Your First Schedule

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1. Pay Advanced Tuition Deposit

2. Academic Coordinator Reviews Daily Paid Deposit Report

**3. Academic Coordinator Builds First Semester Schedule For All New Students

4. Email Sent To Student Confirming Schedule Has Been Built

5. Student Views Schedule and Accepts Financial Terms and Conditions

** We know your first schedule can set the tone for your college career. At PennWest, we aim to give you every advantage when it comes to your major, as well as the general education requirements that will make you a well-rounded student. Your schedule is built based off a prototype for your major. This prototype was created by your academic department and is built for you by an Academic Coordinator who works with your major.

Questions? Email myfirstschedule@pennwest.edu

Incoming Students

All students who are new to PennWest have their schedules built for them prior to the start of their first semester. These schedules are created based on your major and the degree planning developed by your department. Schedules cannot be built until students have completed all the necessary steps, including submission (and review of) transcripts/placement test scores (including math and English placement), and tuition deposit.

TRANSFER, DUAL ENROLLMENT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDITS

If you are a transfer student or have dual enrollment and/or AP credits (AP FAQs), please make sure to send your most recent official transcripts to admissions@pennwest.edu for evaluation as your schedule cannot be built until this has been completed. Transfer student schedules are built in collaboration with your major’s department and advisor after a review of your transcripts.

CHANGING YOUR MAJOR

If you would like to change your major from when you first applied, please use the major change link. You will login using the same credentials you created whenfirst applying to the University.

WHEN WILL I GET MY SCHEDULE?

When your schedule is available for review, an email will be sent to your PennWest email account. If you do not have access to it, please follow the instructions listed under step 2 of the Undergraduate Next Steps page. This is the official form of communication for the University. You will want to establish good email habits early, including checking your PW account at least once each day to ensure you always stay in the know on important information.

**Note: Transfer students will not receive a schedule until their credits are evaluated by our transfer credit team and their respective academic departments.

HOW TO ACCESS MY SCHEDULE

Please review the links below for frequently asked questions and instructions to view your schedule:Accepting the Financial Terms & Conditions (if you experience technical difficulties with completing this action item, please email financialaid@pennwest.edu )

‍How to View and Print Your Schedule

UNDERSTANDING COURSE MODALITIES

PennWest strives to give students access to the most options for their degree programs and that includes attending classes in a variety of modalities. For instance, your schedule may include in-person, mixed remote and fully online courses in a variety of combinations each semester. This gives students access to more courses, more professors and more educational opportunities and resources.

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View an introduction to our course modalities.

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Below are just some of the course options you may see on your schedule:

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Synchronous Distance

Campus listed as:
PWO (PennWest Online)
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This course is offered online at a specific date and time.

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ASynchronous Distance

Campus listed as:
PWO (PennWest Online)
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This course is offered entirely online but not at a specific date and time.

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Multi-Classroom Synchronous

Campus listed as: PWO (PennWest Online)
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This course is offered in-person at a home campus location and remotely at the scheduled class time in other classrooms.

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Blended Hybrid

This course is offered face-to-face but has at least 30% offered via distance education (i.e., 30% - 79% online).

Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.

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Hyflex

This course is offered via two or more modalities, and students may choose modalities for each class period.

Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.

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Mixed Remote

Campus listed as:
PWO (PennWest Online)
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This course is offered entirely by distance education, using a combination of non-simultaneous, synchronous and asynchronous instruction, as indicated in the course syllabus.

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Simultaneous Modality

This course is offered via two or more modalities, and each student must choose one modality for the entire term by the end of drop/add.

Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.

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QUESTIONS

If you have questions about your schedule, email myfirstschedule@pennwest.edu. Please note that any requests to have your schedule adjusted will need to be reviewed and approved by your department and Academic Coordinator to ensure changes align with your degree and do not impede progress. Questions about what’s next? Click the Next Steps link for more information!

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