Academic and Advising Updates

Advisers can now find the most updated GEF offerings for 2024-25 here. The page also indicates courses no longer offered. 

Starting Monday, March 25 through Monday, April 8, faculty in gateway/pre-requisite courses will begin issuing alerts in Navigate for students who cannot pass their class.  

Please note the following updates to majors, minors, and courses set to take effect for Academic Year 2024-25.  

Having an advising mission statement along with a vision and articulated values is considered a best practice for many reasons. These documents: 

Recently, advisers received updated information about the course attempt appeal process, including recent appeal statistics and insights.  

All registered undergraduate students on the Morgantown, Potomac State and WVU Tech campuses will receive an important request to fill out a survey on academic advising. 

The School of Medicine invites advisers to attend an open house to showcase the new BS in Respiratory Therapy major. 

The Future Focus Fair, hosted by Campus Life, is a brand-new opportunity for students to explore their next steps! 

Please complete the following survey (<5 minutes) to help the Adviser Advocacy subcommittee of the AAC learn more about how advisers across campus perceive advising and how they would prefer to be supported in their role.

The FAFSA Simplification Act (Act) was enacted into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Highlighted in the law was a new streamlined Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The required changes resulted in the FAFSA not available for students to complete until late December. In previous years, the FAFSA was available by October 1.