A message from the advising team:
We hope you are doing well and are off to a nice start in SPR21!
Once your SPR21 schedule is set, make sure to refresh your degree audit (Graduating Seniors, see the note below).
Here are a few reminders as you wrap up week 1. There are important deadlines to note, mental health resources, and more. Read all about it by continuing to read.
SPR21 Important Deadlines
- April 2nd – Last day to withdraw without owing tuition or fees
- April 4th – Last day to make changes in registration via MyUW without being assessed a $20 Fee and possible tuition forfeiture
- April 18th – Last day to add a course through MyUW
Counseling/Mental Health Resources
During times of added stress, it is important to maintain proactive self-care (get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated, practice stress reliving techniques, etc.) and UW has many resources available to you.
If you have questions about any of the resources below, believe they might be of value to you, or you’d like a referral, please let us know.
- UW Counseling Center
The UW Counseling Center has merged with Hall Health Mental Health units to provide mental health resources to the UW campus community. Please take a look at their website to see all of the resources available to you. They are also providing tips with how to deal with stress related to the COVID-19 outbreak and is offering their services remotely.
The Counseling Center is a free, confidential resource for students and offers professional services for stress management, coping strategies, and ways to manage conditions like anxiety and depression. You can make an appointment by calling 206-543-1240.
- Husky Health and Well-Being
Husky Health and Well-Being offers a wide range of health and wellness services, from exceptional medical care and counseling services to recreation classes, safety resources, peer advocates, trainings and more. Their goal is to support health, safety, and well-being so you can make the most of your UW experience.
- CareLink
CareLink is a free, confidential helpline for UW employees (mainly faculty and staff) that is staffed by licensed professionals who can talk with you about how to navigate difficult life situations and help with stress management. They can also refer callers to one of their affiliated therapists for in-person counseling sessions. You can reach a representative 24/7 by calling 866-598-3978.
Senior Year Planning Worksheet: Step-by-Step Process
We have developed a new Senior Year Planning document. Find the email with the same name as this blog post to access the attachment, or contact ceadvice@uw.edu if you’d like a copy. The goal is to help you better understand the Technical Elective and Upper Division Engineering & Science Elective requirements so that you can identify and prioritize these classes. This document is targeted toward rising seniors but is applicable for all CEE majors. We will also be hosting Senior Year Faculty Mentoring Sessions in April so engaging with this process now will help you prepare for those sessions. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Graduating Seniors
If you are graduating in SPR21, your refreshed degree audit should show that “all requirements are met if in progress courses are completed.” If your audit is showing that you are missing requirements, please let us know asap. Please note that the CEE 498 courses in SPR21 will be applying as DIV after the 10th day of the quarter and if you are working on a “W by arrangement” to satisfy your writing requirement, the “W” will not show up until your grades are posted for the quarter. Some other items that you should be considering as you wrap up your degree:
FE Exam (BSCE/BSENVE Juniors and Seniors)
Your BSCE and BSENVE junior year 300-level curriculum is set up to prepare you to take the FE Exam, which in turn provides you with your Engineer in Training License (EIT). The majority of CEE majors will take the FE Exam (Civil or Environmental) in the summer after the Junior year. Information can be found here.
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- Please note that the FE Exam schedule may be impacted by COVID19. It is our recommendation that you create an account and try to sign up to take the FE exam. If there are delays, you will be informed of them during the registration process.
Letters of Recommendation (BSCE/BSENVE Juniors and Seniors)
Whether you are applying to graduate school or for a full-time job after graduation, you will need letters of recommendation from CEE Faculty. We recommend choosing a few faculty members, either who you’ve taken classes with or who are in your area of focus, to reach out to. They are expecting to hear from you so do this sooner rather than later. When you contact them, make sure you are providing them with enough information (who you are, your goals, next steps, etc.) that they can write you a personal letter.
Connecting with your CEE Advisers
Undergraduate advisors are available twice a week for drop-in advising (T & W 11am-12pm) as well as through advising appointments posted on our calendars here.
If you can’t find a time that works with your schedule, feel free to email ceadvice@uw.edu with your availability and we will do our best to find you a time. When you schedule an appointment with us, we will follow up with a zoom link. If you have a “quick” question, you can also email them to ceadvice@uw.edu.