Registrar Amy Clark
wou.edu/registrar
The Office of the Registrar is responsible for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of academic records including student enrollment, grades, transcripts and degrees; eligibility for veterans’ benefits; and maintaining compliance with state and federal laws, particularly the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Students use “Degree Tracks” online evaluation software to track their progress toward their degree. Students should refer to it each term before meeting with their adviser and registering for classes.
Undergraduate regulations are applicable to undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and non-degree undergraduate students.
Contact the Office of the Registrar for assistance with undergraduate and institutional academic regulations, located in the Lieuallen Administration Building, first floor or call 503-838-8327. Forms and information may also be found online at wou.edu/registrar.
A student’s academic standing is considered part of the academic record and is noted on the student transcript for each term. Academic standing is based solely on credits completed and grades received at Western Oregon University.
To be eligible for this accomplishment for the term, an undergraduate student must complete at least 8 letter-graded hours, (graded A through D) and earn a grade-point average (GPA) of 4.00. A grade of NC precludes President’s Honor Roll eligibility during the term in which those grades are received.
To be eligible for this accomplishment for the term, an undergraduate student must complete at least 8 letter-graded hours, (graded A through D) and earn a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50. A grade of NC precludes Dean’s Honor Roll eligibility during the term in which those grades are received.
A student is in good standing and doing satisfactory work when a GPA of 2.00 or better is earned for the term.
When a student’s GPA in any term falls below 2.00, the student is put on academic warning and will be notified of any required steps, support, and resources. When the student’s term and cumulative GPA improve to 2.00 or better, the student is returned to good standing.
If a student is on academic warning in one term and earns a GPA below 2.00 in the next term, the student is placed on academic support and will be notified of any required steps, support, and resources. When the student’s term and cumulative GPA improve to 2.00 or better, the student is returned to good standing.
If a student’s cumulative GPA is below 2.0 but their term GPA is 2.0 or higher, the student is placed on academic improvement and will be notified of any required steps, support, and resources. When the student’s term and cumulative GPA improve to 2.00 or better, the student is returned to good standing. However, if the student’s term GPA falls below 2.0, they are placed on academic suspension.
If a student is on academic support, academic improvement, or returning support and earns a GPA below 2.00 in the next term, the student will be suspended and required to take the term following suspension off from WOU, or Summer and Fall term if the suspension takes place at the conclusion of Spring term.
To be reinstated after mandatory time off, the student must complete a Request for Reinstatement with the Office of the Registrar. Students must request reinstatement no less than two weeks before the start of the term in which reinstatement is desired. Students may petition the Academic Standing Committee for an exception to the mandatory time off requirement. The committee’s decision is final.
Students suspended a second time, at any point after the first suspension, are required to take a one-year (four terms) leave from the university; or complete a minimum of 24 transferable credits at a community college and earn a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Students suspended more than twice are required to take at least a one-year (four terms) leave from the university.
Students may petition the Academic Standing Committee for an exception to the mandatory time off requirement. The committee’s decision is final.
A student returning from academic suspension is placed on returning support and will be notified of any required steps, support, and resources during their first term of re-enrollment. When the student’s term and cumulative GPA improve to 2.00 or better, the student is returned to good standing. Otherwise, the student will be in Academic Improvement or Suspension as outlined above.
Several options exist for students interested in pursuing a WOU bachelor’s degrees.
Students may pursue one degree, by completing the baccalaureate requirements listed in the catalog. Students pursuing teaching licensure should be aware that requirements are established by the Oregon Teaching Standards and Practices Commission and are subject to change.
Students may pursue a subsequent baccalaureate degree after previously earning a baccalaureate degree from WOU or another accredited institution. To do so, the student must complete the following requirements:
- Fulfill all major requirements for the subsequent degree, including a minimum of 36 additional undergraduate credit hours if the previous baccalaureate was from WOU. If the previous baccalaureate was from another accredited institution, then the student must earn a minimum of 45 additional undergraduate credit hours.
- At least 75 percent of the additional credit hours must be earned at WOU.
