Transfer Student Timeline
Students and Faculty at the Transitions Program
Transfer Student Timeline
(Fall Quarter Admission)
From applying for admission to registering for your first quarter’s classes, a successful transfer experience requires planning ahead. The timeline below indicates when you need to complete important steps and when you can expect to hear from various offices at Western Washington University.
Anytime
- Visit campus. Let our students, faculty, and staff show you what makes Western unique. Options include weekday and Saturday tours and a special Transfer Days program for prospective transfer students.
- Explore academic departments to learn more about the academic majors available at Western. Use the Major Guides for a quick overview of the majors. Contact the academic advisor or a faculty member in that department should you have more specific questions.
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January/February
- Visit the transfer admission website if you are interested in learning more about admission criteria, transfer credit policies, or course equivalencies.
- Apply for admission. You can apply online or print a paper application from our website. For priority consideration, all supporting materials must be postmarked by the April 1 application deadline.
- Obtain the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from your college financial aid office or FAFSA on the Web. Submit the FAFSA online or mail to the federal processors as early as January 1 and no later than Western’s priority deadline of February 15th. Be sure to list Western on the FAFSA so we receive your application information; our school code is 003802.
- Search and apply for private scholarships using your college financial aid office and Western’s Scholarship Center. A partial list of transfer student scholarship opportunities is also included on the admissions website. Scholarship criteria and application deadlines vary – don’t delay!
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March
- Apply for on-campus housing anytime after you apply for admission. A housing application/roommate questionnaire and Guide to University Residences will be included in your offer of admissions. Off-campus housing is also available.
- If you met our priority FAFSA filing deadline of February 15th, you will receive your financial aid award package between mid-March and April.
- Apply for admission if you have not yet done so. For priority consideration, all required materials must be postmarked by the April 1 application deadline.
- Visit campus if you haven't already.
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April
- April 1 is the transfer student application deadline for fall quarter admission. For priority consideration, all supporting materials must be postmarked by this date. Admission occurs on a rolling basis between mid-January and mid-May. All applicants are notified of their admissions decision in writing and most students should receive notice by the end of April.
- Scholarship notification varies but students typically receive award information by late April.
- Apply for on campus housing if you haven’t already and plan to live on campus.
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May/June
- To reserve your enrollment space, your Enrollment Confirmation Form and non-refundable $250 enrollment fee must be postmarked by May 1 or within two weeks of your offer of admission, whichever is later. The Enrollment Confirmation Form is included in your offer of admission. If you misplace your form, please contact the Office of Admissions.
- If you plan to live on campus, apply for on campus housing by the May 1 priority deadline.
- Beginning mid-May, students who have submitted their Enrollment Confirmation Form to Admissions and applied for on campus housing are sent offers of housing. You must respond by June 15 for priority consideration.
- Information about Transitions, Western’s summer orientation and advising program for new transfer students, will be mailed to confirmed students mid-May. Make your reservation for Transitions no later than July 15th.
- Activate your Universal Account to set up your Western email account and receive important email correspondence from the university. Instructions are included with your confirmation letter.
- Send proof of measles immunity (required for all students born on or after January 1, 1957 before you can register for courses).
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July
- Check your Western email account in early July for information about accessing your personal Transfer Equivalency Report. (To receive this important email, you must first activate your Universal Account.)
- Make sure your final college transcripts have been sent to Office of Admissions by July 15th.
- Familiarize yourself with Western’s advising resources for transfer students. Prior to registration, you should contact an academic departmental advisor to develop a plan for declaring your major and planning appropriate courses.
- Attend Transitions, our one-day orientation and advising program for all new transfer students, on July 18, 24 or 25. Meet with peer and faculty advisors, receive valuable registration tips, familiarize yourself with Western’s academic options and expectations, and explore campus.
- Send proof of measles immunity (required for all students born on or after January 1, 1957 before you can register for courses) if you have not yet done so.
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August
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September
- Attend Transitions Make-Up advising and orientation on September 12 if you were unable to attend the program in July. A final advising and orientation option is offered September 20 -23 for students unable to attend any of the previous orientation sessions.
- Mid-September, on-campus housing assignments (building/room/roommate) are mailed to those who submitted their deposit after June 15th and are also viewable on our housing status website.
- Fall quarter registration begins mid-September. Registration appointments are based on the number of earned college credits on file in the Office of Admissions by September 1, 2008.
- Move-in day for on-campus housing is September 21st. If needed you may register for early arrival on September 19th and 20th.
- September 24: Fall classes begin
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Page Updated
02.01.2008
