Advisor Packet

COVID-19 Update

All WWCC students must provide information about their COVID-19 vaccination status in one of the following ways prior to registration for classes:

• Attest full vaccination (Student Instructions here);
  • Request a vaccination exemption (per guidelines on this webpage) and receive approval for accommodation; OR,
• Complete optout form for online learning.

Advising Documents

• ADVISOR CHECKLIST– Advising in the New Era
• Advising Appointment Sheets (Excel) or (PDF)
• Create Advising Appointments using:
  • Canvas – Creating Advising Appointments * How Students Make Appointments
  • Bookings – Creating Advising Appointments * How Students Make Appointments
• WWCC Important Dates

Course and Program Updates

• Application for Degree

Information

• WWCC Important Dates
• HalFile – Database of student transcripts and other records
• CLEP & Advanced Placement Crosswalk (Academic Credit for Prior Learning)
• Student Policies

Forms and Templates

• Quarterly Registration Form
• Advisor Change Form
• Program Update Form
• Office of Admissions and Registration (OAR) Forms
• FYE Waiver
• Education Planning Form – Fillable!

New Student Intake

• Intake Flowchart
• Advising and Registration Form
• Checklist

Process

• Placement : www.wwcc.edu/testing/placement 
• Milestones in PeopleSoft
• “Old” Placement Score Translation Guide

Math Co-Requisite Model

• Math Co-Requisite Guide – pdf
  • Training Video #1
  • Training Video #2
  • Training Video #3
• Finding the Math course by Program or Pathway
• Finding Program or Pathway by Math

Financial Aid Information for Advisors

• Student Walkthrough in Financial Aid Portal
• Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Student Academic Progress Q&A
• Conditions of Award

Forms

• Financial Aid Information Form
• Financial Aid Reinstatement Appeal Form
• Financial Aid Educational Plan
• Request for Summer Aid – DUE

Other Funding Programs

• Funding Resource Guide
  • Worker Retraining
  • BFET
  • Opportunity Grant
  • WorkFirst
• Emergency Funding Application – Students are reviewed for all funding programs when they fill this out.

Workforce Programs

• Nursing
  • Pre-Nursing Advising Guide
  • Points Rating Form
• Bachelor of Applied Science
• A-Z of Workforce Programs

Transfer Pathways

• Degrees
• Transfer Center
• Pathway Maps
• Washington Council College Book – Break down of programs and vital stats for all colleges and universities in Washington State

WWCC

• College Resources-All
• Campus Funding Resource Guide
• CARE Team
  • A team of WWCC staff that promotes student academic, emotional, and physical well-being to facilitate success and addresses safety concerns.

  Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (OEDI)

  • This office aims to facilitate the creation of a sense of belonging for all and support students who might experience incidents of bias, microaggressions, or discrimination (inside and outside of the classroom)

Walla Walla County

• Where Do I Go For Help?
• ¿Adónde Voy Por Ayuda?

Umatilla County

• Umatilla County Assistance Programs

Asotin County

• Rural Resources – Asotin County

Nez Perce County

• Community Action Partnership – Lewiston, ID

PeopleSoft Guides

• Student Activation Guide
  • Activation Trouble Shooting
• Advisor Center
• Advisor Notes
  • Advising Notes Guidelines
• Reviewing and Managing Holds
• Class Search
• How to View a Transcript
• How to View Academic Advisement Reports
• Student Alerts
• Student Self-Service
• Using Canvas Shell for Advisee Communications
• Using PeopleSoft for Communications

Crosswalks

• EPCs to Program Plan Stacks
• Student Group Codes
• Milestone Matrix

Trainings

• Videos
• Advisor Certification (Unavailable until Fall 2022)
• Career Advising