- All course credit earned toward the subsequent degree must be earned as letter-graded hours, (graded A through D), unless the course is only offered on a P/NC grading basis.
- Complete a unique program of study. Post-baccalaureate students are not eligible to complete subsequent degrees in programs of study that are the same as or that overlap significantly with previously earned majors, minors, certificates, or concentrations.
- Post-baccalaureate students are not eligible to graduate with honors.
Students may pursue multiple concurrent degrees and/or majors.
Multiple concurrent degrees are achieved when a student completes all university requirements including requirements for multiple unique majors that correspond with different degree types, for example, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Bachelor of Music in Music.
Multiple concurrent majors are achieved when a student completes all university requirements including multiple unique majors that exist under the same degree type, for example, a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice and Data Analytics.
The academic year has four terms, fall, winter and spring, each of which have 10 weeks of class plus final examinations; summer term offers varying course schedules. Undergraduate students may enter the university at the beginning of any term.
This catalog lists requirements and policies in effect at the beginning of summer term for the academic year. Degree, program[i] and graduation requirements for a given catalog year are valid only for seven years.
- A catalog year for degree, general education, and program requirements is assigned to students according to their first term of enrollment.
- Degree Partnership[ii] students are assigned catalog year requirements according to their term of admission to the university.
- Students may choose a catalog year greater than their term of admission, but in no case shall a catalog year be more than seven years old.
- The assigned or chosen catalog year for university and general education requirements may differ from the catalog year assigned or chosen for major/concentration/minor/certificate requirements
- A WOU adviser may approve for a transfer student to utilize the catalog year for degree, general education, and/or program requirements that best serves the student, provided it is not older than the student’s first term of enrollment at the regionally accredited college or university from which the student transferred to WOU.
- The catalog year of a major and any attached concentrations must be the same.
- At the time of declaration a concentration is assigned a catalog year identical to that of its corresponding major.
- In the event that the major catalog year is changed, any attached concentrations will consequently be updated to correspond with the major.
- A WOU adviser may approve a student to utilize a catalog year for minor and/or certificate requirements that differs from the catalog year of the student’s major/concentration if it is in the best interest of the student to do so.
- The institution may find it necessary to make changes to courses, degree, general education, and/or program requirements. In the event that such changes affect students already enrolled, to the extent possible the institution will find reasonable accommodations to ensure continued progression towards degree completion.
[i] Programs consist of at minimum a major, but may also include concentration, minor, and/or certificates.
[ii] Degree Partnership refers to students enrolled in a specific partnership program agreed to by Western Oregon University and a partner college or university, in which the student is admitted and eligible to enroll at both institutions simultaneously.
Students are classified according to their level of earned credit hours, based on an academic quarter system.
| Freshman: |
0-44 credit hours |
| Sophomore: |
45-89 credit hours |
| Junior: |
90-134 credit hours |
| Senior: |
135+ credit hours |
Post-baccalaureate: A student who is pursuing a second baccalaureate degree or licensure. Postbaccalaureate students are not considered graduate students.
Non-degree student: A non-degree seeking student is a person who is qualified to enroll for classes at Western Oregon University (WOU), but is not seeking to earn a degree or other university credential for which formal admission to the university is required. The non-degree seeking status is specifically designed for the person who desires to take a very limited number of courses for purposes other than obtaining a degree or certificate at WOU.
Students may be able to receive credit by examination in courses for which they can demonstrate proficiency. To qualify, a student must be enrolled at least half-time, not taken the course previously. A maximum of 45 hours of credit by exam credit hours may be applied to undergraduate degree requirements; a maximum of 15 credit hours may be applied to initial licensure programs.
- Obtain the “credit by examination” form from the Office of the Registrar or website and complete the form indicating qualifications for the relevant course.
- Take the form to the appropriate division chair who will approve or reject the application. If rejected, the form will be returned to the Office of the Registrar for filing purposes. If approved, the chair will designate the examining instructor or instructors and the date and time for the examination.
- Pay the examination fee of $25 per credit at the Cashier’s Office and return the form to the examining instructor. The fee is subject to change without notice.
