New Students

Student Responsibilities

Students will:

• Be proactive: Ask a lot of questions!
• Follow EWU academic policies, procedures and deadlines.
• Work with your advisor to learn your curriculum requirements and track your progress towards graduation.
• Use advising resources effectively.
• Read your Eagles email at least once a week—even better, daily.
• Recognize when you need help and seek appropriate resources.
• Use your advising sessions effectively by arriving to appointments on time and prepared. See our Before Your Appointment checklist.

Advisor Responsibilities

Student Success Advisor will:

• Create an environment of respect and trust.
• Recommend a quarterly schedule and work with you on developing a long-term academic plan.
• Give information about majors, minors and resources, and assist you with declaring or changing your major.
• Monitor your academic progress and discuss concerns when necessary.
• Provide accurate advising to ensure progress towards graduation.
• Respond to your questions and concerns in an accurate and timely manner.
• Serve as an advocate or connect you with other people/departments on campus for support.

Freshmen

If you are a freshman or a transfer student with fewer than 40 credits, you will be assigned to an Student Success Advisor within a week after orientation. We will email you the name of your Advisor, so don't forget to check your Eagles email!

Transfer students (40 or more credits)

If you are a transfer student with 40 or more credits, you will be assigned to a Student Success Advisor after you confirm your intent to enroll.

Who is my advisor?

If you don't know who your advisor is, you can find out two ways:

Find your advisor through InsideEWU:

1. Login to your InsideEWU.
2. Select EagleNET.
3. Click on the Students tab.
4. Find the Academic Profile section in the far left column.
5. Select the current term from the dropdown.
6. Your advisor's name and a link to their email address will appear at the bottom of the academic profile.

Or call the Advising front desk to ask: 509.359.2345.

Appointments with Student Success Advisor should be made by selecting the appointment button on the CAAR Homepage, calling Advising's front desk at 509.359.2345, or signing up in person in Monroe 305. However, if you have a simple question, you may contact your advisor via email or phone.

All Advisors

You can find your Student Success or Faculty Advisor's email through the portal:

1. Login to your InsideEWU.
2. Select SOAR.
3. Run Audit.
4. Select top Audit.
5. Your advisor's name will be listed underneath the pie chart.

Faculty Advisors

You can also find your instructor/professor or major advisor's contact information by directly contacting the department.

1. Find your department.
2. Or call 509.359.6200 for department contact information.
3. Contact the department to request contact information or office hours for an instructor or major advisor.

Once you schedule an appointment to meet with your advisor, you can prepare for the meeting by reviewing your academic progress, coming up with specific questions you have for your advisor, and thinking about what you would like to accomplish during the meeting.

For more information about how to prepare for your appointment, see our Before Your Appointment page.

You can meet with your advisor as often as you would like. It is advised that you meet with your professional or faculty advisor at least once per term to discuss your progress and plan your classes for the next term.

We recommend meeting with your advisor before registration starts. This way, you can plan your schedule and resolve any holds or registration issues ahead of time.

Freshmen

Students with fewer than 45 completed credits (freshmen) are required to meet with their Student Success Advisor at least once per term. For this reason, freshmen will have a registration hold placed on their account each term. You must see your advisor to lift this hold.

Juniors

Students with 90 completed credits or more (juniors) must meet with their advisor to declare their major. Juniors will have a registration hold on their account until a major is declared.

Math Placement

It is recommended that all new students take the math placement test. It is the most accurate way to make sure you take classes appropriate for your abilities.

For more information, and to see whether you qualify to opt out, see the Math placement test website.

English Placement

Most students will not need to take the English placement test, as ACT, SAT, IELTS or TOEFL scores will determine placement.

For more information, see the English placement test website.

Current Requirements

All students, regardless of program, are required to complete certain requirements to graduate. This includes:

• General Education Requirements
• University Graduation Requirements
• Competencies and Proficiencies

Your Undergraduate Degree Requirements will depend on the academic year you started at EWU.