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AP 303-21: Undergraduate Students
AP 303-30: Registration

The Records and Registration office is responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the student educational record and provides a number of services to the campus community including facilitating student registration, overseeing course scheduling, processing student grades, upholding academic policies, and ensuring compliance with graduation criteria.

Classification of Students (AP 303-30, Chapter 1)

A student’s earned credit hours determine undergraduate class standing, including any eligible transfer credits that have been received by the posted deadlines.

Undergraduate: Cumulative Credit Hours Earned Classification

0–44–Freshman
45–89–Sophomore
90–134–Junior
135+–Senior

Post-baccalaureate (PB)

Post-baccalaureate students are those who hold at least one earned undergraduate degree as documented with official university transcripts. Effective fall 2006, credits earned in this status are recorded on a post-baccalaureate transcript.

Students who enroll at EWU for a second baccalaureate degree will have their graduation GPA based on their EWU postbac career only. These students will be eligible for quarterly Dean's List and honors at graduation.

Graduate

Full admission to a graduate degree or graduate certificate program requires official transcripts documenting at least an undergraduate degree. Review Graduate Programs for more information.

Course Load (AP 303-30, 2-5)

To complete a 180 quarter credit baccalaureate program in four years of study, a student must average:

• 15 university level credit hours per quarter; or
• 45 credit hours for the academic year.

Minimum Course Load Required for Financial Aid Eligibility

• Required for full-time enrollment for graduate students: a minimum of 8 credits and part-time enrollment is a minimum of 4 credits.
• Required for full-time undergraduate students: 12 credits minimum.

Course Numbers

Eastern’s courses are numbered sequentially from 100 through 799 with divisions designated for each academic level. Use this reference when selecting courses.

Lower Division–may not be taken for graduate-level credit

100–199 primarily for freshmen
200–299 primarily for sophomores

Upper Division

300–399 primarily for juniors and seniors; may be used for graduate level credit only with the permission of the appropriate Vice Provost or designee
400–499 primarily for seniors; graduate students may count a limited number of credits from graded courses, only with program approval

Graduate Level

500–599 graduate level; senior undergraduates may enroll only with permission of both the department chair and appropriate Vice Provost or designee (See AP 303-22, 2-4)
600–699 graduate level only
700–799 doctoral level only

All Levels (AP 303-35, 3-2)

At all levels, course numbers ending in 95 through 99 indicate special courses, with the particular subject matter varying from term to term.
All departments may offer these types of courses, but not all may be listed in this catalog.
95–internships and practica
96–experimental courses
97–workshops, short courses, conferences seminars (Only one workshop course of up to 3 credits may be used to fulfill graduate degree requirements.)
98–seminars
99–independent and directed study

Enrollment and Registration Process

Eastern Washington University has a web based registration system through EagleNET. Registration priority is given to students continuing their enrollment from the current term to the next. Students should refer to the Academic Calendar to determine when their registration window opens.

Continuing students may register during or after their appointed time but not before. Priority registration for fall is held during spring term. Otherwise, subsequent term registration for continuing students is scheduled late in the preceding term.  Once registered, students should confirm their registration by reviewing their Class Schedule in EagleNet.  Students are encouraged to review their schedule the week before classes begin.

New freshman and undergraduate transfer students must meet with an advisor prior to initial registration and are strongly encouraged to participate in orientation. Information about advising and orientation dates are sent by email after a student has confirmed their attendance.

To be eligible to register a student must be either a continuing student or have confirmed their admission or re-admission for the next term.