- The examination may be verbal, written or performance variety or any combination. A score equivalent to a grade of A or B shall be interpreted as successful; the instructor shall notify the department chair of the examination score. The department chair shall return the completed form (with appropriate signatures) to the Registrar, who will notify the student. If the student has been successful, a grade of “P” will be entered on the student’s record.
- A student who fails an exam may not re-apply for credit by examination for the same course.
Grades measure students’ achievement of competence in theoretical, technical, or aesthetic dimensions of coursework, relevant to the course learning outcomes and instructor expectations. Only courses with grades of A through D, S, or P are counted as credit hours applied to a degree program.
| A, A- |
Excellent |
| B+, B, B- |
Above Average |
| C+, C, C- |
Average |
| D+, D |
Below Average |
| P |
Pass: Used in courses in which no letter grade is assigned. |
| S |
Satisfactory:
Summer 2022 thru Spring 2024, Satisfactory: Students had the option to take designated courses on a Satisfactory-No Credit basis; the satisfactory level to pass was defined as equivalent to a grade of C- or better.
Prior to Summer 2022 students had the option to take elective courses on a Satisfactory-No Credit basis; the satisfactory level to pass is defined as equivalent to a grade of D- or better. (Elective courses are those that are not used to fulfill General Education, the bachelor’s degree requirements, or the declared major and minor requirements.) The student must choose this option at registration and cannot reverse that decision.
|
| I |
Incomplete: An essential requirement of the course has not been completed for reasons acceptable to the instructor. |
| NC |
No credit earned |
| W |
Withdrawal from a course after the fourth week of the term. |
| AU |
Audit |
Students who have achieved senior standing are eligible to apply for graduation. Post-baccalaureate students may apply at any time. It is recommended that students apply for graduation three terms ahead of the intended term of graduation. For specific deadlines, refer to the Academic Calendar on the Office of the Registrar’s website.
The Application for Undergraduate Degree is submitted electronically to the Office of the Registrar. Once your application is submitted, you are responsible for informing the Office of the Registrar of any changes in your major/minor/concentration, intended graduation term, change in name or address and other graduation related information.
Graduation and commencement are not the same. A student graduates from WOU after applying to graduate and after the Office of the Registrar determines that all university academic requirements have been met. Students may graduate at the end of any academic term. Upon graduation, a student’s academic record is closed.
Commencement is WOU’s annual ceremony in June that recognizes students’ completion of degrees. Students who are eligible and wish to participate, must submit all required information by the deadline posted on the Office of the Registrar’s online calendar. Failure to submit necessary information by published deadlines may result in the student’s name not being included in the published Commencement program.
Degree Tracks is the official degree evaluation system for students and advisers. Students use this online system to check their progress toward their degree. For information on how to access and use Degree Works, see the Office of the Registrar website.
The faculty at WOU recognizes undergraduate student scholarship by conferring honors distinction at degree conferral to students who have earned a cumulative WOU grade-point average of 3.50 or better.
Graduates who have earned honors distinction and attend the Commencement ceremony are eligible to wear an honor cord at the ceremony. Pending graduates attending Commencement are eligible to wear an honor cord at the ceremony if they meet qualifications as of the end of the Winter Term immediately preceding the Commencement ceremony. Pending graduates will have their final grade-point average calculated and qualification for honors distinction officially determined when all coursework is completed and the degree is conferred.
Honors distinctions are noted on the transcript and diploma.
To qualify for the honors distinction, students must have earned 45 letter-graded hours, (graded A through D) from WOU. Honors distinctions are categorized as follows:
- cum laude for those students with a cumulative GPA between 3.50 and 3.64
- magna cum laude for a cumulative GPA between 3.65 and 3.79
- summa cum laude for a cumulative GPA between 3.80 and 4.00
Students who graduate from the Honors Program with at least a 3.25 cumulative WOU grade point average will have in cursu honorum printed on their diploma and in cursu honorum Honors Program will be noted on the transcript.
All incomplete grades must be completed and the grades entered by the instructor, NO LATER than the end of the term graduation is planned or the default grade will be applied.
