Registration FAQ

An application is not required to register for summer courses. Any of the student classifications listed below can enroll once registration opens.

• Current Washington University student
• Visiting student from another US college or university
• International student with a valid F-1 or J-1 visa

Registration opens March 31, 2021 through the UC Online registration portal. 

Note: Graduate students from divisions other than University College or The Graduate School should contact the registrar in their Dean’s Office to register.

	Session I	Session II	Session III	Session IV
Course Registration Begins	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Classes Begin	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop & receive a lab fee refund	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to register without a late fee & instructor approval	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop without a "W"	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop and receive a 100% refund	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop and receive a 50% refund	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
No refunds given after	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to change grade option	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to withdraw from courses	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Classes End	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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Session 5 (Special Session)

• If the course meets 3 days or fewer, it must be dropped prior to the start of course for 100% refund. Thereafter, no refund is applied. If the course mets for 4 calendar days up to 1 week, you have 24 hours after the first class to drop for 100% refund. Thereafter, no refund is applied. 
• If you are taking a Special Format course (for example, Weekend or Intensive Format) that meets 2-4 weeks, you have 48 hours after the first class to drop for 100% refund. Thereafter, no refund is applied. 
• If the course meets for 5-6 weeks, you have 4 days after the first class to drop for 100% refund, and 8 days after the first class to drop for a 50% refund. Thereafter, no refund is applied.
• If the course meets 7 weeks or more, you have 7 days after the first class to drop for 100% refund, and 14 days after the first class to drop with a 50% refund. Thereafter, no refund is applied.

Due to the intensive nature of summer courses, students may carry no more than the maximum credit load for each session, indicated below:

Session I: Maximum of 4 units
Session II: Maximum of 7 units
Session III: Maximum of 7 units
Session IV: Maximum of 7 units

When enrolled in overlapping sessions, students may carry no more than 10 units at one time. Finally, students are limited to taking no more than 14 units total over the course of the summer.

For any registration exceeding the maximum units, students will need special permission. Please use our contact form to request an appointment.

Courses dropped by the 100% refund deadline will not be reflected on the student record/transcript. Courses dropped after the 100% refund deadline will be shown as withdrawal (“W”) on the student record/transcript.

Notifying the instructor of your intent to drop, failing to attend class, or notifying the department by fax or phone is not considered an official withdrawal and may result in a failing grade and no tuition refund.

Students must login to WebSTAC with a WUSTL Key and password to drop courses.

• Go to acadinfo.wustl.edu/ucollege/?term=SU2021.
• Click "Schedule" on the menu bar.
• Click "Drop" next to the appropriate course.
• Confirm your request by clicking "Drop Course."

Students must complete the Course Change Form for Session V courses. You may email the completed form or deliver in-person. Your drop will be processed on the date it is received.

Students may choose among three grading options during the summer session:

• Letter Grade - yields GPA
• Pass/Fail - no GPA
• Audit

Students may choose the audit grade option if they do not seek academic credit for the course and do not wish to be responsible for all assignments. Students may not change their grade option after a certain date in each session. Please check with your academic advisor to determine whether there are additional restrictions on grading options for your school or major.

Cancelations and changes will be posted online, and registered students will be notified by email. Tuition and fees are refunded in the event of a canceled course.

All independent study projects must be described and approved in writing by the independent study instructor and an academic advisor and are subject to approval by the Summer School Director and Registrar.

Download the independent study form

Tuition and fees are listed with each course on the registration site.

Arts & Sciences Day (“L”) courses

• Undergraduate: TBD/unit
• Graduate: TBD/unit

University College Evening (“U”) courses

• Undergraduate: $TBD/unit
• Graduate: Varies (Visit UCollege for details)

Special Audit

• Undergraduate: TBD per course
• Graduate: TBD per course

Note: Auditors pay the same fees as students taking the course for credit.

Fees

• Lab / Materials Fees – $15 - $350
• Late Registration – $50
• Late Payment – 5% of the outstanding balance (minimum $50)
• Returned Check – $25

Payment Options

Students must pay in full (cash, check, credit card) or provide an approved alternate method of payment (financial aid, military benefit, WU tuition benefit or payroll deduction, graduate remission) prior to being registered. WashU day school students may choose the “Bill Me” option.

Students using the “Bill Me” payment option for summer courses will receive an electronic billing statement at the end of the month, which will include the outstanding balance and due date. Generally, the outstanding balance is due on or near the 20th of the following month, unless other arrangements have been made.

Matriculated Washington University students who are accepted into a degree program may apply for summer school financial assistance. Financial assistance is generally in the form of student loans. To be considered for loan assistance, students must satisfy the following requirements:

• Current undergraduate students must be enrolled in and complete a minimum of 6 units of course work during summer semester with a C (2.0) minimum grade point average.
• Current graduate students must be enrolled in and complete a minimum of 3 units of course work during the summer semester with a B (3.0) minimum grade point average. 

Students must complete a summer school aid application, which is available through Student Financial Services, and applications must be processed before the summer session in which you are taking courses ends.

University College students will find additional information on their website.

Federal regulations require that students receiving federal Title IV financial aid maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP). On the Danforth Campus at Washington University in St. Louis, SAP is evaluated at the end of the spring term. If you are not maintaining progress you will notified by your school’s Dean’s office.  You will be ineligible for aid for future terms (including a summer term) unless you appeal your status and your school’s Dean’s office approves your appeal. Contact Student Financial Services to learn more about SAP requirements and the appeal process.

Washington University provides its faculty and staff and their families with tuition assistance to foster their continuing education.

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One of the goals for University College and the Summer School Office, is to expand our academic outreach and provide access to high-quality education to a broad and diverse audience in the St. Louis region. We have a responsibility to contribute to the social, cultural, and economic health of the communities around us. One way to do that is to provide special educational opportunities for people whose work is central to the fabric of those communities and impacts many lives in important and powerful ways. 

We offer classes at a reduced rate to city employees, public safety officers, and public school teachers and staff who enroll in a University College ("U" prefix) course. 

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