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- Eastern Washington University is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes (EWU) to offer specific degree programs. The council may be contacted for a list of currently authorized programs. Authorization by the council does not carry with it an endorsement by the council of the institution or its programs. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the council at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430 or email.
- An institution (EWU) granted authorization shall make the following statement regarding transferability available to all students: "The transferability of credits earned at (EWU) is at the discretion of the receiving college, university, or other educational institution. Students considering transferring to any institution should not assume that credits earned in any program of study at (EWU) will be accepted by the receiving institution. Similarly, the ability of a degree, certificate, diploma, or other academic credential earned at (EWU) to satisfy an admission requirement of another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution. Accreditation does not guarantee credentials or credits earned at (EWU) will be accepted by or transferred to another institution. To minimize the risk of having to repeat coursework, students should contact the receiving institution in advance for evaluation and determination of transferability of credits and/or acceptability of degrees, diplomas, or certificates earned."
- The catalog shall include elements as required by the council in application materials such that a prospective student may become reasonably informed about the institution, its offerings, policies and procedures.
Disclaimer
This catalog provides a general guideline of courses offered by Eastern Washington University. The classes and programs described herein are implemented at the sole discretion of EWU and are subject to change at any time without notice. Information contained on classes and programs are illustrative only and are not intended to create any contractual obligation or covenant with EWU.
Limitation of Liability
Eastern Washington University’s total liability for claims arising from a contractual relationship with the student in any way related to classes or programs shall be limited to the tuition and expenses paid by the student to EWU for those classes or programs. In no event shall EWU be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, including but not limited to, loss of earnings or profits.
Student Directory Information
Access to Academic Records
Certain categories of student information are considered open or directory-type data and may be released to the public if the student is enrolled at the university at the time of request. These categories include student’s name, address, email address, telephone number, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight, height and birth dates of athletic team members; dates of attendance at the university, enrollment status, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student.
All other information regarding a student’s record or attendance is restricted and may not be released to a third party without the student’s written permission except as allowed under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Examples of restricted information are a student’s course enrollment, the number of credits earned and any grade-related information. This policy is in compliance with federal rules and regulations and is intended to protect each student’s privacy and security. See WAC 172-191
Specific details of the (FERPA) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 are available in the Records and Registration Office, 201 Sutton Hall.
Special Note: Students may request that directory information not be released to the public. A directory restriction can be requested in person at the Records and Registration office, 201 Sutton Hall. Students who request a directory restriction will not be sent general non-educational information from the university. University notice of Dean’s List to local papers and to the National Dean’s List will not be made for students with restrictions. For more information on the directory restriction, see the information in WAC 172–191 and check with Records and Registration, 201 Sutton Hall, 509.359.2321.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is provided in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act of 1998 and the associated amendments including the recently adopted Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Per Federal Regulations (34 CFR Part 668), it is required that a copy of Eastern Washington University's Clery Act Report, otherwise known as the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, be provided to current and prospective employees and students.
This report includes statistical information for three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes which occurred on EWU's campus; certain off-campus buildings or properties owned or controlled by EWU and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, EWU's campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security issues, such as policies and or procedures concerning sexual assault, alcohol use, and the Drug-Free Schools Act.
The Clery report or a paper copy of the report is available upon request by contacting the EWU Police Department at 509.359.6310 or police@ewu.edu.
A “credit hour” is a measure of graduate or undergraduate academic work represented in intended student learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for each week of instructional time for approximately ten weeks for one quarter, or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. This unit of measure is a reasonable approximation of the minimum amount of student work for an on-campus course.
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Face-to-face traditional: One (1) credit hour for face-to-face traditional credit is defined as one (1) hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for each week of instructional time.
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Distance and Online learning: One (1) credit hour for distance or online learning is defined as three (3) hours of instruction and/or student work per week that leads to equivalent learning outcomes required for an on-campus course.
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Field application, internship, practicum, or clinical rotation: One (1) credit hour for field placement, internship, practicum, or clinical rotation is defined as at least thirty (30) hours of supervised work each quarter.
