FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: A class or a specific section of a class is full that I want/need to add. Is there any way I can still enroll in it?
A: Go to the Department of the class and request permission to add a closed class. If there is room to add another student, you will get a permission slip from the department assistant. Carry that slip to the Assistant Dean's Office (Hyland Hall 4300). You will have a few days to add the class in WINS. Otherwise, wait for an opening or ask if they will be setting up another section.
Q: I want to take more than 18 credits.
A: Send an email to Assistant Dean, Jan Olson (olsonj@uww.edu) and request overload permission for the number of credits you need, your reason for wanting them, and your Student ID number.
Q: I have a minor in business, who can I get to advise me?
A: The chair of the department of your minor is your advisor. If the minor is general business Assistant Dean Olson is the advisor.
Q: I want to enroll in an MBA or online MBA class.
A: Call the Associate Dean's Office at 262-472-1945.
Q: I wish to speak to the Dean of the College of Business and Economics.
A: Call the Dean's Office at 262-472-1343.
Q. Can I take a business class on a Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) basis?
A. All business courses must be taken for a grade unless they are only offered S/NC.
Q: Can I take business classes online?
A: We have online undergraduate and graduate programs. For undergraduate, we offer the junior and senior business courses for the general business major online. For more information, go to http://onlinebba.uww.edu. For the graduate MBA program, go to http://onlinemba.uww.edu.
Q: Can I audit a class?
A: Business classes cannot be audited.
Q: Can I test out of a class and how do I do it?
A: Call the Testing Center at 262-472-5613 to find out which ones are available and to set up an appointment.
Q: Who is a special student?
A: There are two kinds of students who we designate as Special Students:
- SPNC Special without Credentials. Students who wish to enroll for six units or less in any term.
- SPFC-Special students with Credentials. Students who have a conferred bachelor's degree and wish to enroll for undergraduate courses only.
Q: What is the Part-time Business (Outreach) Program?
A: It is a program for students who are working full-time and going to school part-time. They receive special advising and registration.
Q: WINS will not let me add a class.
A: Check the error message:
- FINANCIAL HOLD: Contact Financial Services at 262-472-1378.
- PREREQ ERROR: Means a requirement that must be satisfied before registering for the course. However, if you're:
- Transfer students, you may need an override.
- Repeating a business course, you may need an override
- Call the Assistant Dean's Office at 262-472-4900.
- REPEAT ERROR: Means that you're taking a course that you have already completed or are taking an equivalent course for which credit cannot be earned because the content overlaps with the specified course.
- ADVISING HOLD: Contact your advisor to set up a meeting.
