Your “W” number is a randomly assigned 8-digit identification code that is used as your university identification number instead of your Social Security number. You will need your “W” number whenever you complete official paperwork.
In UW's Academic Calendar, you will see something called "Advising Week." In actuality, depending on when your date of registration is, you may be advised for registration well after this week, but you should ALWAYS be advised BEFORE your official date of registration. Before your registration date, you should receive an e-mail from your advisor to set up0 an appointment specifically to plan your schedule for the upcoming semester. Make this appointment as soon as you see this e-mail message. If you notice that your primary academic advisor has not e-mailed you at least one week before your registration date to set up an appointment, please reach out to them. During an advising session, your advisor will help you develop a schedule and give you your Personal Electronic Registration Code (PERC) number that you will enter to register for courses in WyoWeb. You can also ask for advice on course withdrawal, resources on campus, career and major choices, financial issues, and any other concerns. Your advisor will help you with answers and also put you in touch with the right offices.
See above to access your Degree Evaluation, and your Advisor information is on this Degree Evaluation below the classification and above the UW GPA. If you need help identifying your advisor’s contact information, see below for information:
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If students enroll in an average of 15 credit hours per semester, they have the best chance at graduating in four years. A course load of five 3-credit courses is recommended. However, some courses have labs or more meeting times, so they are 4-credit courses. It is best to consult with your advisor on the best course load for you.
In order to be a full-time student, you will need to take at least 12 credit hours per semester. The maximum hours you can take without requiring an overload petition is 20. We strongly discourage students from taking a course load of20 credits in a single semester. Always discuss such a decision with your academic advisor.
A Freshman (FR) is a student with under 30 credit hours. A Sophomore (SO) has between 30 and 59 credit hours, a Junior (JR) has between 60 and 89 credit hours, and a Senior (SR) has 90+ credit hours.
The date and time you are permitted to register depend on your classification. Graduate students, those seeking a second Bachelor’s degree, honors students, and some veterans and student athletes have priority registration, which opens the end of October or March. The order of registration after that is seniors, freshmen, juniors, and sophomores.Only after students in all of these categories have had an opportunity is registration open to those who are new and returning students.
Some academic departments have courses which require labs and/or discussion sections in addition to the lecture. These are referred to as Linked Sections (or Activities). When you register for a course with linked sections, you must add the lecture section, you must also add any required linked section (a lab, discussion, or both) before you will be able to complete the registration for that course by pressing "submit." In order to drop or switch sections of a lecture, you will also need to drop all linked sections.
Lower division courses are those numbered between 1000 and 2999. They are typically taken during your freshman and sophomore years. Upper division courses, numbered 3000-4999, are normally taken during your junior and senior years. Unless they have received special permission, undergraduates should avoid taking 5000-level courses since they are designated for graduate students.
There is no university-wide requirement for foreign language, but many majors have foreign language requirements. In addition, taking a foreign language is one way to fulfill a USP requirement (among others).
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