However, an unresolved incomplete grade may prevent graduation because the default grade lowers a student’s GPA or prevents a needed requirement from being met. Students are strongly encouraged to resolve incomplete grades within the shortest possible time to prevent problems closer to graduation.
Students intending to transfer credits from other institutions to satisfy graduation requirements must request an official transcript be sent from those institutions to the WOU Office of the Registrar. The Office of the Registrar must receive the official transcripts prior to the completion deadline specified in the graduation status notice sent at the end of the term. Students transferring credits are still subject to the university’s academic residency requirement which specifies the minimum number of credits that must be completed at WOU to earn a degree.
Students are required to declare their intention to participate in June commencement according to the deadline specified on the Academic Calendar on the Office of the Registrar’s website.
Students who have graduated in the previous summer, fall or winter terms are eligible to attend the Commencement ceremony. Students who have applied to graduate in spring or in the summer or fall term immediately following spring term may also participate in the ceremony.
If a student has not registered for courses for four terms, WOU will inactivate the student’s status. When the student wishes to register for courses again, he or she will need to submit an undergraduate re-enrollment application to the Office of the Registrar.
Students who leave WOU and complete coursework from another institution must have earned a GPA of 2.0 or higher and be eligible to return to the last institution attended. Official transcripts of all academic work attempted and/or completed since leaving WOU must be on file in the Office of the Registrar before the re-enrollment will be considered.
Students who leave WOU under academic suspension must submit a re-enrollment application together with a request for reinstatement to the registrar requesting re-admission at least one term before the desired term of enrollment.
Course descriptions provide specific information about courses that may be repeated and counted multiple times for credit and in the case of letter-graded (A through D) courses calculation in the student’s GPA. If this is not mentioned in the course description, the course can only be counted once. Each instance of a repeated class and the grade received is included on the official transcript.
Repeatable courses have varying content or are intended to be repeated to facilitate mastery (e.g., music performance classes). They may be taken as many times or for as many credits as is allowed per the course description. Once the limit is exceeded the oldest class(es) is excluded in its entirety from earned credits and the GPA calculation if applicable. Repeatable courses do not qualify for grade replacement.
If a student chooses to repeat a non-repeatable course to improve their grade, only the most recent grade and credits will be used to calculate the student’s GPA and earned hours, even if the earlier grade was higher.
Course descriptions provide specific information about courses that may be repeated and counted multiple times for credit and in the case of letter-graded (A through D) courses calculation in the student’s GPA. If this is not mentioned in the course description, the course can only be counted once.
Be advised:
- Nonrepeatable courses taken on an audit or satisfactory-no credit basis may not be repeated for an A - D or Pass-No Credit grade.
- Only register for a previously completed nonrepeatable course if the previous grade earned is not sufficient to meet a program requirement.
- Only register for repeatable courses up to the maximum number of times or credits as allowed per the course description.
- Seek advisor input before registering for a previously completed course.
- Courses sometimes change titles, subject codes, and/or numbers. If the course content is equivalent to the old course, taking the course again under the new title, subject, or number is repeating the course, and repeat regulations will apply. Consult the department and your advisor about course changes that may impact you.
- Students who receive federal financial aid and retake a course, may find that it reduces their financial aid package. Contact the WOU Financial Aid Office for assistance before registering for a repeat course.
Undergraduate students within 12 quarter hours of completing all requirements for the bachelor’s degree, but not including student teaching, may petition to enroll in up to 12 credit hours of graduate courses numbered 500-599. These courses can be reserved for later use in a graduate degree program. Undergraduate students cannot register for any 600-699 courses. Petition forms to reserve graduate courses are available from the Office of the Registrar. Refer to the Accelerated Undergraduate to Masters Pathway (AUMP) program for alternate means of earning graduate credit while completing your undergraduate degree.
From Summer 2022 through Spring 2024, undergraduate students were able to elect to take designated courses on a Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) basis. During this period, S/NC grading operated as follows:
- A grade of S applied towards general education and elective requirements.
