PAWS for Students

PAWS is a web-based information management system used by students, faculty, and staff. Although there is no official interpretation of the acronym, to many it has become known as “Personal Access Web Services”, or something like that! For students this system has many uses. Students using this system may:

• register for classes
• perform drop-add functions to change class registration
• check their class schedule
• check their grades
• project their grade point average
• check their academic progress
• check the status of their financial aid
• check the status of their financial statement with the College
• check CEP counts and Technology Literacy status
• Forward Mail

Faculty serve as academic advisors can check essentially the same information for their advisees. Thus the advising process is made much easier as all of this information is available with a click of a key!

The full web address for the Georgetown College PAWS system is https://paws.georgetowncollege.edu

• There is a link to the Georgetown College PAWS system under Quick Links on the main spider page.

You are required to login to actually enter the Georgetown College PAWS system.

Selecting the Current Viewable Term

The information that is displayed in many of the screens in PAWS is keyed to the current term. To set the current term, you use the information shown to the right.
When you click onyou will see the screen shown to the right. In it your can change to a different term (use the scrolling list under Term), a different year (enter the year under Year, and indicate whether you are working with an Undergraduate student or Graduate student (select under Program). Make your selections and then click
You will now see an acknowledgement that you are saving options. Once you see the word Continue (as shown to the right), click on Continue to proceed.
Setting the current term permits you to view information for current, past, or future semesters as needed

the PAWS Navigation Bar

When you first log in to PAWS, you will be greeted with the main screen of PAWS customized for you. This screen will include important announcements and important dates from the academic calendar. You should make a practice of perusing this page on a regular basis.
To move within PAWS, you will use this Navigation Bar. It appears along the left edge of the screen in PAWS. Each button of this bar is explained below.
	The PAWS Navigation Bar for Students. The items within the Academic Progress selection are not visible (note the + next to the folder). Click on the + to “open” the Academic Progress list
	The PAWS Navigation Bar for Students. The items within the Academic Progress selection are visible (note the - next to the folder) Click on a button in the picture on the left to jump directly to the explanation of that button. Click onto return here.

Biographical

Click this button to access your biographical information that is on file with the College. Although this is referred to as “biographical”, you will note that there is information in this screen that is more than just the customary biographical info. Your academic advisor's name, your major(s) and minor(s), current academic status, hours completed, and more is listed here. It is important that you check this section for accuracy.

There several links between the student's picture and his/her information. Click on the appropriate link to access:

Holds

Indicates any “holds” or restrictions on your enrollment. For example, most student athletes must register for a minimum of 12 hours per semester. Or your financial aid package may require you to register for a minimum number of hours per semester. If such situations or others like this apply to you, they will be noted here.

Other Addresses

Displays other addresses that you have on file with the College and/or may use other than your campus address

Exams

This screen will list the scores from any standardized exams (ACT and/or SAT) and placement exams that you have taken.

Education

This screen will list your educational information prior to matriculation at Georgetown College.

Housing/Meals/Phone

This screen will note where you live on campus, the meal plan you have, and your campus phone number.

Registration

Use this button to register for classes online, to drop/add classes online. Registration and drop/add can only be done during certain times of the year. The Registrar's Office web site has general instructions for registration as well as detailed instructions for online registration; the online instructions are updated for each registration period.

	You still must meet with your academic advisor even when you elect to register online or the traditional way by completing a paper form. If you register online, your advisor must clear you for registration by accessing your PAWS record in his/her PAWS advising screens.
	Be sure to set the Current Viewable Term to the correct when you register. For example, if it is currently SP2003 and you are registering for the fall semester, you must set the term to FA2003

Student Schedule

This will display your schedule for the Current Viewable Term. Click to print a copy of your current schedule

Grades

This will display your final grades for the Current Viewable Term. Grades will only be available after they are posted by faculty. 

Academic Progress

When you click on the + or click on Academic Progress, the hierarchical menu will “open” as shown in the lower picture above. You may now click on one of these functions to check your academic information.

Academic Record

This will display your academic record (transcript) in reverse chronological order with major/minor info, classification, advisor name, etc.

Course Search

Clicking this button will take you to the Georgetown College Course Catalog Search Page. Use this tool to search for courses as you try to build your schedule:

using the drop-down boxes, enter your search criteria then click to search the entire catalog do not set any criteria (as shown in picture) or clickto reset to default values then click

A typical course search display. The Open column will indicate whether or not the class is full (reached maximum enrollment). Courses that are closed will display No in this column and a line will be drawn through the Course number, section, and title. Click on the instructor's name to email that instructor.

The search screen as shown above will be at the bottom of the course search display to enable you to do another search if you wish.

CEP Counts

Check your CEP totals. This displays up-to-the-minute CEP count for you. The first information given is the cumulative totals and then semester-by-semester counts in reverse chronological order. Remember that you are required to attend on average six CEP events for each semester in residence for a total of 48 CEPs. 

GPA Projection

This will display your schedule for the Current Viewable Term. Note that you can change the Current Viewable Term (not shown in the picture) in this screen before making the projection.

	Enter the anticipated grade for each course in the grade column using the drop-down list. Clickto see the results of the projection:
	The GPA Projection Results. Use the Try Again button to make another projection

Textbook Query/The Store

This is not activated at this time

Financial Aid

Use this button to review information regarding your financial aid package.

Course and Fee Statement

This button will display the student data sheet, a single screen that combines some of the information contained elsewhere:

• name, home address, social security number, date of birth, gender, etc.
• student id number, campus address, campus phone, classification, advisor name
• schedule for the Current Viewable Term
• financial statement summary

Statement

You may use this screen to display a statement for one of three subsidiary accounts. Use the first drop-down list to select the subsidiary (Student Accounts, College Loan-Long Term, Student Loan Subsidiary). Use the other two to set the from/to dates.

Student Search

This page allows you to search for a student by name or residence. The directory contains the names of all Undergraduate Students enrolled in the current term. Email addresses will be displayed only if available and released by the user.

What do you do if:

• you do not see your email address here and you would like it to appear?
• or if your address is displayed in the directory and you do not want it to?

If either of these situation applies to you, you must visit the ITS Help Desk in Cooke Memorial to correct the problem.

Faculty/Staff Search

This page allows you to search for a faculty or staff member by their name or department. The search screen is identical the one shown above for Student Search with the exception that Residence in the student screen is Department in the Faculty/Staff screen.

Change Password

Use this button to access the PAWS change password screen. Enter your current password in the Old Password box Enter your new password in the New Password box For confirmation and security, reenter your new password in the Confirm New Password box Click This will only change your password in PAWS. Your network, email, and Blackboard passwords will be unaffected.

Close Window

To properly exit PAWS and to ensure the security of your information, you must click this button. If you are using Internet Explorer, you will then see the screen shown; if you are using Netscape or some other browser, you will see something similar.

ClickClose Windowand PAWS will properly close and you will exit from Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.

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