Student Academic Advising Center – NSM Advising Worksheet
Make the most of your advising appointment by filling out this worksheet ahead of time.
Please review and bring a copy of your Degree Progress Report.
Name:
Telephone Number: ________________
Advising appt date:
Online registration appt. date:
Today’s appt. is planning for __________ semester 20 ___
Did you bring a DPR with you today? Yes
Total # of credits completed:
No
cum GPA:
How is this semester going (classes, volunteer/student orgs, work, any concerns)?____
_____________
Which major(s) are you considering and why?
What are your career interests and why?
Are you working? If yes, where and how many hours/week?
Do you have other commitments (e.g. commuting, care giving responsibilities, etc.) that might impact your study load?
If so, what are they? ________________________________________________________________________________
Are you involved in any volunteer activities or student organizations? If yes, what?
Considering a semester abroad? If yes, where and when?
Which “Three Semester Plan” activities have you done this semester to explore possible majors/careers?
 Looked in the UWSP catalog for information on majors http://www.uwsp.edu/acadaff/Pages/resources/CatalogBookmarks.aspx
 Looked at Department web pages for information on majors http://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/Pages/Academics/default.aspx
 Gathered information on careers on the internet, in the Career Services Office or other career guides
http://www.uwsp.edu/career/Pages/CareerPortal/default.aspx
 Took an interest/skills/personality test at the Career Services Office
http://www.uwsp.edu/career/Pages/studentsAndAlumni/assessExplanation.aspx
 Met with a career counselor in the Career Services Office http://www.uwsp.edu/career/Pages/facultyStaff.aspx
 Talked to professors, employers or others about majors or careers that interest you
http://www.uwsp.edu/career/Pages/studentsAndAlumni/infoInterview.aspx
 Volunteered, job-shadowed or had a part-time job in an area that interests me
http://www.uwsp.edu/career/Pages/studentsAndAlumni/internshipsExp.aspx
 Joined a student organization http://www.uwsp.edu/centers/sieo/pages/default.aspx
Questions for your adviser?
For Office Use Only: NSM PA MW
SAAC NEW STUDENT ADVISING WORKSHEET
1.
Write the courses you’ve taken in the past and are taking this semester in the left-hand column. If you’re not sure
where each course should be placed, refer to your Degree Progress Report and the General Education Program
requirements listings in the online catalog http://www.uwsp.edu/news/uwspcatalog/general.htm#degrees
2. In the right-hand column, write in those courses that you might like to take next semester. Include first choices and
lots of possibilities for alternates!!
3. Be sure to include some electives or other choices such as classes for exploring a major (e.g. HP/W 110), classes to
work on a specific skill (e.g. ENG 157), or classes taken just for pleasure (e.g. MUS 144).
4. Bring this completed worksheet to your advising appointment.
Current & Past
Classes
Next Semester
(1st choices and alternates)
First Year Seminar ______________________
____________________
Written Comm.
______________________
____________________
Oral Comm.
______________________
____________________
Quantitative Lit.
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Wellness
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Arts
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Humanities
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Historical Persp.
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Social Sciences
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Natural Sciences
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Global Awareness
_____________________
__________ __________ __________
U.S. Diversity
______________________
__________ __________ __________
Environmental Resp. ______________________
__________ __________ __________
Foreign Language
__________ __________ __________
_______________________
Exper.Lrng. Activ. _______________________
____________ (may be completed in some majors)
Interdisc.Studies
____________ (may be completed in some majors)
______________________
Electives & Other Choices _________________
__________ __________ __________
Courses related to majors I am interested in:
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