AAR Frequently Asked Questions
Students are responsible for meeting all degree requirements in effect at UW-Whitewater at the time that they declare their current major, unless they interrupt their attendance at UW-Whitewater by an absence of four or more consecutive academic terms (including Summer), in which case upon re-entry they will be subject to the requirements in effect at that time.
As students enter UW-Whitewater, a requirement term is assigned to their record. They will be held to that set of degree requirements for graduation unless they change majors. Although the UW-Whitewater Catalog is published every year, requirements will be monitored on a term-by-term basis. New students registering for Fall term will be held to the curricular changes approved during the preceding term. If a department or college curricular change is made retroactive (due to unusual circumstances), the responsibility is then assumed by the unit making the change to notify all students affected by that change in a timely manner.
Students have the option of requesting a more current set of academic requirements at any time by reporting to their advising location; however, it is not possible to satisfy an earlier set of requirements without permission from the dean of the college of the major. The requirement term on students’ records will be updated automatically as part of the change of major/minor process. All subsequent Academic Advisement Reports (AARs) will reflect the later set of requirements, if the requirements have changed since initial entry into the University.
- AAR Personalizations may take up to 24-hours after completed entry to appear on a student record.
- AAR Personalizations are done on a case-by-case basis to help fulfill requirements.
- AAR Personalizations for plan and/or subplans cannot be newer than the admit term of your student.
- AAR Personalizations are not done through the Registrar's Office. Please contact your college for further assistance.
- Arts and Communication – Dean's Office, 262-472-1221
- Business and Economics – Advising and Career Services Office, 262-472-4900
- Education and Professional Studies – Gretchen Kinney, 262-472-1059
- Letters and Sciences – Deb Connelly, 262-472-1620
- Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree – Solutions Center, 608-758-6541
- Milestones may take up to 24-hours after completed entry to appear on a student record.
- Milestones can be added by the department in charge of the program or the college, depending on what the milestone pertains to.
- Milestones are non-course requirements that students may be required to complete prior to graduation.
- Some milestones may be required to enroll in specific courses or admission into specific majors.
- Milestones are not done through the Registrar's Office. Please contact your college or department for further assistance.
- Arts and Communication Degree – 262-472-1221
- Business and Economics Degree – 262-472-4900
- Education and Professional Studies Degree – 262-472-1059
- Letters and Sciences Degree – 262-472-1620
- Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree – 608-758-6541
Students must take required courses in their major and their minor on a conventional grade basis. The same course units may not be counted in both the major(s) and the minor(s). In those cases in which the same courses are required in more than one major and/or minor, departments will determine appropriate additional courses to meet the minimum unit requirements for each. The minimum unit requirements must be met for each major and each minor. Bachelor's Degree Requirements.
- Class isn't filling in correctly:
- Course is used in a requirement of a different program (i.e. major instead of a minor). An AAR personalization is required to fix this specific example.
- If the course has a minimum earned grade and the student earns a grade below that (i.e. “C” or better is required, student has earned a “C” or lower OR an “S”). In the instance of an “S” grade, an AAR personalization would be required.
- If a version of the course is too old (i.e. return student who completed the course many years prior) or it is earned as exam credit and the requirement is not set up to recognize those. In the case of the old course, an AAR personalization would be required. In the case of an exam credit, the advisor can fill out the AAR Issue Request Form.
- Requirement term on the students program is older than the inclusion of the course in the program requirements. The requirement term on a students program is set by the term in which the student first declared the major, minor, or certificate. This requirement term does not automatically as new changes are entered in the curricular process.
- Effective dates of AAR requirements match requirement terms which line up with the start dates of the terms approved by UW System.
- If you are still running into issues, please submit your request through the AAR Issue Request Form.