Advisor's Resources

AdvisorTrac:
This program allows your students to schedule advising appointments with you online. This is a new program to WKU and is in its first year of campus wide use. For questions about AdviorTrac or how to use it services please call (270) 745-5065 to talk to Kevin Thomas or email him at kevin.thomas@wku.edu.

https://tracweb.wku.edu/advisortrac/Default.html
Click here for the AdvisorTrac Training Manual

Advising Basics:
A set of guidelines for advising incoming freshmen, including information about transfer and AP credit, placement scores, and pre-college curriculum requirements.

Advising Basics (PDF)

TopNet Link:
Your link to student records, class schedules, registration, and employee information.

https://acsapps.wku.edu/pls/prod/twbkwbis.P_WKULogin?ret_code=5

Schedule of Classes:
A schedule of all Western courses with times, dates, and durations.

https://acsapps.wku.edu/pls/prod/wku_hwsched.P_CrseSearch

Final Exam Schedule-When Finals are course day and time.

http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/spring/finals.html

Spring Calendar-Important dates and information regarding academic information for the Spring Semester

http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/spring/calendar.html

Academic Calendar:
Important dates and locations for campus wide vents

http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/calendar11.html

Correspondence Study:
The Office of Independent Learning through Correspondence recognizes the needs of individuals to pursue educational experiences outside the traditional college classroom due to personal situations unique to each individual.

http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CorrStudy/

Registration Guide:
Information about Registration and academic question you may have during advising appointments

http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/regguide.htm

Transfer Credit Articulation:
Undergraduate courses that have been articulated to WKU courses

https://acsapps.wku.edu/pls/prod/wkup_tar_trans_display.wkup_tar_trans_get_sbgi

iCAP (Interactive Curriculum and Academic Progress):
Students can obtain personalized, interactive audits displaying progress toward a selected degree. An audit shows all the requirements needed to fulfill a major, minor or concentration and displays the transfer and WKU courses that have been used to satisfy those requirements. Students can run "What-If" audits to compare their coursework against other majors.

http://www.wku.edu/icap/

Tuition and Fees:
Tuition and fee information for current academic year

http://www.wku.edu/bursar/

Financial Aid:
General and contact information on Financial Aid

http://www.wku.edu/Info/FinAid/

Blackboard:
Link to Blackboard (ECourses). This site is used by faculty and staff all through campus for their classes and organizations.

https://ecourses.wku.edu/

The Learning Center:
A great resource for your students. TLC offers tutoring, workshops, a computer lab, and printer service.

http://www.wku.edu/tlc/

GPA Calculator:
Determine what grades your students need to earn to raise their GPA to the levels that they desire.

http://www.wku.edu/advising/calculator1.php