WINGS
A page within WINGS
Welcome to WINGS!
WINGS is the name for UWL's Student Information System (SIS). The software provides students, faculty, and staff with access to information related to recruiting and admissions, records and registration, financial aid, student financials, and enhanced self-service capabilities. If you are experiencing issues when in WINGS, try using a different browser.
- Change of Major (or Minor)
- Submit an Intent to Graduate
- Final Exam Schedule for Student
- Your Transfer Credit Report
- Transcripts:
- Order an official transcript
- Retrieve an unofficial transcripts (current students only)
- Registration information is found further down.
Personal information
- Updating personal Info (Names, Address, Phone, etc)
- Privacy settings
- Restricting your directory information
- UWL's FERPA policy
- FERPA Secure PIN - If created for a guest, gives UWL permission to discuss student's educational record with that guest, with some limitations.
- FERPA Secure PIN Set Up - from Student WINGS manual
- FERPA Secure PIN - Knowledge Base article
Registration
- Registration Appointments
- Electronic Overrides (a.k.a. Permissions) FAQs
- Changing your schedule through the 10th day of the semester
Registering through Schedule Planner
- Searching for Classes & Creating a Schedule
- Create Favorite Schedules
- Validate Your Schedule
- Register Using Schedule Planner
Registering through WINGS
- Searching for Classes in WINGS
- Register Using WINGS
- Register Using a Permission Number (for collaborative students)
Waitlists & Swapping
- Get on a waitlist without swapping (don't need to drop another course)
- Swap onto a waitlist (another course will get dropped if you get in):
- Swapping without a waitlist (drops other course immediately):
- Find Current Position on the Waitlist - in WINGS
- Waitlist FAQs
Dropping a class
- View Academic Drop Deadlines for Courses
- Dropping Using Schedule Planner
- Dropping Using WINGS
- Dropping FAQs
More registration help
The schedule of classes for upcoming terms are available to the public on the Records' Registration page. The schedules are made available a semester at a time (including the intersession term).
- Registration steps for current and new students
- Registration Tips & Tricks
- Frequently Asked Questions - information about registration, diplomas, transcripts, enrollment verifications, and more
Advisement Report and advising
Miscellaneous
Current Students, Faculty, Staff:
- Password management and reset
- If unable to activate password, reset password, or you're experiencing other technical difficulties, contact the Eagle Help Desk
- 608.785.8774
- helpdesk@uwlax.edu
- Issues with Schedule Planner or WINGS registration can be directed to Records and Registration at 608.785.8951 or by email.
Applicants:
- After your application is received by the UWL Admissions Office, an email will be sent with your username and password information. You can then log into WINGS and monitor your admissions status. You will receive a UWL email after being admitted and formally matriculated.
- Prior to starting at UWL, questions about your student record and/or application should be directed to the Admissions Office at 608.785.8939 or by email.
- If you have not yet applied for admission to UW-La Crosse, visit the UW System electronic application to get started.
- If you are having technical difficulties logging in, please contact the Eagle Help Desk.
- 608.785.8774
- helpdesk@uwlax.edu
Former students:
Your UWL email and connected accounts are deleted after a full semester of non-enrollment. To see your record after leaving UWL, follow the directions on the transcript website to order a transcript. You may also contact Records and Registration at 608.785.8951 or email with questions.
New Faculty & Staff resources
- FAQs about WINGS Access & Net IDs
- WINGS Access Request forms can be completed online. The FERPA training must be done first. More information about who needs to complete the WINGS request is on the Records Office's Forms page.
- FERPA
- UWL F.E.R.P.A. Policy (Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)
- FERPA Restrictions Quick Guide for Faculty & Staff
- How to view FERPA restrictions on student - advisors
- How to Find & Verify FERPA Secure PIN
- FERPA Restrictions on Directory Information
Faculty Center & Grading
- Faculty Center WINGS Guide - as of Fall 2020
- Information on grades and grading at UWL
Advising Center & Advising
- Advisor Center WINGS Guide - as of Fall 2020
- Advisee's Student Center Overview (student schedules, enrollment dates, my planner, etc.)
- Emailing Advisees
- Viewing Drop Deadlines in WINGS
- Transfer Credit Report for Advisors
- and more!
- Advisement Report
- D01 Advising Holds on Advisor Center (removing & adding)
- Schedule Planner Tool for Advisors
- What if Report for Advisors
- Wait Lists
- How the wait list process works
- Directions on how to register onto the wait list are on the Student tab.
- Wait List FAQs
Electronic add/drop permissions
Overrides to get into a class and permissions to drop a class must be approved by the appropriate person as laid out in university policy. For adds, refer to the add/drop/change of schedule policy. For drops, refer to the individual class withdrawal policy. In lieu of electronic permission, paper forms can be picked up in the Records and Registration Office, 117 Graff Main Hall.
The "at least one override must be selected" message:
When you save the permission, you might receive a message that says "at least one override must be selected."
If you get this message when giving a drop permission, go out of the screen without saving and navigate to another part of WINGS. Then navigate back to and re-enter the permission. Save and wait until the system says "Saved" at the top right before continuing. If you click off the page before its done saving, WINGS won't save correctly. If this method doesn't work, please contact the Records Office.
If you get this message on the add permissions page, go to the Permissions tab and select at least one override on that page. Save.
Questions on how to use WINGS can be directed to Victoria Rahn in Records and Registration, vrahn@uwlax.edu or 785.8579.
WINGS resources for department administration
- FERPA (Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)
- Common WINGS Icons and options
- Viewing Basic/Contact info for a Student
- Where to find Student Records & More in WINGS
Course scheduling administration
The below directions are being updated. If you have any questions about something that looks wrong, please contact Victoria Rahn in the Records office.
- Scheduling Classes/Course Catalog Overview for Departments
- Perform a Class Search (PDF)
- Modify Scheduled Classes (PDF)
- View and Update Class Sections (PDF)
- New Combined Sections (PDF)
- View Class Associations (PDF)
- Print a Schedule of Classes (PDF)
- Search for an Available Room
- In Ad Astra
- In WINGS (PDF)
- View Class Facility Usage (PDF)
- Chair and ADA Access to Class Email Lists (PDF)
- Section Numbering Guidelines - for schedulers
- Standard Meeting Patterns
- Wait List Set Up Guide
Formal academic scheduling policies can be found on the Records & Registration's Academic Scheduling site. This includes:
- UWL's Classroom Schedule Policy
- Centennial Hall Scheduling Policy
- Mass Final Exam Scheduling Policy
- Winter Intersession Policy
- Summer Session Scheduling Policy
- UWL Academic Calendar full policy
- Computer Classroom Scheduling
Information about who to contact with questions about academic and non-academic scheduling can also be found on the Records & Registration's Academic Scheduling site.
Textbook Rental
- Adjusting Preferences (PDF)
- Instructor Booklist by Subject (PDF)
- Book Use by Term (PDF)
- Required Book Entry (PDF)
Questions about textbooks should be directed to Textbook Rental (email: textbook@uwlax.edu; phone: 785.8853).
Miscellaneous
- Email class roster
- How to Run Plan Reports/10th Day Reports
- Online Student Evaluation of Instruction (SEI) - link to another webpage
- TAI and SEI Set Up
- Updating Addresses & Phones - IEE office only
Questions on these documents, except for the textbook directions, can be directed to Victoria Rahn in Records and Registration, vrahn@uwlax.edu or 785.8579.