Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

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.

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.
REMOVE For students with multiple associate degrees, the University will use the first degree received from an regionally-accredited institution as the basis for transfer credit evaluation.

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

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