1. Obtain advisor authorization, whenever required, as follows:
   1. new students (first term of enrollment at Eastern, undergraduate and graduate);
   2. students with less than 45 earned credits;
   3. all athletes;
   4. any undergraduate student on academic probation;
   5. any returning student on academic probation or after dismissal;
   6. any undergraduate student requesting more than 18 credits;
   7. any graduate student requesting more than 18 credits.
   8. Running Start students;
   9. international students;
   10. any student with nine or more withdrawals.
2. Clear any registration holds. Holds are placed on registration for things like missing transcripts, overdue financial obligations, major declaration, academic probation and dismissal, pre-university basic skills and disciplinary action. Students should review their "Holds" on EagleNet to determine if there are registration holds and the action required to remove the hold.
3. Register at the appointed time.  New undergraduate students register during the general registration period. Continuing graduate and undergraduate students will have an appointment time based on credits earned. See the Classification of Students. Check the Records and Registration website for updated information on registration.
4. All students are advised to have alternate courses selected in case of cancellations.
5. All new students should obtain an Eagle Card (ID card).
6. Consider student privacy settings and determine whether to restrict student information.  Limited general information (directory information) on registered students such as name, addresses, dates of attendance and degrees earned can be legally provided to third parties; however, release of this information may be restricted anytime at the Records and Registration Office. Grades, class schedule and transcript information are not released to third parties unless authorized in writing by the student. No information on students is released for commercial purposes. A directory restriction may be placed in person at the Records and Registration Office. For detailed information, see the policy on Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974.

Changes to Registration

Instruction permission is required to add classes starting the third day of the term.  Instructors are not required to provide class notes, assignments and materials to students who add a course after the first class meeting; it is the student’s responsibility to obtain this information.

Late registration and schedule change fees may apply when making registration changes after the third day of the term.  Please refer to the Academic Calendar for specific dates.

If a course is closed or becomes full prior to the third day of classes, when available, students may choose to be placed on the waitlist for that course. Students will be notified through the third day of classes if a space becomes available.

Dropping Courses

Courses may be dropped and withdrawn from using EagleNet according to published deadlines. When a student withdraws from a course, a "W" is recorded on the student transcript.  Refunds are calculated according to the current refund schedule.

Overloading Courses

Undergraduates who wish to enroll in more than 18 credit hours during a term must obtain overload permission from their academic advisor or faculty mentor.

Requests for 19 or more credit hours are generally approved only for those with a GPA ≥3.0. Additional per credit fees are assessed for students enrolled in more than 18 credits per term.

Repeating Courses

This is general information that may be superseded by specific program rules on repeats, such as those for undergraduate business majors. In addition, repeated courses may be subject to Financial Aid policy.  Students should consult with the Financial Aid office for specifics. 

Graduate students must follow the specific policies under the Academic Standards and Coursework Requirements sections of AP 303-22, Chapter 4.

You may repeat a course for a higher grade. A course may be repeated regardless of its delivery mode (traditional classroom or independent learning).

Undergraduate students will be allowed to repeat any single course twice for a total of three enrollments per course. In addition, you are limited to a total of ten repeats. The last grade assigned will be the grade included in the GPA (grade point average) and all grades assigned will remain on the transcript.

Exception

If a student is showing progress over time, then they may be allowed to take the course additional times. Any repetitions beyond the two allowed by this policy will only be permitted at the discretion of the department chair where the course resides. The total number of repeats still may not exceed ten.

The previous course, along with its credits, grade and grade point average, will remain recorded on the transcript but will be superseded by the new course, grade and GPA. The cumulative GPA will be adjusted to reflect the new grade.

Courses previously taken may not be repeated under the following conditions:

• receiving a pass (P) grade with the Pass/Fail or Pass/No Credit option;
• to improve an undergraduate GPA after receiving a baccalaureate degree;
• effective spring quarter 2010, courses transferred to Eastern from another institution will not be counted as repeats for the purposes of EWU GPA calculation, but can be used to satisfy prerequisites and all other degree requirements.

Enrollment Verification

Eastern Washington University contracts with the National Student Clearinghouse to verify enrollments for loans, housing, military identification and other general verifications. Students have free access to their enrollment verification via their EagleNET account. Employers, lending services and others must access the National Student Clearinghouse directly for enrollment verification information.

Students needing enrollment verifications for good student discounts, Alaska Department of Revenue, Canadian Student Loan Program or Tax Commission may contact the Office of Records and Registration for assistance with their enrollment verification.

