Our professional advising team is trained on program requirements, curriculum changes and graduation standards so they can guide you through your academic experience.
Academic advisors are in our Student Services office each business day. You can stop
by Martin Hall Room 104 or 108 if you need help. While the office will be open
for drop-ins, longer meetings must be scheduled using our
online appointment system. When you schedule, you will receive an email appointment
confirmation (Zoom meetings are available). This option is best if you have more
complicated issues or questions that you need to work through with your advisor.
You can also email or call your advisor at the address/number listed below. These options might be better for questions that don’t require a meeting and don’t need an immediate answer. If you do not know who your advisor is, please check DegreeWorks where it should be listed. I you don't have an assigned advisor, please email emily.roush@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-5873.
If your advisor hasn’t gotten back to you within 24 hours (or 48 hours if you email them over the weekend), please email emily.roush@mail.wvu.edu and one of our team members will answer your questions.
Undergraduate Registration Process
- Check your pre-registration priority date (based on credit hours earned and credit hours in progress for the current term).
- Schedule an advising appointment using the link for your advisor below:
- Log into portal.wvu.edu and review your degree audit in DegreeWorks prior to meeting with your advisor.
- Meet with your advisor. Create your ideal and back-up schedules using the advising worksheet or the Online Schedule Builder in STAR.
- Bring this completed worksheet or sample schedules from the Online Schedule Builder to our meeting. If you arrive unprepared (you haven’t looked at DegreeWorks and don’t bring a list of classes to the meeting) you will be asked to reschedule.
- Obtain and complete an Advising Survey form.
- Register for courses in STAR on your assigned pre-registration date. If a class is full and it’s a non-Reed School of Media and Communications class, students will need to see the advising center in that department. If a Reed School course is full, students will need to contact their Reed School advisor. WVU’s Office of the Registrar will no longer accept signed STAR forms for these classes.
Academic Records
Students are responsible for the accuracy of their academic records and to have knowledge of their academic standing. This responsibility includes familiarity with WVU and Reed School of Media and Communications regulations, standards and requirements. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor when questions arise. Students should regularly consult DegreeWorks, the official, online advising and degree auditing tool at WVU.
