The U.S. Department of Education (ED) requires students to be enrolled in a degree-seeking program for federal financial aid. Aid will only cover courses that are part of your official course program of study (CPOS), including Pell grants, FSEOG grants, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Awards, Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans, and PLUS Loans.
Enrolling in courses not required for your degree may reduce or cancel your financial aid, affecting your full-time enrollment status.
Learn more about how CPOS affects your federal financial aid
Course Withdrawal, or CW, refers to a course dropped after the Census (the 12th day of the semester). You are permitted to use a total of 3 Course Withdrawals during your time at Fort Lewis College for any reason, no questions asked.
To withdraw from a course using a CW, fill out our online Withdrawal From Course Form at your Student Resource Center. You can also visit Skyhawk Station and pick up a Course Withdrawal form, and our staff will process the CW for you on the spot. This Course Withdrawal will not affect your financial aid for this term, and you will still owe the full amount for the class on your student bill. You should also be aware that dropping a course could affect your Pace Towards Graduation, impacting your eligibility for Financial Aid.
We encourage you to speak with a Skyhawk Advisor to understand the consequence of dropping a course or to explore other options such as tutoring and/or talking to your professor.
When reading an undergraduate student's academic progress report, it is important to understand the limitations of the Credits Satisfying count at the top of the APR in the Overall Academic Progress area. This is especially important when advisors work with students nearing graduation.
Advisors should consider the following when counseling students on what to take if they are utilizing Financial Aid and are concerned about meeting sufficient Undergraduate Load Status:
Advisors can run the Evaluate Academic Requirements report in Workday to help simulate hypothetical changes to a student's program of study. This report only looks at the Program of Study (POS) you want to experiment with and shows how degree and major requirements completed or in progress would be applied. All advisor roles will be able to run this report in Workday.
You can conduct the following scenarios in this report:
Learn how to run this report with supporting screenshots from the job aid: Evaluate Academic Requirements for Students- Running A What-If Report.
When reviewing a student’s eligibility request for a course section, it is important to review placement information first in the student’s profile to determine if the student has sufficient prerequisites for the course section they would like to take.
If you change your name, your new name will appear on transcripts ordered after the change has been processed. You can even request a replacement diploma that reflects your new name!
How to change your name:
The Registrar’s Office processes two types of .
Individual Exceptions
You may request a course substitution or waiver on behalf of an individual student by submitting an Individual Exception to Graduation Request Form in the Faculty Slate Dashboard. Individual exceptions apply to one student only. The student will be notified via email when the Registrar’s Office processes the request.
Blanket Exceptions
You may also request a course substitution or waiver for an entire program by submitting a Blanket Exception to Graduation Request Form in the Faculty Slate Dashboard. Blanket exceptions apply to all students declared in a certain program on a certain catalog(s). You will be notified via email when the Registrar’s Office processes the request.
The Academic Progress Report will replace the uAchieve degree audit for viewing a student’s course and credit progress completed within a program of study and graduation requirements fulfilled or in progress. This report can be accessed anytime from the Academics section of a student’s Profile.
Review the job aid and learn more about reading a Student's APR.
A new tab, called Program Completion, is now visible for advisors when viewing a student’s Academics section of their profile. This tab helps determine if a student has applied for program completion and the status of their request.
Select the Academics section in the left blue column in the student's profile. The tabs across the top will now include Program Completion. (Note. If you can view many tabs, you may need to select the More tab to see this tab.)
The Program Completion tab displays the student’s declared program(s) of study, the program completion status, and the expected semester the program will be completed. The Program Completion Status will be blank until the student applies for program completion in their final year.
Once the student completes the Apply for Program Completion task in Workday, the Program Completion Status will change from blank to “Applied for Program Completion.” Once approved, the status will change to “Approved for Completion” or “Denied.”
You may have holds that prevent you from registering for classes. You can check if you have any outstanding actions or holds to address in Workday from the Academics app.
To view the history of previous holds that have been resolved, you can navigate to your profile.
The Academics App will be your one-stop shop for most common tasks! Accessing the Academics App: Find the app on the Workday home page under "Your Top Apps" or via the "MENU" button at the top left. Here are some of the tasks you'll complete from the Academics app:
Important note: Courses added to your saved schedule are not final until you register. To complete registration, select "Register" from View My Saved Schedules.
You can preview your anticipated class schedule in a calendar format before registering using your Saved Schedule.
Stay updated with your registration dates and understand your eligible registration windows for future semesters.
Email: skyhawkstation@fortlewis.eduPhone: 970-247-7301Drop-in: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday
Skyhawk Station staff will check you in and guide you to a self-service kiosk or connect you with a Skyhawk Specialist or Advisor.