Full-time Enrollment

Undergraduate: 12 credits
Graduate: 8 credits
International Student: 12 credits undergraduate

Half-time Enrollment

Undergraduate: 6–11 credits
Graduate: 4–7 credits
International Student: 6–11 credits

Less-than-half-time Enrollment

Undergraduate: 1–5 credits
Graduate: 1–3 credits
International Student: 1–5 credits

Note: check with the international student Advisor to verify eligibility for part-time enrollment, otherwise, full-time enrollment is required of all international students, except for vacation quarters; for summer session enrollment verification information please contact Records and Registration.

Grading and Transcripts

See Grading System for general information that applies to all students. Specific grading policy and information related to grade corrections and appeals can be found in AP 303-24.

Reporting Grades

At the end of each term, grades are available through EagleNET beginning the Wednesday after final exams.

Transcript Requests

Official copies of Eastern transcripts may be required for a job, a scholarship, graduate school applications or for other purposes. Requests for official Eastern transcripts must be submitted online.  Please visit the Records and Registration Transcript page for more information. Transcript fees are posted on the Records and Registration website.

Students may access Unofficial transcripts in EagleNET for up to a year after leaving EWU.

Eastern will only fulfill requests for transcripts of course work completed at Eastern. Transcripts received from a high school or another college to fulfill admission requirements are part of each student’s academic file and cannot be returned. Additional copies of those records must be requested from the granting institution.

FERPA Policies

Chapter 172–191 WAC Student Education Records

172-191-010 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules and procedures to comply with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g. FERPA provides students with the following rights:

(1) The right to inspect and review their education records;
(2) The right to seek amendment of their education records to correct information which they believe is inaccurate, misleading or otherwise in violation of student privacy rights;
(3) The right to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information, except for disclosure to school officials with a legitimate educational interest and except to the extent FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent; and
(4) The right to be informed annually of their rights under the act if they are currently in attendance. The remainder of this chapter details how these rights shall be administered and protected for students of Eastern Washington University.

172-191-020 Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in interpreting these regulations: “Attendance” includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Attendance in person or by paper correspondence, video conference, satellite, internet, or other electronic information and telecommunications technologies for students who are not physically present in the classroom; and

(b) The period during which a person is working under a work-study program. “Biometric record” as used in the definition of personally identifiable information, means a record of one or more measurable biological or behavioral characteristics that can be used for automated recognition of an individual. Examples include fingerprints; retina and iris patterns; voiceprints; DNA sequence; facial characteristics; and handwriting.
“Education record” is defined as any record maintained by the institution or by a person acting for the institution that is directly related to the student.

(a) Education records include, but are not limited to:

(i) Official transcripts of courses taken and grades received; records relating to prior educational experience; and admission records;
(ii) Tuition and payment records; (iii) Student disciplinary records;
(iv) Course records (e.g., examinations, term papers, essays, etc.); and
(v) Employment records based on student status are part of the student’s education record (e.g., workstudy and graduate assistant teaching).

(b) Education records do not include the following:

(i) Records that are in the sole possession of the maker and are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the maker of the record (e.g., private advising notes);
(ii) Law enforcement records created by Eastern Washington University campus police for the purposes of law enforcement, except that records created by another university department remain education records while in the possession of university police;
(iii) Employment records that are maintained in the normal course of business relating exclusively to the individual in that person’s capacity as an employee and are not available for any other purpose;
(iv) Health care records on a student that are created or maintained by a health care provider or health care facility, including, but not limited to, a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or paraprofessional acting in a professional capacity or assisting in connection with the treatment of the student and disclosed only to those individuals providing treatment or a health care provider of the student’s choice (see also chapter 70.02 RCW);
(v) Records that only contain information about an individual after he or she is no longer a student at that agency or institution and that are not directly related to the individual’s attendance as a student (e.g., alumni records); and
(vi) Grades on peer-graded papers before they are collected and recorded by a faculty member. “Parent” is defined as a parent of a student and includes a natural parent, a guardian, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or a guardian.

