U.S. Graduate Students
以下步骤适用于新的研究生.
如果你不是研究生， 请参阅适用于您的注册步骤.
As you go through the enrollment process we are here for you every step of the way. You can contact the Office of Enrollment with questions any time at (800) 541-8900.
研究生入学检查表
1. 验收审查的步骤
For questions about the graduate application process call (509) 527-2421 or email grad.studies@melcherracing.com.
Go to apply.melcherracing.com 来创建您的应用程序帐户. Pay the $50 application fee* and submit your application.
*MSW and DSW students pay a $75 application fee to cover costs associated with required background check for admission and field placement.
After we receive your application, you will receive an email that acknowledges your submission. You can view your additional documents needed by accessing your applicant portal.
需要三个专业推荐*. These individuals should be a recent volunteer supervisor, employer, professor or advisor. Members of your own family or personal friends are NOT appropriate references.
Your recommendation requests will be entered during the application process, and you will indicate if you wish to waive your right to review the references. It is important for the person writing the reference and for the Admissions Committee to know the decision you have made regarding this right to review.
Reference forms will be automatically uploaded to your applicant portal when the person(s) completing the reference submits their form. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that references complete their forms in a timely manner.
*Please note the following programs have specific reference requirements: DSW, MSW A/S, MSW R/S. 这些要求可以在 graduate bulletin.
All graduate program applicants must complete the Graduate Studies Admission Essay. Program specific instructions are available on your applicant portal.
Please send your official bachelor's degree granting college, university and any graduate level transcripts in their original sealed envelope to this address:
研究生办公室
沃拉沃拉大学
204 S. College Ave
学院广场，华盛顿州99324
Or
Electronically to grad.studies@melcherracing.com
Submit a current resume with employment and volunteer experiences to your applicant portal. Please be sure to explain any large gaps in employment history on your resume or within the admission essay.
It is 沃拉沃拉大学’s Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology responsibility to ensure the highest level of integrity and safety to our clients, 学生与社区. Therefore, all MSW and DSW applicants to WWU are required to submit a criminal background screening prior to matriculation. A background screening is a review of any past activities that might signify a potential risk for clients or others, 包括犯罪行为, that otherwise may exclude a student from eligibility for field placement or licensure after the conclusion of their academic career. This policy is an effort to ensure the safety of MSW and DSW students and the vulnerable clients they will serve during their practicum experience. Your background check will be ordered by submission of a form via your applicant portal. WWU will handle payment for your background check.
For questions about financial aid call (800) 656-2315 or email financial.aid@melcherracing.com
提交FAFSA表格
The Free Application for Federal Student aid, or FAFSA是一种用于赠款和贷款的联邦援助表格. Use the school code for 沃拉沃拉大学: 003799. 要以电子方式签署表格，请设置您的 联邦学生援助ID (FSA ID). 这一步骤对所有美国人开放.S. citizens, permanent residents and residents of U.S. territories.
Complete the verification process (if required)
The government selects about 30 percent of FAFSA applications for verification. You will be required to submit documentation (such as signed tax papers, W2 forms, 以及验证工作表).
提交WWU财政援助申请
Complete the 世界大学财政援助申请. Your myWWU account and password will be required.
WWU offers financial aid separate from federal programs. Canadian students are welcome to submit this application as well; WWU offers some financial aid to Canadian students.
Review your financial aid award packet from WWU
一旦你完成了上述, you will receive a financial aid packet from WWU which shows your complete aid (loans, grants, work study, etc.)和付款计划. 用a回顾你的计划 经济援助顾问. If there are extenuating circumstances in your family finances that are not reflected on the FAFSA, 请给财务援助顾问打电话.
You must be accepted to WWU before a financial aid award packet can be sent to you.
Complete the paperwork to accept your student loans
You will be notified to complete the promissory notes and entrance interviews for your student loans.
2. 在你被录取之后
You will be notified via email when a decision has been reached and can be viewed via your applicant portal. 如果你被录取了, your applicant portal will include a Grad-Acceptance Reply Form after viewing your status update. We recommend that you submit this form as soon as possible, so that you may continue the process of enrollment.
We ask that all Biology applicants submit this form within two weeks of being accepted or your teaching assistantship may be offered to a different candidate. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from submitting this form within the allotted timeframe, please contact the Graduate Program Director to request an extension.
