PIN in time to register by your Registration Day.
- Go to the How To Instructions page to learn how to declare or change your major.
HONORS STUDENTS:
Honors students with declared majors should meet with their faculty advisors for Summer/Fall 2023 registration advising and to retrieve their Alt PINs.
Undeclared Honors students should meet with their Honors advisor for Summer/Fall 2023 registration advising and to retrieve their Alt PINs.
Honors Advisors Emily Sharpe & Colin Townsend will be available for appointments and drop-ins. You can check their availability and/or make an appointment with them in Navigate.
NON-HONORS UNDECLARED STUDENTS: Will need to schedule an appointment with their Professional Advisor within the Advising Center prior to their registration date. Emails will be sent to students’ catamount email account with more information.
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE LEAD MINOR PROGRAM:
LEAD Minor Advising will take place in McKee G22C 10:00am-4:00pm on Advising Day.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 302. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
All declared students who have a faculty advisor will receive information from them via email on how they would like to meet one on one.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at 828.227.7268.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Art & Design at 828.227.7210.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Art & Design at 828.227.7210.
* For more details and instructions, call the Biology Department.
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- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 329. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Chemistry & Physics at 828.227.7260.
Welcome back to the Spring 2023 semester! Our February 21st Advising Day is almost here! For our Spring 2023 Department Advising Day Meeting, we will be hosting a mandatory, full department meeting in Apodaca 207. We will be offering up coffee, bagels, and donuts starting at 8:30am with our meeting from 9am to 11am. Individual advising appointments with your advisor will take place throughout the day on Tuesday.
As mentioned, attendance to Advising Day Department Meetings is mandatory. The following meeting agenda was designed to provide you the support and information to best help you plan out your schedules.
Advising Meeting Agenda – Apodaca 207
8:30am - Coffee, Juice, Bagels, and Donuts will be available beginning at 8:30am.
9:00am – General Meeting
- Department Announcements
- Student Organization Announcements
- Concentration and Curriculum Updates
- Summer & Fall 2023 Course Descriptions – presented by the faculty
10:30am – Internships and Portfolios Discussion
- Requirements and Considerations
- Timing – When you should be looking
- How to find an Internship
- Portfolio Requirements
To obtain your registration ALT PIN Number, you will need to have a one-on-one Advising Appointment with your department faculty advisor.
All students are required to attend the morning, in-person meetings, and to have a one-on-one meeting your advisor.
Advisors will reach out to make appointments with you - either virtually or face-to-face. For a better advising experience, you need to come prepared to the meeting – have your audit and have a list of classes you need or want to take in the Summer and Fall 2023. Check the Summer and Fall schedules ahead of time to note the availability of classes.
Remember advisors will not release your registration pin without an advising session. If you do not know who your advisor is look in your MyWCU or Navigate. If you don’t have a Communication Department Advisor assigned, please send me an email at saeldredge@wcu.edu and you will be assigned an advisor before Advising Day.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Communication at 828.227.7482.
For course sequence lists please visit the website at: http://commdis.wcu.edu
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 313 & 314. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at 828.227.7245.
CM with be holding a group advising session from 11:00 – 1:00 pm in Belk 263. Students are required to bring a copy of their Degree Audit and updated CM flowchart indicating expected Fall course schedule. They should contact their advisor if they have questions. Faculty have already sent communications to their advisees so students need to check their emails.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Construction Management at 828.227.2201 or email at cm@wcu.edu
This meeting is mandatory!
Students must bring a printed copy of your current detail degree audit, obtainable through myWCU and a tentative schedule. Additional individual advisement appointments will not be made during the remainder of this week (except to follow up on Advisement Day sessions) and PINs will not be released to students who miss their session.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS: Find your scheduled session below by locating your designated advisor.
