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Hello, in this video I am going to show you how to schedule an advising appointment using WCS.

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It is important to note that not every faculty or professional advisor at Western allows for online 

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scheduling.  

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If the person you are trying to schedule an appointment with does not populate in the list of available 

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advisors, it is recommended you contact their office via email or telephone.

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First, you will want to access WCS by logging into your WOU Portal and clicking on the WCS icon 

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located near the top right of your page.

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This will bring you to your WCS landing page.

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To schedule an advising appointment, click on the blue and white 'Get Advising' button located 

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near the top right of your WCS landing page.

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The first step in scheduling an appointment is determining why you want to meet with an advisor.

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Look through the entire list before selecting a reason.

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If you don't see the reason why you want to meet with an advisor, it means WCS does not have an 

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advisor with an online scheduling that meets with students for that specific reason.

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If this occurs, contact the office or specific advisor you want to meet with directly.

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Do NOT choose another reason in hopes of scheduling an appointment with an advisor.

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This will only delay you from receiving the information you need as the advisor you meet with will 

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not be able to help you.

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In this case, I am going to choose an Academic Standing Hold..

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Once you have selected a reason, click the next button.

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Click inside the 'Any Advisor' box to choose from a list of advisors who meet with students for that 

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specific reason.

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Then, click the next button.

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You can navigate back and forth between weeks by clicking on the blue and white arrow button.  

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Once you have located the day you want to meet with the advisor, 

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review and select the appropriate time.  Then, click the 'Next' button.

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Lastly, you can request that WCS send you a reminder email to your WOU email account,

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or send you an SMS text message reminder.

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When you have reviewed all of the appointment information and no changes need to be made, click the 

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The appointment will then appear on your WCS calendar, which you can sync with your Google, Mac, or 

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Outlook calendar.

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To do this, watch the short instructional video on how to sync your calendar with WCS.

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This has been a short tutorial on how to schedule an advising appointment using WCS.