Admission

The Admissions Office

The recruitment of students and the processing of applications for admission to the University is handled by the Office of Admissions.

Phone: (425) 223-5812

Email: admissions@washtechu.org

The Admission Process

The University considers applications for admission on a rolling basis. The Office of Admissions reviews applications as soon as supporting documentation has been received. Applicants are encouraged to apply at least four weeks prior to the quarter for which they wish to start. While the University makes every attempt to accommodate students who apply at any time, applications completed less than one week prior to the beginning of a term may not be reviewed before courses begin.

If accepted, a student will be required to:

• Provide evidence of high school graduation
• Provide official transcripts from all postsecondary schools previously attended
• Provide an International Credential Evaluation, if credentials were earned in a foreign country
  (This evaluation must be performed by an approved agency as listed on the website.)
• Attend a meeting with the Registrar to establish proof of identity and to provide information required for the student record
  This will be a face-to-face meeting, either in person or online. Government-issued photo-ID must be available. If the address on a student’s photo-ID is different from the address on his/her application, a billing statement showing the current student address is required.
• Attend a mandatory Student Orientation session

Admission Requirements

Transfer Credits Required

Students applying for admission to WTU’s degree-completion programs are expected to have earned at least 90 quarter credits through prior study, with significant progress having been made toward completion of Washington state’s general education requirements at the time of admission. These general education requirements are part of an associate or bachelor’s degree, and up to 55 credits may be transferred in.

Deficiencies of up to 15 credits will not preclude admission to WTU. 

General education credits are expected to have been earned in the following specific categories:

• Communication 5 credits
• Quantitative Reasoning 5 credits
• Humanities 10 credits (2 different subject areas)
• Social Sciences 10 credits (2 different subject areas)
• Natural Sciences 10 credits (2 different subject areas)
• Must include 1 subject with a lab
• General Education Elective 5 credits

If these requirements have not been fully met by a student prior to admission, the student will receive advisement regarding how to make up the deficit over the period of his/her enrollment.

Language Proficiency

For admission to a Bachelor’s program at WTU, prospective students whose native language is not English – and who have not earned a degree from a college/university where English was the principal language of instruction – must demonstrate college-level proficiency in English. This may be done via:

• A score of 61 or above on the TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT)
  Since testing centers were closed due to COVID-19, a home version of the TOEFL test has been made available.
• Receive a minimum score of 44 on the Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report
• Receive a minimum score of 6.0 on the International English Language Test: IELTS Academic

If a student requiring an English proficiency test is unable to provide documentation of English language proficiency prior to admission, he or she may be admitted provisionally, pending an appropriate grade of the result of the test. 

Evaluation of Transfer Credit

As part of the admissions process, the Office of the Registrar conducts a transfer of credit evaluation. All applicants to the University are required to provide an official transcript from each of the institutions they have attended, including their high school. Documents should be sent directly from the registrar at the awarding institution to the registrar at WTU.

Students with foreign credentials are further required to provide a translation of the transcript (if relevant) and a Course by Course Credential Evaluation prepared by an approved agency. Credential evaluations will only be accepted from agencies that are members of one of the following associations:

• Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE)

• National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)

Based on the documentation provided, the registrar identifies credits that are transferrable. The transfer of courses into the major will be at the discretion of the registrar in consultation with the Dean and/or the Chief Academic Officer.

Currently, WTU only transfers credit from courses in which a student has a passing grade.

Transfer Admission

Transfer credits are typically earned as part of an associate or bachelor’s degree. The expectation is that a student will be able to transfer 45 general education credits and 45 elective credits into the pre-major portion of the WTU program. 

Transfer of Associate Degrees

WTU provides full transfer of credits from completed associate degrees that meet the requirements of the Washington Direct Transfer Curricula. These degrees are designed specifically to transfer and meet all general education requirements. All credits will transfer to Washington Technology University and students are guaranteed junior level standing.

Transfer of Associate of Arts Degree

The Associate of Arts degree is designed as a transfer degree into a four-year baccalaureate program. The university provides full transfer of all coursework successfully completed - up to 90 credits - as part of an Associate of Arts degree awarded by an accredited institution.

Transfer of Bachelor Degree Credits 

Students who have earned a previous baccalaureate degree may apply to pursue a WTU bachelor's degree in a different area of study. The transfer of upper division courses into the new major will be considered upon request by a prospective student. 
For each transfer requested, a student will be required to complete an Academic Requirements Adjustment Request Form and will be further required to provide a course description and a list of course outcomes for each course that they wish to substitute for a WTU course. 
Awarding of the transfer will be at the discretion of the registrar, in consultation with the dean and /or chief academic officer. Total transfer credits may not exceed 135 credit hours. WTU has a minimum residency requirement of 45 credits.

Alternative Ways to Earn Credit

Up to 90 combined credits may be applied toward a WTU program via:

• Open enrollment in community college classes
• AP - Advanced Placement
• CLEP - College Level Examination Program
• IB - International Baccalaureate
• ACE courses
• SOPHIA courses

Credit Deficits

On admission to WTU, students with less than 90 credits will need to complete all required credits via CLEP exams, Sophia courses, or through other colleges.

While it may be possible – if admitted with less than 90 credits – for a student to take some or all of the additional coursework simultaneously with WTU courses, a student entering the program deficient in credits should recognize that completion of the degree is likely to take more than 18 months. This is because the student may need to take ‘time out’ to complete some, or all, of the deficit credits.

While students are encouraged to address their credit deficit prior to the commencement of the Depth of Study Classes, a student will not be able to proceed to the capstone class unless all other graduation requirements have been met, including the 45 general education credits and 45 elective credits transferred in from other institutions.

WTU Residency Requirements

Notification of Admissions Acceptance

Students who are accepted for admission to WTU are notified via an offer letter that indicates either full acceptance (if all admission requirements have been met), or provisional acceptance (if a student has not been able to provide official documentation or if there are outstanding general education/elective credits). 

Upon receipt of a signed acceptance letter, the university Registrar sets up a meeting with the accepted student to:

• Set up the student’s record
• Establish proof of identity
• (If applicable) Make sure that the student understands any outstanding admission requirements that need to be addressed

Students who have been denied admission are contacted by the Admissions Recruiter.