Category: Student Resources

The last day to withdraw from a full-semester class and receive a W on your transcript is Oct. 26. Make sure you communicate with your instructors if you have questions about where you stand academically and with your academic advisors if you are unsure of how to withdraw. You should also reach out to the Office of Financial Aid to understand the potential Financial Aid implications of withdrawing from a class.

Enrollment will open soon. Have you done your degree audit and met with a faculty and academic advisor? Do you know how many credits you will need to complete next year? To accomplish these tasks, students should consider enrolling in a pre-session or summer class to help them reach 30 hours without overwhelming themselves during the fall or spring semesters. This schedule would be similar to the following example:

15 (fall) + 15 (spring) = 30
3 (pre-session) + 12 (fall) + 15 (spring) = 30
12 (fall) + 12 (spring) + 6 (summer) = 30
3 (pre-session) + 12 (fall) + 12 (spring) + 3 (summer) = 30

No matter how you build your 30 hours, you have the potential to graduate earlier, begin your career sooner, reduce your student loan debt and increase your GPA. Talk to your advisor about options you may have.

It’s normal to feel not like yourself from time to time. Fortunately, students have a lot of resources available if they need someone to help them through a difficult time, including Counseling and Prevention Services, the CARE Team, Success Coaches and other advisors who can help students manage academically and personally. We encourage students to reach out for help when they need it.

If you need help to finish strong this semester, reach out to a Wichita State Success Coach. Success coaches can help students make an individualized plan to help with organization, time management, motivation, study skills and accountability. To schedule an appointment, visit the WSU Success Coach website today.

As the date for spring 2022 enrollment approaches, it’s time for students to check their degree progress. Students who haven’t used Wichita State’s Degree Works to run an audit of their classes will need to before meeting with an advisor.

WSU’s Degree works is a great way for students to view the courses they have completed and find out how these courses fulfill their degree requirements. It also shows students which courses have remaining for their degree plan. If a student is considering changing their major, the audit can also help them understand how their completed classes count toward their new major.

For more information, visit the Degree Work website. Students can also contact their academic advisor or OneStop.

On Oct. 6, the United States Department of Education announced that it will make major changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) in the next few months. These changes are meant to make the PSLF process easier and to expand PSLF eligibility for all Federal Student Loans (some exceptions still apply).

Federal Student Loan borrowers may also receive credit for past payments made on loans that normally do not qualify for PSLF. This temporary waiver opportunity will expire Oct. 31, 2022.

Wichita State’s Office of Financial Aid has informational resources available for the PSLF program and the PSLF limited temporary waiver.

For more information about eligibility for the PSLF program, contact your loan servicer directly.

Student Support Services (SSS) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide free academic services to a limited number of first-generation students, limited-income students, and students with disabilities.

Some of the free services include: individualized tutoring, academic advising, textbook loans, referrals to loan technology, FAFSA application assistance, and scholarships exclusively for SSS student participants.

Currently enrolled WSU students who are interested in joining the program can visit SSS in Grace Wilkie Hall 309. Call 316-978-3715 or visit our website at www.wichita.edu/sss for more information and to apply.

Swing by the Shocker Learning Center, the hub for tutoring services, in Lindquist Hall room 107 to find out more about what is available to you. Or, follow our step-by-step guide to request a tutor online from your student portal. Request a tutor now before it is too late to improve your academic performance.

If you are finding yourself lost in to-do lists, assignments, work and family obligations and feeling unproductive, take some time to get organized, reset your priorities and develop a study schedule that works for you.

There are some resources available to you on the Student Success study skills website that will help you figure out where you are spending a majority of your time and help you build an effective, organized study schedule. If you need help, reach out to your Success Coach.

It’s the time of year for our students to apply for this great scholarship opportunity. Applications are considered incomplete without the following requirements:

1. Must be fully admitted to WSU seeking a degree
2. Have a cumulative grade point average of a 2.7 or above
3. Submit a copy of your resume that includes a list of activities
4. Submit a picture of yourself for media relation purposes
5. Write a 500‐word essay or video submission (limit 5 minutes) explaining the following:
   • Why did you apply for the scholarship?
   • Where do you see yourself in five years?
   • How do you plan to give back to the community?