“Personally identifiable information” includes, but is not limited to, the student’s name; the name of the student’s parent or other family member; the address of the student or student’s family; a personal identifier such as the student’s Social Security number or student number; student’s date of birth, student’s place of birth, student’s mother’s maiden name; biometric record, or other information that alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student that would allow a reasonable person in the school community, who does not have personal knowledge of the relevant circumstances, to identify the student with reasonable certainty; or information requested by a person who the university reasonably believes knows the identity of the student to whom the education record relates.

“Record” means any information recorded in any way, including, but not limited to, handwriting, print, computer media, video or audio tape, film, microfilm, and microfiche.

“Student” is defined as any person who is or has been in attendance at Eastern Washington University for whom the university maintains educational records.

“Student net ID” means a unique identifier that allows students to use the university network domain.

172-191-030 Annual notification of rights.

Eastern Washington University will provide students, who are currently attending, annual notification of their rights as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Notice will be provided through university catalogs, quarterly course announcements, or other publications and media that the university deems appropriate. Copies of the university rules are available through the Washington Administrative Code. The university will make copies available to students, if requested. At a minimum, annual notification will include the following information:

(1) Rights and procedures related to inspection, review, and requests to amend education records;
(2) Rights to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in student records, except to the extent that such disclosure is legally authorized without consent;
(3) Rights to file a complaint with the department of education concerning alleged failures of the institution to comply with FERPA; and
(4) University policies related to disclosure of education records to school officials with a legitimate educational interest.

172-191-040 Right of review and inspection.

Any student shall have a right, subject to the limitations described below, to inspect and review his or her education records maintained by the university.

(1) The university may require proof of identification such as: A driver’s license; university student identification card; or other photographic identification.
(2) The university will comply with a request for access to education records within a reasonable period of time, but not more than forty-five days after it has received the request.
(3) Restrictions:

(a) Financial records of the parents of a student or any information contained therein shall not be made available to the student.
(b) Confidential letters and statements of recommendation, which were placed in a student’s education records before January 1, 1975, shall not be made available to the student unless such letters or statements were used for purposes other than those for which they were specifically intended.
(c) Confidential letters and statements of recommendation, which were placed in a student’s education records on or after January 1, 1975, shall not be made available to the student if:

(i) The student has waived his or her right to inspect and review those items in accordance with subsection (4) of this section; and
(ii) The letters and statements involved relate to the student’s: (A) Admission to any educational institution;

(B) Application for employment; or
(C) Receipt of an honor or honorary recognition.
(d) The right to review and inspect does not include records made, maintained, or used by the institution that do not constitute an education record.
(e) In the case of any education records relating to a student which also include information regarding another student or students, the right to review and respect is limited to the information related to the student making the request. Responsible university officials will redact any personally identifiable information relating to any other student(s).

(4) Waivers: A student or a person applying for admission may waive his/her right of access to confidential statements described in subsection (3)(c)(ii) of this section.

(a) Such waivers may not be required as a condition for admission or receipt of a service or benefit from the institution.
(b) Such waivers shall apply to recommendations only if:

(i) The student is, upon request, notified of the names of all persons making confidential recommendations; and
(ii) Such recommendations are used solely for the purpose for which they were specifically intended. (c) Waivers must be in writing and signed and dated by the student.

(d) Waivers may be revoked, in writing, by the student; however, the revocation will be effective only for confidential statements or records dated after the revocation.

(5) Destruction of records: Student education records may be destroyed in accordance with the university’s approved retention schedule. In no case will any record which is requested by a student for review in accordance with these regulations be removed or destroyed prior to final disposition of the records request.

172-191-050 Obtaining copies of records.

Students may obtain copies of their education records. The office of the registrar is the only office which may issue an official transcript of the student’s academic record. Charges for copies shall not exceed the cost normally charged by the university copy center (except in cases where charges have previously been approved for certain specified services).