- Programs determined which, if any, requirements in their major, minor, concentration, and/or certificate would be fulfilled with a grade of S.
- Each major, minor, concentration, and/or certificate had a notation regarding the use of S grades in meeting requirements for that program.
- Students were required to elect the S/NC grade mode by Friday week 7 of the term, with an equivalent deadline for Summer term sessions.
- A grade of C- or higher was equivalent to a grade of S.
- A grade below C- was equivalent to a grade of NC, which does not fulfill any requirements.
- Only 36 credits, with a grade of S, could be applied towards requirements.
Course articulation is the process by which the institution compares the content of WOU courses with the content of courses from other institutions for the purpose of awarding credit at WOU.
Equivalent to a WOU course
A sufficiently aligned eligible transfer course will be articulated to a WOU course. Transfer courses that are equivalent to WOU courses will, with the exception of possible limitations*, apply to requirements in the same manner as WOU courses.
*See Limitations U-13d
Not Equivalent to a WOU course
General credit is given for eligible transfer courses without a WOU equivalent. General Credit is denoted by course numbers ending in ‘XX’. Applicability of courses without a WOU equivalency varies. Consult your advisor.
Equivalency Determinations
Lower-division transfer equivalencies are evaluated by the Office of the Registrar upon receipt of an official transcript from an eligible institution. As needed, the office will consult divisions/departments, the General Education Committee, or other content area experts to determine appropriate equivalencies.
Upper-division transfer equivalency decisions are made by division and department chairs in consultation with faculty content experts in their unit.
General Education
A transfer course that is equivalent to a WOU course is applied towards general education requirements in the same manner as the WOU course.
A transfer course without a WOU equivalency may apply to a general education requirement if the General Education Director, in consultation as needed with the General Education Committee (G.E.C.), determines that the course outcomes align to a particular general education outcome. Many non-equivalent transfer courses have been reviewed and approved by the G.E.C. Those courses automatically apply to the appropriate requirement. Students may request a review of their non-equivalent transfer course(s) by the director (see Requesting an Articulation Assessment).
Requesting an Articulation Assessment
Students may request a review of the current articulation of their transfer course. Requests for review must be made within one term of the articulation being posted to a student’s record.
When general elective credit is granted a student may request that course be reviewed to determine if it is equivalent to a WOU course and/or for the course to complete a General Education requirement. If the eligible transfer course is equivalent to a WOU course, a student may request that it be reviewed as a potential equivalent to a different WOU course.
Be prepared to provide as much information as possible about the transfer course, such as a course description and/or syllabus.
To request that an articulated transfer course be considered for a different articulation email the Office of the Registrar (registrar@mail.wou.edu). Provide your student ID number, the name of the transfer institution, the transfer course, and the current equivalent. Explain what equivalent you are seeking and why. If available, provide the course description and/or syllabus for review. The office will review the materials and consult faculty as needed to make a determination. The decision is final.
To request that an eligible non-equivalent transfer course apply towards a general education requirement. submit an online petition (https://wou.edu/gened/gened-resources/) to the General Education Committee (G.E.C.). The G.E.C. ‘s decision is final.
Oregon Standard Articulations
In accordance with Oregon state law WOU honors articulations established through statute at the state level. This includes adhering to common course numbering requirements, major transfer maps, and core transfer maps.
Quarter Credit System
Western Oregon University operates on the term or quarter system. One quarter hour represents approximately 50 minutes of classwork per week during a 10-week term. Fall, winter, and spring terms are approximately 10 weeks long, followed by a one-week period of examination. Summer term includes a variety of session lengths.
Transfer credits from eligible institutions that are also on a term/quarter system articulate on a one-to-one credit basis.
Semester to Quarter Calculation
Transfer credits from eligible institutions that operate on a semester system are converted to quarter credits by multiplying the number of credits awarded at the semester institution by 1.5.
Any Other Unaligned Credit
Upon conversion to the quarter system, the total credits earned are granted for all eligible transfer courses.
Any eligible equivalent transfer courses in which the credit earned exceeds the number of credits of the WOU equivalent course are granted credit for the equivalent course, and the excess credits are granted as general credit denoted by course numbers ending in ‘XX’.
