Registration information

Your Guide to Registration at WSU Vancouver

Managing your academic journey at WSU Vancouver is straightforward when you use the digital tools available to you. Most enrollment tasks are completed through myWSU, the primary student portal for the university. By logging in with your network ID and password, you can access your class schedule, manage personal information, and track your progress toward graduation. Staying informed about registration protocols ensures you maintain your student status and secure the courses necessary for your degree.

Whether you are joining the campus for the first time or are a returning student, understanding the procedures for enrollment, holds, and course changes is essential. WSU Vancouver provides comprehensive resources to help you navigate these administrative steps, allowing you to focus on your academic success and professional growth.

Register for classes

Use myWSU to register for classes and plan your schedule. Be sure to check the Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines.

Fall 2026 registration schedule

Registration opens at 8 a.m. on your assigned date. You may register any time on or after your assigned date and time.

Continuing students
Students enrolled at WSU Vancouver during spring 2026.

Registration GroupRegistration Opens
Students with access accommodationsMonday, April 13
VeteransMonday, April 13
Graduate studentsTuesday, April 14
SeniorsTuesday, April 14
Post-bac studentsTuesday, April 14
JuniorsWednesday, April 15
SophomoresThursday, April 16
First-year studentsFriday, April 17
Non-degree studentsMonday, April 20

Newly admitted students
Students whose first term at WSU Vancouver is fall 2026.

Registration GroupRegistration Opens
Students with access accommodationsMonday, April 13
VeteransMonday, April 13
Graduate studentsFriday, May 1
Former students returning (FSR)*Monday, April 27
Post-bac studentsTuesday, April 28
Transfer studentsWednesday, April 29
First-year studentsMonday, June 1
Non-degree studentsMonday, July 27
* Former Student Returning (FSR): A former WSU student who has not attended any WSU campus for at least one calendar year.

Summer Session Registration

Registration for summer courses begins March 3 and is determined by your class standing.

  • You can enroll at any WSU campus in the summer.
  • Summer courses fill quickly, so plan ahead and register as soon as your appointment opens.

Review registration instructions, deadlines, and tips to help you plan your summer courses.

Winter Session Registration

Take an online course during Winter Session through WSU Global. Review course dates, registration timelines, and available classes for Winter Session.

Questions?

Registrar’s Office

Enrollment & Academic Records
Email Address van.registrar@wsu.edu
LocationThe Registrar’s Office is located in the upper level of the Student Services Center. Check in at the Cougar Center front desk.

Cougar Center Hours

  • Mon – Fri: 8:00am – 5:00pm

myWSU Tutorials below

Withdrawals

After the drop deadline (30th day) of fall or spring term, an undergraduate or professional student may withdraw from a course with a grade of “W” using myWSU (see Academic Rule 68).

Once four withdrawals have been used (not counting full term withdrawals), no further withdrawals will be allowed.

You may, in exceptional circumstances, submit a petition through the Registrar’s Office for an exception to the withdrawal limit (see Academic Rule 57). The petition for withdraw limit exception must be filed by the end of the semester in which the course was taken.

Graduate students who wish to request a course withdrawal after 30th day must do so through the Graduate School.

Note: Add/Drop/Withdrawal deadlines are different for summer sessions.

Current Term Withdrawal

You may drop all courses, via myWSU, before the first day of classes each term without incurring tuition charges. However, once the term begins, if you wish to withdraw from all courses for a specific term you must cancel your enrollment. To cancel enrollment, go to Term Withdrawl, for instructions. If you stop attending classes, but do not officially cancel enrollment, you will continue to be charged tuition/fees.

For information regarding the refund of tuition and fees, please refer to Current term withdrawal refund policy (Academic Regulation 70).

Auditing courses

An auditor is a class visitor permitted on a space-available basis to observe class discussions but not take examinations or consume the instructor’s time. Attendance in class beyond three visits requires official instructor approval and enrollment. Students wishing to audit or to change their enrollment status from credit to audit must submit the Enrollment Change Form before the end of the second week of instruction.

A maximum of two audits are allowed for any semester or term. A registration fee per audit hour is charged for any term for other than regularly enrolled full-fee-paying students. Senior citizens are exempt from this fee under the provisions of RCW 28B.15.540, provided the prescribed eligibility requirements are met. Personnel who have received authorization for the faculty/staff fee waiver are exempt from the audit fee up to 6 hours (including audits) in any one semester or 4 hours (including audits) in the summer session. Said limitation includes any combination of credit and audit hours. The audit fee is non-refundable.

No university credit will be allowed for auditing courses, nor may students apply for or take special examinations for university credit in courses which they have audited. Students may not take challenge examinations (see Academic Rule 15c) in courses they have audited. Audit enrollments will be recorded on the student’s permanent record by listing the departmental prefix, course number and the statement, “Audit Only – No Credit Given.”

Late registration

If your initial registration for a semester is on or after the first day of classes, you will be assessed a late registration fee. This fee does not apply if you register prior to the start of term and then add/drop courses after the first day. Registration after the first week of the term requires department approval.

Pass-fail option

Selection of the pass/fail grading option cannot be accomplished using myWSU. Students who want to take a course pass/fail should contact their academic advisor for assistance. The deadline for selecting the pass/fail grading option is the end of the third week of the fall or spring semester. No courses designated as meeting University Common Requirements (UCOREs) may be taken pass/fail by any undergraduate.

Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar lists the specific dates that apply to all registration deadlines. Be sure to select Vancouver and the appropriate term (Fall, Spring, Summer) in the drop-down menus.