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Laboratory: One (1) credit hour for laboratory credit is defined as a minimum of two (2) class hours of work each week in a laboratory under the supervision of a lab supervisor/instructor and an expectation of one (1) class hour of additional out-of-class student work each week.
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Individual study: One (1) credit hour for individualized study (e.g. thesis, research report, and independent study) is defined as a minimum of three (3) class hours of direct instruction and/or individual work each week.
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Studio: One (1) credit hour for studio credit is defined as a minimum of two (2) class hours of instruction per week for each credit hour and an expectation of one (1) class hour of additional out-of-class student work each week.
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Ensemble (music classes): One (1) credit hour for studio credit is defined as a minimum of two (2) class hours of instruction per week for each credit hour and an expectation of one (1) class hour of additional out-of-class student work each week.
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Hybrid: This mode of instruction is a combination of face-to-face traditional and distance learning. For a hybrid course, one (1) credit hour should reasonably approximate the combination of face-to-face traditional credit and distance learning credit that is proportional to the percentage of the instructional time for each of the two modes.
Except for X and Y, all grades are final and can be changed only in the case of university (instructor, clerical or administrative) error. Such corrections must be submitted by the instructor and approved by the department chair and college dean. Requests for grade corrections must be submitted to the Records and Registration Office within two quarters of the initial grade assignment.
Students have the option of appealing a grade they believe is unfair. To appeal, an Intent to Appeal a Grade or an Official Grade Appeal form must be submitted within the times specified below, or the right to appeal is forfeited. Reasonable exceptions to these deadlines may be made by the chair or designee.
The order of appeal is as follows:
- File a notice of Intent to Appeal a Grade form within 10 working days after instruction begins for the next regular quarter. These forms are available on request in the department office, the Records and Registration Office or online and are submitted to the chair of the department concerned.
- Discuss the conflict regarding the grade in a timely manner with the instructor concerned. If the discussion between the instructor and student does not lead to a resolution of the conflict and the student wishes to continue the appeal process, the student must confer with the chair or a designee regarding the proposed appeal. If the conflict is not resolved at this level, the chair or designee must provide a written explanation to the student within five working days. If the written explanation is not provided or if the student is not satisfied with this explanation, they may make an official grade appeal.
- The Official Grade Appeal form must be filed in writing with the chair of the department concerned, normally no later than 30 working days after instruction begins for the next regular quarter. These forms are available on request in the department office, the Records and Registration Office or online.
- The grade appeal is heard by a grade appeals board which is to be convened no later than 20 working days after submission of the official grade appeal. (The date may be extended if mutually agreed upon by both parties.) This board is chaired by the department chair or a designee who serves in a nonvoting capacity. Selection of members is facilitated by the department chair or designee unless there is an obvious conflict of interest decided by the dean, in which case the dean or a designee shall do so.
- Three people will constitute the grade appeals board. The student petitioner shall first nominate a member and then the faculty shall nominate a member. A third member mutually agreeable to both parties will then be selected. At least one of the three members must be a student. The appeal board must be held at a mutually agreeable time.
Parties to the dispute must make a good faith effort to follow these steps or forfeit access to the appeal process.
If the student, faculty, or chair has legitimate concerns about the appeal process, the dean of the college will work to alleviate or correct the problems.
The appeal board does not have subpoena power and every attempt will be made to be fair to both parties. The parties may offer exhibits and/or witnesses. The principals may not be represented by counsel or others and the student appellant has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence (more probable than not), that such inappropriate grading procedures have occurred.
Within 10 working days of first convening the appeal board, through its chair, will submit its recommendation in writing to the faculty member concerned, with a copy to the appellant and the dean of the college.
Decisions recommended by the grade appeal board are advisory only. The final decision to change a grade lies with the instructor, except in cases where the instructor cannot or does not respond to the appeal board’s recommendation or in cases where the appeal board’s findings determine prejudiced or other inappropriate grading practices by the instructor. In these cases the final decision to change the grade lies with the dean. There is no further right of appeal.