For questions about getting access to myWWU contact the IT Help Desk by phone at (509) 527-2317 or by email at helpdesk@melcherracing.com.
MyWWU is the online entry portal for the apps you will use at WWU. Once you are admitted we will send you an email with details on how to activate your university email address and myWWU account.
Two commonly used apps at WWU are PeopleSoft and HighPoint. PeopleSoft has the most capabilities for managing your student information. 它是为台式电脑设计的.
HighPoint的功能更少, but is designed to use on mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones. Financial Clearance and Registration Finalization can only be done in HighPoint.
- Follow the instructions in the email you received to access myWWU.
- 记住您的myWWU帐户名和密码. You will use this throughout your academic career at WWU or via your applicant portal.
For questions about university housing options call (509) 527-2109 or email village@melcherracing.com.
大学的宿舍
If you wish to rent housing from WWU, submit an 申请水务署自有房屋.
非大学住房
If you are planning to live in a house or apartment not owned by the university, 请发邮件到 housing@melcherracing.com 并说明你的住房计划.
Beginning in May, you can start enrolling in classes by booking an appointment with your faculty advisor. You will receive your faculty advisor’s contact information via email. This information is also listed in your student center in HighPoint. 在你的顾问会议上, you will have the opportunity to review your program requirements and plan your schedule.
Questions?
关于你的学术顾问的问题, contact the office of graduate studies (509) 527-2421 | grad.studies@melcherracing.com
3. After July 1
For questions about health information, call the Student Life office at (509) 527-2511 or email cphc@cchd-wa.org.
检查你的健康保险
All graduate students taking more than 6 credits on the College Place or Billings Campuses must be covered by a health insurance plan. Please make sure that you have coverage throughout your entire education at 沃拉沃拉大学.
4. After Mid-August
完成你的任务和待办事项
The secret for getting through registration smoothly is to get your holds and to-do items done. 回顾你的持有和待办事项 myWWU > Student Center or myWWU > HighPoint. Use HighPoint if you are using a tablet or smartphone.
For questions about financial clearance call (800) 656-2815 or email student.financials@melcherracing.com.
完成你的财务清理待办事项
If you want to sail smoothly through financial clearance, get your holds and to-do items done before starting financial clearance.
Complete any remaining items such as loan promissory notes, loan entrance interview or other financial aid forms.
金融间隙
金融间隙 for fall quarter normally opens in mid-August. For other quarters, financial clearance normally opens a few weeks before the start of the quarter. Watch for an email notification about the date for an opening of financial clearance.
财务清算可以通过网上完成 myWWU > HighPoint after you have completed your financial clearance holds. Use the Financial Clearance menu option in myWWU.
完成注册
In myWWU > HighPoint select Registration Finalization in the Enrollment menu to start the registration finalization process.
参见跳跃的爱因斯坦
You know you are finished with registration when you see the graphic of Jumping Einstein™. 一旦你看过跳跃的爱因斯坦, it takes about 60 minutes for your ID card to be activated for charging at The Express and the 大学书店.
5. 抵达校园后
Get your ID card
Get your ID card at 信息技术 Help Desk located in Rigby Hall 014. Your ID card will be activated for charging when you complete Registration Finalization — also known as Jumping Einstein.
作出最后的房屋安排
If you are living in university housing, make your final housing arrangements with Village Housing.
登记车辆
After you are on campus and have received registration finalization for the term, 登记车辆 校园安全.
购买你的书
After you have seen Jumping Einstein, purchase your books at the 大学书店. Use the View quarter Textbooks link in myWWU > Student Center; the system will automatically populate the page with the textbooks that you need for the classes in which you are enrolled.
New students have a special time reserved for them to purchase textbooks from the 大学书店 during the week before fall quarter starts. 注意特定日期的公告.
复习每节课的教学大纲
Before the first day of classes, review the course syllabus for each of your classes. The course syllabus and homework information is available on Desire2Learn(网站).
参加欢迎会
The Welcome Back Bash occurs on the Sunday evening before fall quarter classes start. You may check out all the various clubs and sign up online. You must have seen Jumping Einstein before you can sign up for clubs.
Graduate students can receive up to a $25 credit on their account per term when they sign up for one or more clubs. Watch for an email at the beginning of each term from the Graduate Studies Office.