Connecting With Your Advisor

Advising Options

Degree-Seeking Students

  • Degree-seeking students are assigned an advisor within 3 – 5 days of admission.
  • Advisors are matched to your intended major.
  • Advisors can help with:
    • Career exploration and degree planning.
    • Course registration.
    • Strategies for academic success.
    • Transfer planning to a four-year college or university.
    • Career preparation to enter the workforce. 

Non-Degree Seeking Students

Getting Connected

You can find your assigned advisor in myCWI and Student Planning

myCWI

  1. Sign in to .
  2. Navigate to the My Advisor card which lists your assigned advisor (if applicable).

My Advisor Tile

Student Planning

  1. Sign in to .
  2. Navigate to the My Advisor card in , then log in.

    Self-Service Toolkit card
  3. Select Student Planning.

    Student Planning button
  4. Go to Plan & Schedule.

    Plan your Degreen & Register for Classes
  5. Open the Advising tab. If you have been assigned an advisor, their name will appear here. 

    Plan your Degree and Schedule your courses

There are two ways to contact your advisor:

Email Your Advisor

  • Click the email icon next to your advisor’s name.
  • Your default email program will open with their address filled in.
My Advisor contact


Message your Advisor in Student Planning

  • Type your note, and select Save Note.
  • Use View Note History to see past messages and advisor feedback.

Notes cannot be edited or deleted once saved.

Compose a Note

After planning your classes in Student Planning, you can request your advisor to review your plan by selecting Request Review.

Plan your Degree and Schedule your courses