9:00-11:00 11:00-1:00
Belk 408 Belk 304
Dr. Vaske Dr. Brown
9:00-11:00 11:00-1:00
Belk 304 Belk 408
Dr. Hansen Dr. Youstin
9:00-11:00 11:00-1:00
Belk 409 Belk 305
Dr. Sefiha Dr. Mason
9:00-11:00 11:00-1:00
Belk 365 Belk 365
Mr. Morgan Ms. Skiscim
9:00- 11:00 11:00-1:00
Belk 404 Belk 323
Dr. Carvelis Ms. Cline
Note: With over 800 majors in departmental programs and virtually all classes filling to capacity, it is critical that you attend your advising session and enroll for your classes at the earliest date available to you.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at 828.227.2172.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 214. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
SET advisors will meet individually with advisees. Follow directions sent via email for scheduling meeting with your assigned faculty advisor. Please bring an up to date degree audit.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Engineering and Technology at 828.227.2775.
SET advisors will meet individually with advisees. Follow directions sent via email for scheduling meeting with your assigned faculty advisor. Please bring an up to date degree audit.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Engineering and Technology at 828.227.2775.
*For more details and instructions, please call the School of Teaching & Learning at 828.227.7108.
This meeting is mandatory!
Students must bring a printed copy of your current detail degree audit, obtainable through myWCU and a tentative schedule. Additional individual advisement appointments will not be made during the remainder of this week (except to follow up on Advisement Day sessions) and PINs will not be released to students who miss their session.
EDM MAJORS:
11:00-1:00
Belk 409
Dr. Briggs, Mr. Owens & Mr. Mazarky
Note: With over 800 majors in departmental programs and virtually all classes filling to capacity, it is critical that you attend your advising session and enroll for your classes at the earliest date available to you.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at 828.227.2172.
Students Not Yet Admitted: Students that have not yet applied/been admitted to the EMC program are required to attend a mandatory meeting on Advising Day at 10:30am in room 311. In addition to students receiving their alt-pin, students will be able to meet current EMC juniors/seniors and faculty while playing around with some of the fun equipment!
Look for an email coming from your advisor with more details.
Questions or concerns? Contact Kimberlee Yontz at 828-227-3516 or Julie Conway at 828-227-2917.
Students Admitted: Students currently in the program will be contacted by their advisor with instructions on scheduling a required meeting.
Questions or concerns? Contact Jackson Déziel at 828-227-3532.
SET advisors will meet individually with advisees. Follow directions sent via email for scheduling meeting with your assigned faculty advisor. Please bring an up to date degree audit.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Engineering and Technology at 828.227.2775.
SET advisors will meet individually with advisees. Follow directions sent via email for scheduling meeting with your assigned faculty advisor. Please bring an up to date degree audit.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Engineering and Technology at 828.227.2775.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of English at 828.227.7264.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of English at 828.227.7264.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 216. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
Schedule a 1-on-1 advising appointment with your faculty advisor. Please bring a copy of your degree audit and draft schedule for Fall 2023 with you to your advising appointment. Look for an e-mail coming from your advisor with more details.
All declared ENVH majors are also required to attend a meeting on Advising Day (February 21st) from 1:30-3:00pm in HHS 204. In addition to important program information, we have a guest speaker (Dr. Jennifer Runkle) who will share her work on climate change and environmental epidemiology.
Questions or concerns? Contact Dr. Brian Byrd at bdbyrd@wcu.edu
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Geosciences & Natural Resources at 828.227.7367.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Stage & Screen at 828.227.7491.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 301. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
Majors should make individual appointments with their advisors at other times during Advising Day.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Geosciences & Natural Resources at 828.227.7367.
*For more details and instructions, please call the School of Teaching & Learning at 227.7108.
* For more details and instructions, contact the History Department.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 115. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
*For more details and instructions, please call the School of Teaching & Learning at 828.227.7108.
Health & Wellness Concentration: All students are required to attend a mandatory meeting on Advising Day at 12:30pm in room 357 to receive their alt-pin.
