Running Start Students

We are excited for you as you enter your first quarter at UW Tacoma!

Below are the steps for getting started with academic advising.

If you have questions, please contact University Academic Advising at uwtuaa@uw.edu or (253) 692-4857.

Step 1: UW Email

Email is the University's primary way of communicating with you. To protect your privacy, all electronic communication with the University should be sent from your UW email address that ends with @uw.edu. If you have not already done so, set up your UW email using the button below.

NOTE: Set up your UW email as a separate GMail or Outlook inbox; forwarding to a non-UW personal address often causes severe delays in response times, increases the amount of identification information that must be provided in order to receive a response, and limits what FERPA protected information can be shared by university faculty and staff.

Set Up UW Email

Step 2: Writing Selection

The Writing Selection Survey is required prior to registering for English Composition courses.

Take the assessment by clicking the button below BEFORE you attend New Student Advising.

Writing Selection

Step 3: Math Placement

The Math Directed Self Placement is needed for some majors prior to registration.

Click the button below to determine if you will need to complete the placement process.

If you do need to take the placement, please do so BEFORE you attend New Student Advising.

Math Placement

Step 4: New Student Advising

Once you have set up your UW email, completed the Writing Selection, and completed the Math Placement process, sign up to meet 1:1 with your pre-major* academic advisor to learn how to register for classes, get your registration hold lifted, and put together a schedule for your first quarter at UW Tacoma!

NOTE: Make sure you sign up for a 45 minute New Student Advising appointment option or you will be asked to reschedule.

Click the button below to schedule with your advisor!

*If you know for certain that you have already been formally admitted to a major program (you can check by going to MyUW > Profile > Student Profile > Major), you can schedule with your major advisor here: Guide to Academic Advising.

Schedule Here!

To request disability accommodation, including American Sign Language interpretation, contact the Disability Resources for Students office at 253-692-4508, drsuwt@uw.edu or submit a request at http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/UWTDRS/eventaccess.

Main Content

Step 1: UW Email

Step 2: Writing Selection

Step 3: Math Placement

Step 4: New Student Advising