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This person helps you with academic planning, listens to concerns and struggles you have, and more.

Who is your academic advisor?

100

This is where you can find an up-to-date checklist of your degree requirements, including your completed and pre-registered courses.

What is the Degree Evaluation?

100

This is the office you would contact if you need a university excused absence.

What is the Dean of Students office?

100

These people live in the residence hall to provide support if you are struggling with a class, having roommate issues, and more.

Who are the Residence Assistants (RA's)?

100

The elevation of Laramie in feet.

What is 7220?

200

This is the app that you can use to schedule appointments with your Academic Advisor.

What is Navigate?

200

The minimum number of credit hours required to complete a bachelor's at UW.

What is 120 credit hours?

200

This is where you can find drop-in tutoring hours for math courses.

What is the CASM?  (Center for Assistance with Statistics and Mathematics)

200

This person is a peer mentor who can help you adjust to college, provide academic and social support, and connect you with other resources on campus.

What is a Cowboy Coach?

200

This is the oldest building on UW campus.

What is Old Main?

300

A feature you can use to create a draft schedule before an advising appointment.

What is a Plan Ahead?

300

The classes that meet the general education requirements for UW students.

What are USPs?

300

This is where you can receive help with any writing project from a trained writing expert.

What is the Writing Center?

300

This office can help you explore different career pathways, prepare for job interviews, and anything else related to your current and future jobs.

What is Advising, Career, and Exploratory Studies (ACES)?

300

This is the tallest building in Wyoming.

What is White Hall?

400
The online form used to change your major, add or remove a minor, etc.

What is the Program Change Form?

400

These are 3000 and 4000 level courses.  A&S students need at least 42 credit hours at this level.

What are upper division credits?

400

Visit this office if you have questions about FAFSA or your scholarships. 

What is the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid?

400

This is a program on campus that works to prevent power-based violence and stalking.

What is Green Dot?

400

This is the largest major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

What is Psychology?

500

This is the process of removing a course from your schedule AFTER the drop date.  This will not impact your GPA, but you'll still have to pay for the course.

What is a withdraw (W)?

500
College of Arts and Sciences students must take one course that meets each of these two core requirements.

What are the Arts and Sciences Core Global and Diversity requirements? 

500

You can find free support for mental health challenges, concerns, and crises here.

What is the University Counseling Center (UCC)?

500

These are student clubs and groups that cover a wide variety of academic and non-academic interests?

What are Recognized Student Organizations?

500

This often brightly dressed person is a Laramie institution and can be found in front of the Union most days around lunch.

Who is Skater Guy?

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