Look for an email coming from your advisor with more details.
Questions or concerns? Contact Kimberlee Yontz at 828-227-3516 or Julie Conway at 828-227-2917.
Health Management Concentration: All students are required to attend a mandatory meeting on Advising Day at 12:30pm in room 349 to receive their alt-pin.
Look for an email coming from your advisor with more details.
Questions or concerns? Contact Kimberlee Yontz at 828-227-3516 or Julie Conway at 828-227-2917.
Pre-Professional Concentration: Students are required to meet one-on-one with their advisor to receive their alt-pin. Alt-pin meetings may be before or after Advising Day. Refer to messages from Julie Conway or Kimberlee Yontz for details/instructions.
Additional Optional Meetings: All IHS students are invited to attend an optional meeting on Advising Day. These meetings will be a one-hour professional development seminar for IHS majors led by core IHS faculty. See details below based on classification. Those that attend are eligible to participate in a raffle for a prize!
Note: No alt-pins will be provided during these sessions. Students needing their alt-pin should refer to the information above.
Freshmen: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in HHS 433
Sophomores: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in HHS 449
Juniors: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in HHS 433
Seniors: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in HHS 449
Questions or concerns? Contact Kimberlee Yontz at 828-227-3516 or Julie Conway at 828-227-2917.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Art & Design at 828.227.7210.
The Department of Political Science and Public Affairs will have a mandatory advisee meeting for all majors at 9:45-10:45 for International Studies majors in the UC Multipurpose Room.
This is an in-person meeting where we discuss fall/summer classes, faculty will share their plans for their classes, we talk about career preparation and internships, but no pin numbers are distributed. Students will make individual meeting with their department advisors during the day to receive the pins and discuss schedules.
*For more details and instructions, call the International Studies Department at 828.227.3899.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 214. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 213. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at 828.227.7245.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at 828.227.7245.
*For more details and instructions, please call the School of Teaching & Learning at 828.227.7108.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Music at 828.227.7242.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Music at 828.227.7242.
For more details and instructions, call the Natural Resources Conservation & Management Department at 828-227-7367.
Group advising is mandatory on Advising Day 2/21/23 for all interested in nursing students & current traditional BSN students. Check your email and home place to find meetings times and other details. Reach out to your faculty advisor with questions. Undeclared, Interest in Nursing students meet in room 204 at HHS on West Campus.
09:30 – 10:00 Undeclared Students with an Interest in Nursing: Last Names Starting with A-L
10:45 – 11:15 Undeclared Students with an Interest in Nursing: Last Names Starting with M-Z
1300 – 1400 Meet w/1224 Cohort in HHS 349 (2nd semester faculty) Professor Brown to lead
1400 – 1500 Meet w/0524 Cohort in HHS 349 (3rd semester faculty) Dr. Da Costa and Plantenberg to lead
1500 – 1600 Meet w/1223 Cohort in HHS 349 (4th semester faculty) Professor Sexton to lead
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Nursing at 828.227.7467.
Pre-majors: All Pre-Nutrition & Dietetics students are required to attend a meeting on Advising Day to receive their Alt-Pin.
9:00 a.m. in HHS 449
Look for an email coming from your advisor with more details.
Questions or concerns? Contact Kimberlee Yontz at 828-227-3516 or Julie Conway at 828-227-2917.
Students Admitted to Program 2023: Newly admitted students will meet with their newly assigned faculty advisor. Look for an email coming from your advisor with details and instructions.
Questions or concerns? Contact Bret Moura at bmoura@wcu.edu or 828-227-2351.
2022 Cohort: Nutrition & Dietetics students will meet with their assigned faculty advisor. Look for an email coming from your advisor with details and instructions.
Questions or concerns? Contact Bret Moura at bmoura@wcu.edu or 828-227-2351.
