Advising
This person helps you with academic planning, listens to concerns and struggles you have, and more
Who is your Academic Advisor?
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?
This is the office you would contact if you need a university excused absence
What is the Dean of Student's office?
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)?
The elevation of Laramie in feet.
What is 7220?
This is the app that you can use to schedule appointments with your Academic Advisor.
What is Navigate?
The minimum number of credit hours required to complete a Bachelor's degree at UW.
What is 120 credit hours?
This is where you can find drop-in tutoring hours for math courses.
What is the CASM? (Center for Assistance with Statistics and Math)
This person is a peer mentor who can help you adjust to college, provide social support, and connect you with other resources on campus.
What is a Cowboy Coach?
This is the oldest building on the UW campus.
What is Old Main?
A feature you can use to create a draft schedule before an advising appointment.
What is a Plan Ahead?
The classes that meet the general education requirements for UW students.
What are USP's?
This is where you can receive help with any writing project from a trained writing expert.
What is the Writing Center?
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)?
The institution UW plays in football every year for the glory of the Bronze Boot trophy.
What is CSU?
The online form used to change your major, add or remove a minor, etc.
What is the Change of Major form?
These are 3000 and 4000 level courses. All UW students need at least 42 credit hours at this level.
What are Upper Division credits?
Visit this office if you have questions about FAFSA or your scholarships.
What is the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid?
This is a program on campus that works to prevent power-based violence and stalking.
What is Green Dot?
This is the largest major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
What is Psychology?
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, and your attempt remains on your transcript.
What is a Withdraw?
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 in the US requirements?
You can find support for mental health challenges, concerns, and crises here.
What is the University Counseling Center? (great for short term, immediate needs/situations)
What is the WellSpring Clinic? (great for longer term support)
What is the Psychology Clinic? (great for longer term support)
these are student clubs and groups that cover a wide variety of academic and non-academic interests.
What are Recognized Student Organizations (RSO's)?
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?