Inactive - Video remade: Know what Courses to Take with GPS

By wroy | Updated: June 20, 2024, 7:22 p.m.

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Trying to make a schedule? Confused about which courses to take? Have you looked at your Grad Planning System or GPS? In this video we take a look at why GPS is the first step in successfully creating a schedule.

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HELLO WILDCATS!
Student Academic Services Presents
Registration tips and tricks with GPS
What courses should I register for?
Log into jwuLink
Turn your popup blocker off
Click on Academics
Click Grad Planning System GPS (opens in a new window)
A few quick steps before we begin...
Use the Grad Planning System (GPS) to plan and track your graduation requirements.
Know what courses you need
Always click the 
button at the top of your audit to see your most up-to-date information.
Scroll through GPS to view:
Degree Requirements
Major Courses
Course Options
Be sure to check prerequisites on major courses!
Keep watching to learn how....
Scroll through GPS to view:
Electives
Understanding your audit
Use the legend to understand the status of each course
The Progress Bar will increase percentage as you complete degree requirements

View more course information:
You can click on the course number of any course that is still needed to see more information
View more course information
Course description information
Prerequisites for the course (if it has any)
when the course is running...
by semester
Remember to check your major courses!
Remember not every course runs every semester
View more course information
Be sure to note the CRN of any course you are planning to register for
Pay attention to the number of seats open
when the course is running...
including meeting days & times
Scroll to the bottom of the audit
Be sure to check your audit often
If you withdraw from or fail a course, it will fall out of your audit and not count towards your degree
In-progress courses can also be viewed
Unused Courses
If a course cannot be applied to your audit, it will show up as unused. You should review your audit & fix registration to prevent unused courses
Insufficient Courses
Did you know GPS has a plan feature?
Plans show suggested course sequencing specific to your program...
The view can be changed at the top of the screen
Select Calendar view to look at your plan by semester...
Follow your plan to stay on track for graduation
Select audit view to see your plan side by side with your audit
Future courses display on your audit in this view...
You can move courses to a different semester...
Don't forget to refresh audit & save
Registration Resources
At the top of GPS there is a Resources tab
It contains links to helpful registration information
Thank you for watching
What courses should I register for?
If you have questions about your audit or course scheduling make an appointment with your Academic Counselor 
via uSucceed

Inactive - Video remade: Know what Courses to Take with GPS

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