All PRM students (majors and minors) advising day meeting:
When: Tuesday, February 21st 9:00-10:45 AM
Where: Killian 102 In person! :)
What: *This is a mandatory meeting for all PRM students. The agenda for this meeting is focused on general announcements that are pertinent to all students, description of fall core and elective courses.
Individual Advising Meetings
When: Tuesday, February 21st-end of week at various times (sign up for a time slot close to advising day via email-your PRM advisor will send you an email)
*Attending the all-majors meeting AND your individual advising meeting is mandatory to receive your Alt Pin for registration. If you don’t attend both meetings, you won’t receive your Alt Pin until the last day of registration. The only students who should not attend the all-majors meeting are seniors who are graduating in May. Those seniors should still make a 1-on-1 appointment with their advisor to triple check they are meeting graduation requirements.
ALSO on advising day, there will be a break-out session for those interested in getting an Environmental Educator of North Carolina (EENC) certification following the advising day all-majors meeting. This will be from 11:30-12:00 on Zoom: https://wcu.zoom.us/j/4273339092
*For more details and instructions, please contact the PRM Department.
*For more details and instructions, please contact the Philosophy Department.
The Department of Political Science and Public Affairs will have a mandatory advisee meeting for all majors at 11-12:00pm for Political Science majors in the UC Multipurpose Room.
This is an in-person meeting where we discuss fall/summer classes, faculty will share their plans for their classes, we talk about career preparation and internships, but no pin numbers are distributed. Students will make individual meeting with their department advisors during the day to receive the pins and discuss schedules.
Students who have a faculty advisor assigned to them should have received email communication on how the faculty member would like to meet on/prior to Advising Day.
Students who are declared but do not have a faculty advisor assigned to them will need to meet at 8:00am on Advising Day in Killian 108 for group advising.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Psychology at 828.227.7361.
Interested in the RT major: Are you interested in the Recreational Therapy major and would like to explore what it has to offer? Please attend a session on Advising Day from 1:00-1:30 to hear more about how it may be a great career choice- or a great springboard for your graduate school plans. We offer an active, hands-on degree program that will give you lots of experience with people of a wide variety of ages and ability levels! We will meet in the Health and Human Sciences building in room 421.
Pre-majors (Pre-Recreational Therapy): On Advising Day, pre-majors are required to attend a mandatory meeting at 1:30 p.m. in the Health & Human Sciences Building, room 421. Pre-Recreational Therapy students will be provided their alt-pin during this time. In addition, Program Director Jennifer Hinton and junior RT majors will be available to share information about involvement and Program admissions as well as answer questions.
Questions or concerns? Contact Kimberlee Yontz at 828-227-3516 or Julie Conway at 828-227-2917.
Students Admitted Fall 2022 cohort: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. in HHS 421
Students Admitted Fall 2021 cohort: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. in RT lab
Questions or concerns? Contact Jennifer Hinton at jlhinton@wcu.edu.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Biology at 828.227.7244.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Chemistry & Physics at 828.227.7260.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Geosciences & Natural Resources at 828.227.7367.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Chemistry & Physics at 828.227.7260.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of History at 828.227.7243.
All declared students who have a faculty advisor will receive information from them via email on how they would like to meet one on one.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at 828.227.7268.
*For more details and instructions, call the Department of World Languages at 828.227.7241.
- When and where are students required to meet on Advising Day?
- FO 114. In some cases, two disciplines are in the same room. Students can drop in between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4 pm. Locations will also be listed in the Forsyth lobby.
- Will your department require specific materials or technology for your student appointments?
- Students should bring a hard copy of their degree audit and a proposed schedule.
- Example: laptop, degree audit, or tentative class schedule.
- Do you have other related programs scheduled on Advising Day? What, when, and where?
- We will have representatives from student clubs, High Hampton (job/internship opportunities), Financial Aid, the bookstore, and more set up in Forsyth 101.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law at 828.227.3383.
*For more details and instructions, call the School of Stage & Screen at 828.227.7491.