Eligible equivalent transfer courses in which the credits earned are less than the WOU equivalent course are only granted the credit earned at the transfer institution. The equivalency may still apply to requirements; however, this may lead to a credit deficiency in areas that have minimum credit requirements. Consult your advisor.
Credit from Regionally Accredited Institutions
Transfer credit is granted for courses completed at regionally accredited institutions*.
*See Limitations U-13d
Credit from Unaccredited Institutions
No transfer credit is granted at entrance for work at unaccredited institutions. After completing one year or 45 credits with a 2.0 or better GPA at WOU, credit earned at unaccredited institutions may be reviewed to determine what, if any, will be allowed for credit by petition through the Office of the Registrar.
Official Transcripts
An official transcript is required to seek transfer credit; unofficial transcripts are not acceptable. Submit the official transcript to the Office of the Registrar for evaluation. Official transcripts must be delivered directly from the transfer institution to WOU. The office will accept hand delivery of an official transcript in a sealed envelope that has not been opened.
Official transcripts must be submitted for all post-secondary institutions that a student has attended.
Student Level
Articulations are completed by the Office of the Registrar for undergraduate students. Transfer credits are not articulated for post-baccalaureate students.
Graduate student transfer credit is articulated by the Graduate Programs Office in accordance with graduate regulations.
Course Level
Only collegiate level courses will be considered for articulation. Oregon public institutions define collegiate level as 100 or above.
Community College Credit
A cumulative 124 quarter credit hours of eligible transfer courses are accepted from community colleges.
Vocational-Technical and Career Technical Education
A maximum combined 24 quarter credit hours of eligible vocational-technical and career-technical coursework may be accepted as elective credit toward part of the 124 allowed hours.
Upper-division Credit
Lower-division credit earned at a community college does not count as upper-division credit. A lower-division eligible transfer course from a community college that is equivalent to a WOU upper-division course will not apply towards any upper-division requirements. Consult your advisor.
WOU Academic Residency
Western Oregon University only issues degrees to students who have completed a sufficient number of credits in residence at WOU*. Undergraduates are advised to only enroll in WOU classes when completing their final 45 credit hours unless they have already completed 150 or more credits in residence at WOU*. Consult your advisor.
*See University Graduation Requirements . Note, that there may be program specific exceptions.
Exclusions
WOU does not recognize other institutions’ academic forgiveness policies.
Repeated Courses
Eligible transfer courses that are repeated, at the transfer institution or a combination of WOU and a transfer institution, are included and excluded in the earned, attempted, and GPA hours in compliance with the most recent repeat rule in effect for the WOU equivalent course.
In the instance of a course for which WOU does not allow students to repeat and earn credit for the same course twice, the most recent course taken (WOU or eligible transfer course) is included in earned and GPA hours; all others are excluded from earned and GPA hours.
In the instance of a course for which WOU allows students to repeat a course for credit, the most recent courses taken (WOU or eligible transfer course) will be included in earned and GPA hours* until the limit is reached. Courses taken in excess of the maximum allowed are excluded from earned and GPA hours.
All repeated courses (WOU and/or eligible transfer course) count in attempted hours.
*Credits are included or excluded at the course level. Credits are not split.
Military
Any student receiving GI Bill® education benefits while attending Western Oregon University is required to obtain transcripts from military training and submit them for evaluation of prior credit.
American Council on Education (A.C.E)
Upon submission of official documentation, credit endorsed by A.C.E. will be evaluated to determine if equivalent or general credit may be awarded.
Other
Learning completed through various other online forums are not transferable unless they are transcribed at a regionally accredited institution*.
*See Eligibility (U-13c) requirements.
Students who receive qualifying scores in certain standardized exams may, upon admission, be granted credit toward a baccalaureate degree. Exam-based credit is subject to exclusion under the institutional repeat regulation.
No letter grades (A, B, C, D) will be assigned to credit granted on the basis of an exam.
