School of Health Care Professions
Advising
Tools for Success
• Reading myPoint
• Advising and Registration
• Finding my Degree Progress Report (DPR) and
learning to read it
• Calculating my GPA
• Use Student Services and get involved with
student groups
Tools for Success
• Reading myPoint
– myPoint contains information for every aspect of
your student life
– Faculty, advisers and staff members expect you to
be using myPoint
Find the myPoint Link on the UWSP Homepage
See myProfile, Safety Issues, Campus Events and Hot Topics on
the myPoint home page
Go to the Academics Tab for Registration, Course Schedule, Course Catalog,
Final Exam Times, GPA Calculator and more!
myPoint, Academics, myRegistration
Be Resourceful!
Check myPoint for answers to many of
your questions
Tools for Success
• Advising
– Need electronic authorization to register
– Instructions to arrange a meeting with your
advisor will be given via your UWSP email
– Sign up online for an advising appointment
• Google doc link sent in email
– Course registration, but also career, graduate, and
professional school advising too
What Do I Do Before My Advising Appointment?
• Print your Degree Progress Report (DPR) and bring it to your
advising appointment
• Be familiar with the requirements for your major
• Review the course Timetable and prepare a tentative
schedule of courses
• Take note and list any approvals needed from your adviser
and/or department chair(s)
• Write down questions you may have
What Do I Do After My Advising Appointment?
• Prepare a schedule and be ready to adjust courses or sections
based upon availability
• Watch myPoint Timetable for seat availability or Permission
Required (PR) additions (PR addition usually means the
course is closed and a waiting list has been started)
• Pay deposit(s), $100 for each term, and take care of any
additional “holds”
Timetable
http://www.uwsp.edu/regrec/pages/timetable.aspx
Registration
• Register on assigned date and time
– Registering late can impact seat availability
– If needed, get on waiting list(s)
• Email or call the department teaching the course
• Each department manages waiting lists differently
• Register for an alternate course just in case!
• Contact adviser if you have registration issues
myPoint, Academics, myRegistration,
Appointment Time and Registration Holds
www.jasasoft.com/uwsp/?question=&Submit=Ask
Tools for Success
• Finding my Degree Progress Report (DPR)
– View and print your DPR from your myPoint
Academics page
myPoint, Academics, myRegistration, DPR
Tools for Success
• Learning to Read my Degree Progress Report
(DPR)
– Indicates placement scores, AP/IB credits and
transfer credits
– Lists requirements and completion of
requirements necessary for graduation
– Very helpful as you complete General Education
Program (GEP) and major requirements
www.uwsp.edu/regrec/Documents/DEGREE%20PROGRESS%20REPORT%20-%20GEP.pdf
www.uwsp.edu/regrec/Documents/DEGREE%20PROGRESS%20REPORT%20-%20GEP.pdf
Questions?
Tools for Success
• Calculating my GPA
– Understanding credits/points relationship
– My online GPA calculator
www.uwsp.edu/regrec/Pages/gradeReport.aspx
Letter Grade to Points Conversion
Letter
Grade
Points
A
4.00
A-
3.67
B+
3.33
B
3.00
B-
2.67
C+
2.33
C
2.00
C-
1.67
D+
1.33
D
1.00
F
0.00
(It is better to drop a course than to receive a D or F.)
Higher Credit Courses Impact Your GPA More
Course
Credit
Grade
Point
Total
BIOL 101
5
C
2.00
10.00
PSYCH 110
3
B
3.00
9.00
ENGL 101
3
A
4.00
12.00
HS 295
2
A
4.00
8.00
13
39.00
39.00 Total Points/13 Total Credits = 3.00 GPA
myPoint, Academics, GPA Calculator
Tools for Success
• Use Student Services and get involved with
student groups
Campus Resources
• Ask for help!
• The Student Academic Advising Center website lists
campus resources available to all students:
www.uwsp.edu/advising/Pages/Student%20Resources/Helpful%20Campus%20Offices/default.aspx
Examples:
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Career Services - Assessments and Career Counseling
Counseling Center
Multicultural Student Information
Disability Services and Assistive Technology Center
Student Volunteer and Employment Opportunities
Student Organizations
Tutoring-Learning Center
o Offers tutoring in most GEP Requirements
Get Involved
• Students in campus organizations and activities are
academically more successful than those that don’t.
• Show future employers, graduate and professional
schools that you have team player and leadership
abilities
– http://www.uwsp.edu/centers/sieo/pages/default2.aspx
Questions?