(1) The university may refuse to provide copies of education records including transcripts and diplomas in the following circumstances:

(a) If the record is a secure exam as determined by the department that maintains the exam, so that the integrity of such exams may be protected; and/or
(b) If disciplinary action is pending or sanctions are not completed.

(2) The university must provide copies of education records, subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, in the following circumstances:

(a) If failure to do so would effectively prevent the student from inspecting and reviewing a record;
(b) When records are released pursuant to a student’s consent and the student requests copies; and/or
(c) When the records are transferred to another educational institution where the student seeks to attend or intends to enroll and the student requests copies.

172-191-060 Amendment of records.

If a student believes his/her education records contain information that is inaccurate, misleading or in violation of the student’s rights of privacy, the student may ask the university to amend the record. Requests for amendment must be submitted to the registrar’s office in writing. The registrar will review the request and may consult other university personnel who participated in creation of the record to determine whether to grant the request for amendment.

(1) If the university decides to grant the student’s request, the university shall amend the education record and the registrar will inform the student of the action taken. Such notification will be in writing and will be made within a reasonable time.

(2) If the university decides not to amend the education record as requested, the registrar will notify the student in writing within a reasonable time after receiving the request for amendment. Notification will also inform the student of his/her right to a hearing as detailed in WAC 172-191-070.

(3) If a student wants a hearing, the student must make a written request within ninety days of the date of the denial. The request shall be submitted to the registrar and must identify why the student believes the information contained in the education record(s) is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the privacy rights of the student.

172-191-070 Hearings.

Following receipt of a request for a hearing under WAC 172-191-060, the registrar will schedule the hearing. The associate vice-president for enrollment services or his/her designee will act as the hearing officer and will provide the student with written notice of the hearing’s date, time and place reasonably in advance of the hearing. The student will be provided an opportunity to present evidence relevant to the contested part of the education record. The student may, at his/her own expense, be assisted or represented by one or more individuals of his/her own choice, including an attorney.

(1) The assistant vice-president and registrar or his/her designee will render his/her decision in writing within a reasonable period of time following the hearing. The decision of the officer shall be the university’s final decision. The decision must be based solely on the evidence presented at the hearing, and must include a summary of the evidence and the reasons for the decision. The assistant vice president and registrar or his/her designee cannot have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing.
(2) If the assistant vice-president and registrar or his/her designee determines that the record is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the privacy rights of the student and grants the student’s appeal, the assistant vice president and registrar or his/her designee will amend the education records of the student accordingly and inform the student in writing of his/her decision and of the amendment.
(3) If the assistant vice president and registrar or his/her designee determines that the record is accurate, not misleading and not in violation of the privacy rights of the student and denies the student’s appeal, the assistant vice president and registrar or his/her designee shall notify the student of his/her decision in writing and shall inform them of the right to place a statement in the record commenting on the contested information in the record or stating why he/she disagrees with the decision of the university or both. The university must maintain the statement with the contested part of the record for as long as the record is maintained and must disclose the statement whenever it discloses the portion of the record to which the statement relates.
(4) The appropriateness of official academic grades is not subject to review pursuant to this process.

172-191-080 Disclosure of education records requiring consent.

Students shall provide a signed and dated written consent before an educational agency or institution discloses personally identifiable information from a student’s education records, except as provided by WAC 172-191-090. The written consent must:

(1) Specify the records that may be disclosed;

(2) State the purpose of the disclosure; and

(3) Identify the party or class of parties to whom the disclosure may be made.

172-191-090 Disclosures authorized without consent.

The university will use reasonable methods to identify and authenticate the identity of persons to whom it discloses personally identifiable information from education records and will not permit the access to or the release of education records or personally identifiable information other than “directory information” as defined in WAC 172-191-100, without the student’s consent, to any party other than the following:
(1) Agencies or organizations requesting information in connection with a student’s application for, or receipt of, financial aid if the information is necessary to:

(a) Determine eligibility for financial aid;

(b) Determine the amount of financial aid;

(c) Determine the conditions of financial aid; or

(d) Enforce the terms and conditions of financial aid.

