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Geography & Environmental Science

Advising

Advising categories

Academic Advising Resources

Course Flowcharts for Geography Majors
Course Flowcharts for Environmental Science Majors
Course Flowcharts for Geography Minors
Course Flowcharts for GIS Certificate
Course Registration Planning Form for Advising Meeting

Prior to meeting with your academic advisor, you are encouraged to fill out this Course Registration Planning Form. Your responses to this form will assist you as you prepare for your advising meeting and as you work through your General Education, College Core, Major, and Minor requirements. 

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Services for student success

Academic

Academic advising

Academic Advising (campus-wide information)

Academic Advising Center

Student Support Services

Accommodations, Study Skills, & Time Management

ACCESS center
ACCESS center collaborates with students with disabilities to identify, reduce, or eliminate barriers to obtaining education within the most integrated settings possible.

Student Support Services

Study skills
Skills and resources for academic success

Internships & Careers

Career Services
Handshake: Internship & Employment, Determine Career Goals, Resumes, Cover Letters & Interviewing

Library

Murphy Library provides access to resources to aid research and studying:

  • A large, diverse collection of digital and print resources.
  • Facilities designed to accommodate a variety of learning preferences.
  • Technology that aids research and studying.
  • Staff to help students find what they need. 
Policies and Guidelines

Each course syllabus will contain statements about, or a link to, important campus policies related to academic integrity & misconduct, religious accommodations, sexual misconduct, student concern procedures, students with disabilities, and veterans & active military personnel.

Records and Registration is the source for information about student records, curriculum, and University academic policies and procedures.

The Student Handbook outlines the policies and procedures that apply to students at UWL.

Tutoring

Tutoring schedule
Use this handy tool to find out when subjects you're interested in offer tutoring help. Use the checkboxes to select your subjects and pick a day to find a time that works for you.

Murphy Learning Center (MLC)
Tutoring, Writing Center, Public Speaking.   All UW-La-Crosse students can receive free tutoring services in a variety of courses, as well as utilize the Writing Center and the Center for Public Speaking at the MLC.   In addition to on-site tutoring they can also direct you to tutoring offered by other campus departments.

Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS)

The OMSS peer tutoring program provides free course specific tutoring to multicultural UWL undergraduate students upon request.

Student Support Services (SSS)
SSS provides academic, personal, career, and financial advising and support services to low income and first generation college students, as well as students with disabilities.

Faculty Advisors

  • Assist with course selections and schedule planning for one or more semesters. 
  • Advice on progression toward graduation (Gen Ed requirements, major, minor, college requirements).
  • Discuss opportunities such as undergraduate research and creativity, job shadowing, internships, study abroad programs
  • Need the name of your faculty advisor? Check your Student Center in WINGS or Navigate.

College Academic Services

Your major determines which of the following colleges you are in: 

Each college office provides extensive academic services:

  • Process change of major requests.
  • Perform credit checks and degree verifications.
  • Ensure accuracy of the Advising Report (AR) report.
  • Interpret academic policies and procedures 
  • Advise incoming transfer students and assist with transfer credits.
  • Approve off-campus courses for transfer credit.
  • Notify and advise students who are ineligible or on probation

Academic Advising Center

  • The Academic Advising Center provides academic advisors, career advising specialists, and pre-health advising.
  • Assists students with academic advising, exploring majors, transferring to UWL, researching graduate schools, and careers.

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