Academic Advising

You can see the classes that are required for your program of study by using the following resources:

• College Catalog: Review your program of study in the College Catalog. The catalog details the required courses, which will show whether the sequence is recommended (flexible) or required. The courses listed in the catalog are expandable and will show you the pre-requisites that must be complete prior to taking the course. If you are confused by the program requirements, connect with your faculty advisor or the Advising Office for assistance.
• Degree Audit:You can run a Degree Audit to see which courses you have completed towards your program of study and which ones you still have left. This is a helpful tool to determine how much progress you've made towards completion and to plan for what you should take in the future.

You can see the classes that are offered, including the days and times, by using the following resources:

• Class Schedule: The Class Schedule will show you all classes that are offered any given quarter. This tool is useful to see all options, however, it does not tell you which classes are full and which ones are still available.
• Schedule Planner: The Schedule Planner will show you only the available course options. If a class is full or cancelled, it will not appear. This tool also shows how many remaining spots are available in the class. This tool is useful for planning and registration purposes.
  • How to Register Using Schedule Planner

Continuing students who know what they need to register for can use the following resources to register for classes:

• Schedule Planner: The Schedule Planner will show you only the available course options. If a class is full or cancelled, it will not appear. This tool also shows how many remaining spots are available in the class. This tool is useful for planning and registration purposes.
  • How to Register Using Schedule Planner
• Email: If you have trouble registering on your own, you can email registration@lwtech.edu from your student email address with the classes you are trying to register for. Include the class name, item number, and quarter you are registering for (ex: ENGL&101, item #: 1234, Winter 2021).

When a class is full, you can add yourself to a waitlist for the class. If enrolled students drop the class, students from the waitlist are automatically registered for the class. The waitlist is open and active through the day before the quarter. As of the first day of the quarter, the waitlist is no longer active and students must contact the instructor for permission to join a class or find an alternative class.

• Adding yourself to a waitlist: If you are interested in joining a class that is full, you can add yourself to the waitlist for the class through the student toolbox.
• Checking your waitlist status: You can check your waitlist status or remove yourself from a waitlist through the student toolbox.
• Contacting the Instructor: Students who are on a waitlist are encouraged to contact the instructor teaching the class to see if they can be added to the class on or after the first day of the quarter. You must do this from your student email address. You can find the instructor's contact information in the LWTech Directory. If the instructor is not listed in the directory, please email Advising@LWTech.edu for assistance.
• Permission to Join Class from the Waitlist: If you contact the instructor and they provide permission for you to join the class from the waitlist, you should forward the email with permission to Registration@lwtech,edu from your student email with a request for them to add you to the class., including the quarter, class name, and item number (ex: Summer 2021, ENGL&101 item 1234).

Sometimes students need assistance with their PIN or are asked for an "entry code:"

• PINS: PINS, or Personal Identification Numbers, are the "password" associated with your student account for registration purposes. The PIN defaults to your birthdate in the MMDDYY format. Your PIN is used in combination with your Student ID Number to log-in to the Student Toolbox.
  • If you need your PIN reset, please contact the Enrollment Services Office at registration@lwtech.edu from your student email address.
    • If you are a returning student who has not attended LWTech in 1 year or more, you must reapply for admission to generate a new PIN.
• Entry Codes: Entry codes are typically needed when the system does not see the pre-requisite for a class on file.
  • If you have not met with an advisor to provide placement or taken the LWTech Placement Assessment, you do not have information in our database that will allow you to sign up for classes. 
  • All students must have placement for math and English on file. Advisors will not provide entry codes to students who do not have placement information on file. 
  • If you believe you do have math and English placement information on file and still need an entry code, please complete the following steps:
  • Email advising@lwtech.edu from your student email address
  • Include which class you are trying to register for (ENGL&101, Item# 1234, Winter 2021)
  • Tell us how you meet the pre-requisite.
  • If you have not submitted transcripts or placement scores from another college and are using those to prove you meet a pre-requisite, please attach those documents to your email for faster service.

Continuing students can receive advising assistance through their faculty advisor or their academic advisor.

Faculty Advisors

• To find your Faculty Advisor contact information, visit your program of study webpage.

Academic Advisors

• Students are assigned an advisor by their program of study. This information is available on the Who is My Advisor webpage.
• You can find directions for making an appointment with your academic advisor on the webpage linked above.
• Drop-in Advising is also available.

Students Pursuing Nursing and Dental Hygiene pre-requisites, including Health Sciences AAS-T and Pre-Nursing DTA/MRP

• The Advising Office does not assign an individual advisor or allow individual appointments to students enrolled in the Pre-Nursing DTA, Health Sciences AAS-T, or who are pursuing pre-requisites for the Nursing program or Dental Hygiene BAS program.
• Nursing: visit LWTech.edu/NursingAdvising for advising options.
• Dental Hygiene: visit LWTech.edu/DentalAdvising for advising options.

Special Populations Academic Advising

• If you are part of a special population program, you should connect with your advisor in that program for assistance.
  • High School Programs (including Running Start)
  • International Programs
  • I-BEST
  • Worker Retraining
  • TRIO Programs
  • WorkFirst
  • Opportunity Grant
  • BFET