(2) Authorized representatives of the Comptroller General of the United States, the Attorney General of the United States, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or state or local authorities requiring access to education records, in connection with the audit or evaluation of a federal or state supported education program or in connection with the enforcement of or compliance with federal legal requirements which relate to such a program.

(3) School officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the records. (a) A “school official” is:

(i) A person employed by the university in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, support staff, law enforcement, or health care service position;

(ii) A person serving on the university’s board of trustees;

(iii) A student serving on an official university committee or assisting another school official in fulfilling their professional responsibilities (examples include, but are not limited to, service on a disciplinary committee and work study students); and

(iv) A contractor, consultant, volunteer or other party to whom the university has outsourced to provide a service and/or to assist another school official in conducting official business (examples include, but are not limited to, an attorney, an auditor, a collection agency, or the National Student Clearinghouse, an agency which acts as a clearinghouse for student loan deferment reporting).

(b) “Legitimate educational interest” exists if the information requested by the school official is necessary for the official to perform a task specified in his/her position description or contract agreement including: The performance of a task related to a student’s education; the performance of a task related to the discipline of a student; the provision of a service or benefit relating to the student or student’s family, such as a health education, counseling, advising, student employment, financial aid, or other student service related assistance; the maintenance of the safety and security of the campus; and/or the provision of legal assistance regarding a student matter.

(4) Parent of a minor student or a nonminor dependent student, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code and upon submission of a copy of the most recent Internal Revenue Service annual tax return showing the student as a dependent.

(5) Officials of another school, school system, or institution of postsecondary education where the student seeks or intends to enroll, or where the student is already enrolled so long as the disclosure is for purposes related to the student’s enrollment or transfer.

(6) Organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, the university for the purpose of developing, validating, or administering predictive tests; administering student aid programs; or improving instruction, if the studies are conducted in a manner that will not permit the personal identification of students or their parents by persons other than representatives of such organizations who have legitimate interests in the information; such information will be destroyed when no longer needed for the purposes for which it was provided; and the university enters into a written agreement with the organization that specifies the purpose, scope and duration of the study and the information to be disclosed, requires the organization to use personally identifiable information from education records only to meet the purpose(s) of the study as stated in the written agreement; and requires the organization to conduct the study in a manner that does not permit personal identification of parents and students to anyone other than representatives of the organization with legitimate interests, and requires the organization to destroy or return all personally identifiable information within a specified time period when it is no longer needed for the purposes for which the study was conducted.

(7) Accrediting organizations to carry out accreditation functions.

(8) Persons or entities designated by a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena, upon the condition that the university makes a reasonable effort to notify the student of all such orders or subpoenas and of its intent to release records in advance of compliance with the order or subpoena, unless:

(a) It is a federal grand jury subpoena and the court has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed;

(b) A subpoena issued for a law enforcement purpose and the court or other issuing agency has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response not be disclosed; or

(c) An ex parte court order obtained by the United States Attorney General (or designee not lower than an Assistant Attorney General) concerning investigations or prosecutions of an offense listed in 18 U.S.C. 2332b (g)

(5)(B) or an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2331.

(9) Appropriate persons, including parents of an eligible student, in connection with an emergency if the knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals.

(10) Persons who request information that is designated as “directory information.”

(11) Victims alleging a crime of violence or a nonforcible sex offense, the final results of a disciplinary proceeding conducted by the university after October 7, 1998, with respect to the alleged crime or offense. Disclosure is permitted regardless of whether the university concluded a violation was committed.