WOU will grant credit for Advanced Placement exam scores of 3, 4 and 5. Official test scores should be sent from the College Board to the Office of the Registrar at WOU. The amount of credit will vary from subject to subject.
Advanced Placement Credit
American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Exam
Students who receive a grade of C or better in each 200-level course of an organic chemistry sequence at a Oregon public community college and who also score at or above the 50th percentile on the American Chemical Society national organic chemistry exam, may have upper-division organic chemistry requirements in their major waived. Official transcripts and an official letter from the community college should be sent from the community college to the Office of the Registrar at WOU.
College Level Equivalency Program (CLEP)
WOU will grant credit for Course Level Equivalency Program (CLEP) exams. The minimum exam score requirement varies by subject; see the scoring table for details. Official test scores should be sent from the College Board to the Office of the Registrar at WOU.
College Level Equivalency (CLEP) Scoring Table
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examinations
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Scoring Table
WOU will grant credit for International Baccalaureate (IB) exam scores of 4 or higher. Official test scores should be sent from the International Baccalaureate organization to the Office of the Registrar at WOU. The amount of credit will vary from subject to subject.
WOU International Baccalaureate Program Credit Guidelines
Transfer students entering WOU who have earned either an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree (AAOT) from an Oregon community college under the May 1988 transfer agreement or an Associate of Science Transfer degree (ASOT) from an Oregon community college under the April 2003 transfer agreement, will be considered as having met WOU’s General Education requirements. For purposes of course registration only, students holding an AAOT or ASOT will be considered to have junior standing. The following degrees in the state of Oregon meet WOU’s General Education requirements:
| Institution |
Degree |
| Any Oregon Community College |
- Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT)
|
| Any Oregon Community College |
- Associate of Science Transfer (ASOT)
|
| Chemeketa Community College |
- Associate of Science from Chemeketa Community College
|
| Linn-Benton Community College |
- Associate of Science in Human Development and Family Studies
- Associate of Science from Linn-Benton Community College
|
| Mt. Hood Community College |
- Associate of Science from Mt. Hood Community College
|
Other Oregon Transfer Agreements
Students who have earned the Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) will meet all WOU General Education requirements with the exception of Integrating Knowledge (2 courses, 6-8 credits). A notation verifying that the Associate degree meets the Oregon Transfer Degree requirements or Oregon Transfer Module requirements must be included on the student’s official transcript.
A Major Transfer Map (MTM) agreement stipulates that upon successful completion, the student receives credit towards major requirements that will set their standing as a junior in their major. The MTM does not clear general education requirements or guarantee the student has earned sufficient credits to be considered a junior at the institutional level, which requires a minimum of 90 earned credit hours.
A Core Transfer Map (CTM) agreement stipulates that upon successful completion, the student is guaranteed to have 30 credits of the CTM applied toward their general education requirements.
Students from designated states who have earned specific transfer degrees will be considered as having met WOU’s General Education requirements. The transfer degrees are as follows:
| State |
Degree & Institution |
| Arizona |
- Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Pima Community College
- Associate of Arts in American Sign Language and Interpreting Studies from Coconino Community College
- Associate of Arts from Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- Associate of Arts from Central Arizona College
- Associate of Science from Central Arizona College
- Associate of Business from Central Arizona College
|
| California |
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
- California State University General Education (CSU GE)
- Associate of Arts for Transfer in Elementary Teacher Education from Fresno City College
|
| Colorado |
- Associate of Arts in Statewide Transfer Major from Community College of Denver
|
| Florida |
- Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Hillsborough Community College
- General Education Associate of Arts from Florida State College Jacksonville
- General Education Associate of Arts from Hillsborough Community College
- General Education Associate of Arts from St. Petersburg College
- Associate of Arts from St. Johns River State College
- Associate of Arts from Santa Fe Community College
|
| Georgia |
- Associate of Arts in Psychology from South Georgia State College
|
| Hawaii |
- Articulated Associates of Arts from University of Hawaii
|
| Idaho |
- Associate of Science from Idaho State University
|
| New Mexico |
- Associate of Arts in Sociology from Central New Mexico Community College
|
| Utah |
- Associate of Science in General Studies from Weber State University
|
| Washington |
- Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA)
|
| Wyoming |
- Associate of Arts in American Sign Language from Casper Community College
|
Students with an associate degree not listed here may petition the General Education Committee to have their degree reviewed to determine completion of General Education requirements. To initiate the petition process, go online to wou.edu/gened/petitions.
