Academic Advising

Advising Announcements

Registration for Fall 2024:

  • Fall registration is open. The last day to register with the assistance of an Student Success Navigator/Advisor for Fall quarter is Sept. 20th, 2024.
  • Interested in signing up for courses?
  • Continuing Students: Find directions for how to register for classes on this webpage under the Advising and Resources section.
  • New to LWTech? Visit our Get Started webpage to complete all of your get started steps prior to meeting with an advisor for registration. 

Office Closures

  • Wednesday, October 16th from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. for In-service Activity

Academic Advising

Academic advising is a critical component to your college experience. Advising is an interactive process between you and your Student Success Navigator/Advisor (these terms are used interchangeably at LWTech) to ensure student success through proactive support and guidance during your time at LWTech.

Student Success Navigators and Advisors will:

  • Work creatively to make a difference by empowering, mentoring, and helping students achieve their goals.
  • Accurately communicate program requirements, graduation information, student support resources on and off campus, college policies, and procedures.
  • Communicate with students during in-person appointments, phone, email, and other technologies that are available.
  • Listen to students concerns, respect their privacy, choices, values, and maintain confidentiality.
  • Work with students towards their academic and career goals by identifying strengths, weaknesses, and barriers that may hinder their ability to be successful.

New Students: Before Meeting With an Advisor

Prior to meeting with an advisor, students must have completed the following:

  1. Apply for Admission
    • Please note that it can take up to 10 days for your admission acceptance letter and processing.
  2. Determine English and Math Placement
    • If you have an alternative placement option, please bring it to a meeting with an advisor. You do not need to send it in advance.
    • If you need to take the Guided Self Placement, please wait to schedule an appointment with an advisor until you have your results.
Placement Options

After your admission application has been processed and you have a Student Identification Number (SID), you will need math and english placement prior to meeting with an advisor.

There are multiple placement options including high school transcript or test scores, college transcripts, and LWTech’s placement assessment.

  • Completion of the LWTech Placement Assessment
  • Unofficial or official college transcripts from another institution
  • Unofficial or official high school transcripts from the past two years
  • Unofficial or official test scores such as SAT, ACT, AP scores
  • Placement test scores from another WA community or technical college

Visit the Placement page to see which option works best for you.

Transferring Credits to LWTech

Please note that we can utilize unofficial transcripts for placement purposes but students must send official transcripts to the college to transfer in credits. Please allow at least three weeks for this process. More information is available on the Transferring to LWTech page.

Students are assigned an advisor by their program of study.

Who is My Advisor?

Faculty Advisors

In most programs, once a student has started their first quarter of classes, they will receive their continued advising from a Faculty Advisor in their program of study.

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

Still Exploring Programs of Study?

Career Choice Workshop

Consider attending a Career Choice Workshop. The Career Choice Workshop will help you understand the career choice process, identify your career interests, explore resources related to various career paths, learn about trends in the labor market, and locate educational programs aligned with your career goals. Unsure what to study at LWTech, attend the Career Choice Workshop and get started on the journey to your future career.

Visit the Career Services webpage for more information.

Declaring Your Major / Changing Programs

Once you decide on a program of study, you can declare your program.

Special Populations Academic Advising

Some students are part of special population programs that provide academic advising. If you are interested in or are participating in one or more of these programs, please refer to the individual service pages for advisor and contact information:

Students must have applied for admission, received a Student ID Number, and have placement results to meet with an advisor.

Advising Appointments

Making an Appointment

At an appointment, an advisor can:

  • Review placement scores or unofficial transcripts
  • Discuss program requirements
  • Create an academic plan with you
  • Provide resources to support you throughout your education
  • Assist you with registering for classes
  • Refer you to on- and off-campus resources
  • Support you with navigating college processes
  • and more.

Make an appointment on your own through Legend.

    • You can find directions for how to make an appointment with your Advisor on the Who is My Advisor page.
    • Appointments are available virtually through Zoom, in-person, or on the phone.
    • Please note that you will be unable to make an appointment with your listed advisor if your program of study is incorrect or unlisted since advisors are assigned by program of study. You can update your program of study.
    • Who is My Advisor / Make an Appointment

Drop-in Advising

Drop-in advising is available in-person and virtually. Drop-in hours are designed for questions that can be addressed in 15 minutes or less. They are first-come, first-served to meet with an available advisor without an appointment. Drop-in advising is the fastest way to connect to an advisor for any urgent questions or concerns.

New students are encouraged to make an appointment with an advisor rather than to utilize drop-in advising.

See Drop-in Hours

 

Advising and Resources

You can see the classes that are required for your program of study by using the the resources listed below.

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.

Go to College Catalog

Degree Progress Report

Students can run a Degree Progress Report through LionsLink. This report will show your progress towards completing your program of study and any remaining requirements.

Degree Progress How-To

You can see the classes that are offered, including the days and times, by using the resources on the Class Schedule webpage.

Students can view their class schedule in LionsLink.

View Your Class Schedule How-To

Continuing students can register for classes online through LionsLink using the Class Search.

Enroll (Register) for Classes How-To

Common issues related to adding courses online are:

  1. An error for "unmet requisites" came up
    • All courses require pre-requisites. If you do not have placement on file or have not taken the published pre-requisite courses, you are ineligible to register for the course. 
      • If you do not have placement on file, review your placement options at LWTech.edu/Placement
      • If you meet the pre-requisites and this notification appears to be an error, please follow the directions in #4 below.
  2. A box asks for a "Permission Number"
    • The permission number box will display even if a permission number is not required. leave this box blank.
  3. I have a hold on my account
    • If you have a hold on your account, you can click on it for more details and the contact information for the office you can connect with.
  4. I meet all of the pre-requisites, have placement on file, and no holds
    • If you have trouble adding/dropping classes online, 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 #: 12345, Fall 2022).

Continuing students can drop classes online through LionsLink using the Drop Courses function.

Dropping Classes How-To 

Students can add themselves to a waitlist and check their waitlist status in LionsLink.

  • When a class is full, you can add yourself to a waitlist. If enrolled students drop the class, students from the waitlist are automatically registered for the class. 
  • The waitlist is open and active until the first day of 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.
  • 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 contact your instructor 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 can forward the email with permission to Registration@lwtech,edu from your student email with a request for them to add you to the class. Also include the quarter, class name, and item number (ex: Summer 2022, ENGL&101 item 12345). The Registration department will add you to the class.
  • Lionslink Waitlist How-To

 

Advising Office Information

Advising Office Hours

Day
Hours
Availability
Monday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Campus
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. On Campus
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Campus
Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Campus
Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Campus
Saturday
Closed
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Closed

 

Advising Staff