(12) To others, the final results of the disciplinary proceeding when, at its discretion the university believes that disclosure will serve a legitimate educational interest, and determines through a disciplinary proceeding conducted under its student conduct code that the alleged student perpetrator committed a crime of violence or a nonforcible sexual offense that is a violation of the university’s rules or policies with respect to such crime or offense. For purposes of this subsection, “final results” means the name of the student perpetrator, the violation committed, and any sanction imposed by the university on that student. Names of other students involved in the violation, such as a victim or witness, will be released only with the written consent of those students.

(13) Parent of a student of the university regarding the student’s violation of any federal, state, or local law, or of any rule or policy of the university, governing the use of alcohol or controlled substance, if the student is under the age of twenty-one, and the university had determined that the student has committed a disciplinary violation with respect to that use or possession.

(14) When a parent or eligible student initiates legal action against the university or when the university initiates legal action against the parent or eligible student, the university may disclose to the court any education records of the student that are relevant to the legal action.

(15) Students upon providing evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the requesting individual is in fact the student to whom the records relate such as: A driver’s license; a university student identification card; or other photographic identification.

(16) For deceased students, members of the family or other persons with the written approval of the family or representatives of the estate. The request for education records must be accompanied by a copy of the death certificate or obituary. Absent written approval from the family or representative of the estate, only directory information will be disclosed to persons upon request.

(17) The disclosure concerns sex offenders and other offenders required to register under Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, and the information was provided to the educational agency or institution under 42 U.S.C. 14071 and applicable federal guidelines.

(18) The disclosure involves records or information from which all personally identifiable information has been removed.

172-191-100 Directory information.

172-191-110 Right to file a complaint.

Students may file a written complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office of the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the university to comply with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or its implementing regulations.

Subject Codes

Tuition and Fees

The Student Financial Services Office assists families with making payments for tuition, refunding excess financial aid, setting up direct deposits, and answering billing questions. They also offer assistance with third party reimbursements and guaranteed tuition plans.

Please visit Student Financial Services.

Financial Services Fee Dashboard

Financial Aid

Please visit Financial Aid or Student Financial Services for the most current information.

Withdrawing from Courses

A student may withdraw from a course using EagleNet.  Please refer to the Academic Calendar for specific date and deadlines.  Schedule change fees apply.  Withdrawals will result in a W grade on the student record. Student withdrawing from all of their courses must complete a Complete Withdrawal Form.  Students who enroll but do not attend class must officially withdraw or they will receive a grade of F and be held financially responsible for all tuition and fees.

Undergraduate Course Withdrawal Policy

This policy became effective fall quarter 2007 for new students. EWU students are allowed a total of 10 course withdrawals in their undergraduate work. (Withdrawals occur after the normal drop/add period.) Withdrawal from all courses for a term for special reasons (for example, extended illness, accident or military service) as documented and approved by Records and Registration would only be counted as a single withdrawal in the apportionment of course withdrawals.

When a student reaches six withdrawals, the student will be notified by Records and Registration. When a student reaches nine withdrawals, a registration hold will be placed on the student’s record and the student will not be allowed to register unless the student has the authorization from their advisor (departmental or program if declared, or their advisor in the General Undergraduate Academic Advising Office).

If there are any questions about course withdrawal, please contact the Records and Registration Office.

Withdrawing From the University 

Complete withdrawal from the university must be done through the Records and Registration Office or online.

• Any student who stops attending and does not officially withdraw from the university will receive grades of F and be held financially responsible for all tuition and fee charges as well as any applicable financial aid obligations.
• Complete withdrawals may be completed any time during the quarter prior to one week before finals.
• Instructor’s permission may be required after the seventh week of the term. Documentation may also be required in certain cases.
• Refunds are calculated according to the refund schedule.
• There is no schedule change fee to completely withdraw.

Withdrawal for Medical Reasons: students who withdraw from the university due to documented medical reasons may be eligible for a complete withdrawal from courses and a reversal of tuition and fees. A request may be made using an Exceptional Circumstance Request.  Third party documentation must accompany the request.

Students Ordered to Military Duty (AP 303–30): students who choose to withdraw are entitled to a reversal/refund of paid tuition, fees and other expenses as described in this chapter.