Within 45 days of the final decision involving a recommended grade change, the chair of the appeal board shall notify in writing the appellant, the dean of the college and the chair of the department concerned of the decision of the appeal board and the faculty member’s decision and action. When the final decision is made by the dean in the cases noted above, the dean shall implement the decision and shall make the proper written notification to the parties concerned.
Guide Table for Grades
EWU Moved to Letter Grades—Effective Fall 2018
Numerical Grades
Numeric Grade |
Letter Grade Equivalent |
A |
4.0 |
A- |
≥3.7 |
B+ |
≥3.3 |
B |
≥3.0 |
B- |
≥2.7 |
C+ |
≥2.3 |
C |
≥2.0 |
C- |
≥1.7 |
D+ |
≥1.3 |
D |
≥1.0 |
D- |
≥0.7 |
F |
0.0 |
Additional Letter Grades Symbols in Use at Eastern (AP 303-24)
NC (No Credit): No credit granted; no grade points assigned.
NR (Not Recorded): for work in progress.
P (passing): Credit granted, but no grade point assigned (not used when computing GPA).
W (withdrawal): Withdrawal from a course or the university (not used when computing GPA).
X (incomplete): Temporary grade; special circumstances prevent the student from completing the course (not used when computing GPA).
XC (special incomplete grading) specifically for COVID 19 affected terms.
XF (Academic Integrity): Failed due to academic integrity violation. (0.0 used when computing GPA).
Y: For thesis, research, practicum, and other activities requiring more than one term for completion; grade assigned at completion.
Department or Program Designated Pass/No Credit Grade Option
Departments or programs may choose to designate certain courses for P/NC (pass/no credit) grading. Regulations for pass/no credit grading are as follows:
- the only courses which may be designated by the department as P/NC are non-college credit pre-university basic skills;
- performance equivalent to a ≥C must be earned to receive a “P” grade;
- the “P” or “NC” grade will be entered on the transcript. Students receiving the “P” grade will not receive credits toward graduation. Neither the “P” nor the “NC” grade will be included in computing grade averages.
Department or Program Designated Undergraduate Pass/Fail Grade Option
Departments or programs may choose to designate only certain types of courses for P/F (pass/fail). P/F grading is used for college credit-earning courses (P/NC grading is used for non-college university basic skills, see section 1.2). Regulations for P/F grading are as follows except as approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Council:
1. Courses required for the following categories may not be designated pass/fail:
- Major and Minor Requirements (except as approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Council)
- Required Supporting Courses (courses required for the major or minor but not taught by the major or minor department) except as approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Council
- Professional Education Requirements
- English and Mathematics competency and proficiency requirements
- Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
- University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
2. The types of courses which may be designated as P/F are: Directed Studies, Seminars, Internships, Workshops, and Practica.
3. A performance equivalent to ≥C must be earned to receive a “P” grade.
4. The “P” or “F” grade will be entered on the transcript. Students receiving the “P” grade will receive credits toward graduation. Only an “F” (not a “P”) will be included in the GPA.
Student Designated Undergraduate Pass/No Credit Grade Option
Students may choose the pass/no credit (P/NC) grading option in certain courses during the registration process. Regulations for P/NC grading are as follows:
At the time of registration, students must designate the courses for which they wish to receive a P/NC grade. They may change the P/NC Credit designation by the regular change of registration procedure during the first three-fourths of the term.
1. Courses required for the following categories may not be taken as P/NC:
- Major and Minor Requirements (except as approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Council), including courses substituted for major courses
- Required Supporting Courses (courses required for the major or minor but not taught by the major or minor department) except as approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Council
- Professional Education Requirements
- English and Mathematics competency and proficiency requirements
- Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
- University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
2. The minimum level of performance required to receive a grade of “P” is a C. Students should be aware that performance equal to a grade lower than a C will result in an NC grade.
3. The “P” or “NC” grade will be entered on the transcript. Students receiving the “P” grade will receive credits toward graduation. Neither the “P” nor the “NC” grade will be included in computing GPAs.
Incomplete (×)
An incomplete grade may be assigned, at the discretion of the instructor, to students who cannot complete the required coursework due to circumstances that are beyond the student’s control (e.g. severe illness, death of a family member, or military deployment).