Pass/No Credit, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, and Emergency Grades
- Audits, withdrawals, remedial, and zero-credit corequisites will not be evaluated for credit.
- Incomplete grades and work in progress will also not be evaluated.
- Failing grades will be articulated and counted as attempted credit.
- Pass/No Pass, and Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory coursework will be evaluated for credit.
- The minimum equivalent letter grade for a S/U class must be C- or higher to be granted credit.
- P/NC and S/U graded classes do not automatically satisfy prerequisites or General Education requirements. Appeals may be made on a case by case basis with the student’s major advisor, General Education Committee, or specific course instructors.
Letter Grades
Letter grades earned at an eligible transfer institution are assigned to the transfer equivalency, with the exception of grades that are not valid at WOU. WOU does not issue A+ grades;a grade of A+ is articulated to a grade of A.
- Only courses with a letter prefix and numbered 100-level or above may be used to meet General Education requirements, graduation requirements, major or minor requirements. Grading must be on an A-F basis as opposed to pass/no credit or satisfactory/no credit basis (with the exception of PE activity courses).
- Students who have earned an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science in Business Oregon Transfer degree from an Oregon community college will be considered to have met WOU’s General Education requirements. The requirements of the Oregon Transfer degree are spelled out in the May 10, 1988 and April 18, 2003, transfer agreements. All students satisfying these requirements will have “Oregon Transfer” marked on their transcripts by the community college awarding the degree.
- Students who have earned the California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, California State University Transfer Degree, Hawaii Articulated Associate of Arts degree or Washington Direct Transfer Degree will be considered to have met WOU’s General Education requirements.
- The lower-division general education requirements included with the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree are 55 to 63 quarter credit hours. The lower-division general education requirements included with the Associate of Science in Business Oregon Transfer Degree are 62 to 65 quarter credit hours. These credit hours will be directly applied toward satisfying the General Education requirements. The remaining credit hours included within the degrees will be applied toward the satisfaction of basic graduation requirements, lower-division major, minor or elective requirements as noted in this catalog or in consultation with the appropriate division chair.
- Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams with sufficiently high scores do satisfy specific General Education requirements. Contact the Office of the Registrar for more information.
- These policies do not preclude case-by-case negotiation with appropriate division chairs, or in the case of General Education requirements, the General Education director. For example, although WOU does not offer journalism courses, a journalism course at another institution might count toward a writing (or other) major if the Humanities Division chair is convinced of sufficient overlap in course content and skill level.
- Students who have completed a baccalaureate degree and are pursuing a second baccalaureate degree from WOU will be considered to have met WOU’s General Education requirements.
- Students completing the Oregon Transfer Compass Core Transfer map will fulfill their Foundations: WR 121, Foundations Mathematics, and Exploring Knowledge requirements for General Education.
- Students transferring in with 30 or more credits of college-level coursework (not including Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate) will have their First Year Seminar requirement waived.
- A course that is transferred in and articulates as a course in the WOU General Education program will meet the same General Education requirement as that course. Students may petition the General Education program to allow transfer courses that do not articulate as WOU courses to meet General Education requirements. To submit a petition, go online to wou.edu/gened/petitions-form.
- Students entering WOU who are lacking a single course needed to complete an approved Transfer Degree may petition the General Education committee to complete the transfer degree at WOU by taking an equivalent course or an Integrating Knowledge course. Students with more than one course remaining in a transfer degree are not eligible to request this exception.
- Students entering WOU who are lacking a single requirement (more than one course) to complete an approved Transfer Degree may petition the General Education committee to complete the transfer degree at WOU by taking an equivalent course and an Integrating Knowledge course or both Integrating Knowledge courses. Students with more than one requirement remaining in a transfer degree are not eligible to request this exception.
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