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.
Get familiar with WINGS Student Center
- Applying to Graduate
- Enroll/Register for Classes - scroll down for more info
- Final Exam Schedule for Student
- Financial Aid, Accept or Decline
- Guest Access
- Holds and To Do List
- Paying Student Bill Online
- Personal Info (Names, Address, Phone, etc)
- WI Voter ID Proof of Residency for UWL Students
- WINGS Manual for Students - as of Fall 2020
Make sure to turn off your pop-up blocker when using WINGS!
Passwords
- Password management and reset
- For trouble logging in or using WINGS, contact the Eagle Help Desk
- 608.785.8774
- helpdesk@uwlax.edu
Registration
Before you add/drop
- Understanding Shopping Carts
- View Registration Appointment
- View Academic Drop Deadlines for Courses
- Add/Drop policy (Change of Schedule)
- View Your Current Class Schedule
- Electronic Overrides (a.k.a. Add Permissions) FAQs
Registering through Schedule Planner
- Searching for & Adding Classes to Shopping Cart
- Register Using Schedule Planner
- Registration instructional video (YouTube)
- Validate Your Shopping Cart
- Search Basics (video tutorial; 1:44)
- Narrow down your results:
- Locks (video tutorial; 1:01)
- Options (video tutorial; 0:53)
- Classes in a Certain Session (video tutorial; 0:28)
Registering through WINGS
- Searching for & Adding Classes to Shopping Cart in WINGS
- Register Using WINGS Student Center
- Register Using a Permission Number (for collaborative students)
Swapping
- Swapping in WINGS
- Swapping instructional video (YouTube)
Wait lists
- Get on a Wait List using Schedule Planner
- Get on a Wait List using WINGS
- Swapping onto a Wait List
- Find Current Position on the Wait List in WINGS
- Wait List FAQs
Dropping a class
After the 10th day of class for a full semester course, students need instructor or advisor permission to drop. Your instructor or advisor can give you that permission electronically using the class permission function in WINSG. Students can then go into their WINGS and drop using the below directions.
More registration help
Public Timetable
For more registration information and the public class search/timetable, see the Records' Registration page.
Advising information in WINGS Student Center
- How to Read Your Advisement Report (AR)
- What If Reports Guide
- My Planner
- View Transfer Credit Report
- View Course History & Major/Minor
- View Term Grades & GPA
Transcripts
- Official transcript ordering help
- Official copies are $10.
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Unofficial transcripts are only available to current students and students who have been enrolled in the last 6 months.
- Contact Records and Registration at 608.785.8580 or email with transcript questions.
Miscellaneous
- Frequently Asked Questions - registration, diplomas, transcripts, enrollment verifications, and other student records-related questions
- Glossary of Terms for Students
- Navigate Resources for Students
- Canvas Resources for Students
WINGS Log-In Help
Applicants:
- Shortly after your application is received by the UW-La Crosse Admissions Office, an email will be sent with your username and password information. You will then be able to log into your Student Center and monitor your admissions status.
- If you have not yet applied for admission to UW-La Crosse, please visit the UW System electronic application.
- If you have questions on the information displayed in your Student Center after you have successfully logged in, please contact the Admissions Office at 608.785.8939 or email admissions@uwlax.edu.
- If you are having technical difficulties logging into your Student Center, please contact the Eagle Help Desk at 608.785.8774.
Current Students:
- If you are having technical difficulties logging into your Student Center, please contact the Eagle Help Desk at 608.785.8774 or check out the password management page.
- If you have questions on the information displayed in your Student Center after you have successfully logged in, please refer to the information on the Student tab.
Former students:
- If you have not been enrolled in a class at UWL in the last 6 months, you do not have a WINGS account and your school email has been deleted. To see your record, order an official transcript. Find the "Order a Transcript Now!" button in the online section. Official transcripts cost $10 per order. You may also contact Records and Registration at 608.785.8951 or email with questions.
- Students who have left UWL within the last 6 months should download an unofficial copy of their transcript from their WINGS Student Center before their account is deactivated.
Faculty/Staff:
- Please refer to the Faculty and Staff tab on this page for more specific help.
New Faculty & Staff resources
- FAQs about WINGS Access & Net IDs
- WINGS Access Request forms can be completed online. Hard copies can be obtained from the Records and Registration Office.
- Common WINGS Icons & Options
- Canvas Resources for Faculty
- Timeline for a Semester
- F.E.R.P.A. Policy for UWL (Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)
Passwords & Technical Issues
- Password management and reset
- For technical issues with your browser or computer, contact the Eagle Help Desk
- 608.785.8774
- helpdesk@uwlax.edu
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!
- Basics of adding/dropping courses at UWL and the deadlines
- Advisement Report
- Advising Holds (removing & adding)
- FERPA Restrictions on Directory Information
- Navigate Resources
- 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.
- Electronic Add with Permission thru 5th day.pdf
- Electronic Add with Permission, 6th-10th day.pdf
- Electronic Drop with Permissions.pdf
The "at least one override must be selected" message:
If you get this message and you know you set up the permission correctly (at least one checkbox must be selected for an add permission), try going out of the screen to another part of WINGS, going back into the page, and redo-ing the permission. The system can sometimes be slow to save your changes and if you click off the page before the permission is fully saved, WINGS gets confused and won't let you continue. If this method doesn't work, please contact the Records Office.
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
- The Basics of WINGS in Departments - 2009 (online tutorial; 9:48) (PDF) **being updated**
- Accessing Basic Student Information - for Campus Community
- How to view student FERPA restrictions on WINGS - Staff
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 Policies
- Scheduling Classes/Course Catalog Overview for Academic Department Associates (online tutorial)
- 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 Facility (PDF)
- View Class Facility Usage (PDF)
- Chair and ADA Access to Class Email Lists (PDF)
- Computer Classroom Scheduling
- Section Numbering Guidelines - for schedulers
- Subjects and Academic Orgs - as of December 2020
- Standard Meeting Patterns
- Wait List Set Up Guide *updated*
Information about who to contact with questions about academic and non-academic scheduling can be found on the Records & Registration's Academic Scheduling site.
Textbook Rental
- Adjusting Preferences (PDF)
- Instructor Booklist by Subject (online tutorial; 2:25) (PDF)
- Book Use by Term (online tutorial; 1:37) (PDF)
- Required Book Entry (online tutorial; 1:25) (PDF)
Questions about textbooks should be directed to Textbook Rental (email: 1151txt@follett.com; phone: 785.8853).
Miscellaneous
- Plan Code Set Up Guidelines
- Online Student Evaluation of Instruction (SEI)
- 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.