For all terms, the student must have been attending class, receiving a passing grade, and completed all necessary work through at least three-fourths of the course duration.
Faculty Assignment of an × Grade Requirements
To assign an “X” grade, the instructor prepares an Incomplete form detailing:
- the specific work required of the student;
- the extension deadline; and,
- the conversion grade (may be a 0.0) that will automatically be assigned if the student does not complete the work by the extension deadline. For a grade to be automatically converted during a specific quarter, the extension deadline must be prior to the last day of instruction for that quarter.
- The instructor records the incomplete grade in the university grade system and provides the completed form to the student and a copy to the department chair.
Extension Periods: Instructors may specify any date for the extension deadline within one year from the end of the term in which the incomplete grade was recorded.
Military Service: Special rules regarding Incomplete grades for students who are ordered to military duty are contained in Academic Policy 303-30, Registration.
Ongoing Thesis or Research Work (Y)
Students engaged in lengthy research projects or other courses that may extend for more than one quarter can be given a grade of Y until the project is complete and a final grade is assigned. Normally these courses are graduate research projects, theses, or internships.
Note: see the specific information on Y grades in the policy section in this catalog under Graduate Programs.
Numerical Grade Equivalent and Cumulative GPA and Instructions to Compute Cumulative GPA
- Multiply numerical grade equivalent by the number of credits assigned for each course to determine the quality points for each course. Add the total number of quality points (QP).
(Pass/No Credit grades are not computed in the GPA.)
- Add the total number of numerically graded credits, for the total number of quality hours (QH).
- Divide the total number of quality points by the total number of quality hours for the cumulative GPA.
Example
Compute Cumulative GPA
Grades |
x |
Credits (QH) |
= |
Quality Points (QP) |
B (3.0) |
X |
4 |
= |
12 |
C+ (2.3) |
X |
5 |
= |
11.5 |
A (4.0) |
X |
2 |
= |
8 |
Total Credits = 11 (QH)
31.5 (QP) = Total Quality Points
31.5 (QP) / 11 (QH) = 2.863 Cumulative GPA
Additional grading information can be found on the Records and Registration web pages.
At the end of each term, grades are available through EagleNET starting the Wednesday after finals.
Residency is determined at the time of formal admission to the university on the basis of information included in the university application for admission. Determination of residency is governed by the statutes and policies of the state of Washington. In general, to qualify for residency, a student must:
- have established a formal residence in Washington for other than educational purposes for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the first day of the quarter for which residency status is requested
or
- be a dependent student whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) have maintained a bona fide residence in Washington 12 consecutive months prior to the first day of the quarter. A student does not lose residency status because of service in another state or country while a member of the civil or military service if that person maintains ties and returns to Washington within one year of discharge with intent of maintaining a residence in the state. However, maintaining residency ties in a former or other state (for example by keeping a driver’s license) may invalidate claims to Washington residency.
For more information go to the EWU Residency web page.
Residency Status for Higher Education—Chapter 250–18 Washington Administrative Code
WAC Sections
250–18–010 Purpose and applicability.
250–18–015 Definitions.
250–18–020 Student classification.
250–18–025 Classification procedure.
250–18–030 Establishment of a domicile.
250–18–035 Evidence of financial dependence or independence.
250–18–045 Administration of residency status.
250–18–050 Appeals process.
250–18–055 Recovery of fees for improper classification of residency.
250–18–060 Exemptions from nonresident status.
College and University Fees—Chapter 28B.15 Revised Code of Washington
RCW Sections
28B.15.011 Classification as resident or nonresident student—Legislative intent.
28B.15.012 Classification as resident or nonresident student—Definitions.
28B.15.013 Classification as resident or nonresident student —Standards for determining domicile in the state.
28B.15.0131 Resident tuition rates—American Indian students.
28B.15.0139 Resident tuition rates—Border county higher education opportunity project.
28B.15.014 Exemption from nonresident tuition fees differential.
28B.15.015 Classification as resident or nonresident student—Rules.
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