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Submitting Your Application File
We can serve you better - and faster! - if your official transcripts (sealed by your college or university) arrive as soon as possible after submitting your online application. Students who have earned less than 45 quarter credits (30 semester credits) in college are also required to submit official high school transcripts and either ACT or SAT scores.
To help the Admissions Office match up your documents, we also recommend that you include your Social Security Number or date of birth on all materials mailed separately from your application.
Mail all application materials to:- Western Washington University
- Office of Admissions
- 516 High Street
- Bellingham, WA 98225-9009
Complete Application File
A complete application file consists of:
- Application;
- Non-refundable application fee of $50; and
- Official transcript from each college attended.
Students who have earned less than 45 quarter credits (30 semester credits) must also submit:
- Official high school transcript(s); and
- Official test scores from SAT I or ACT.
It is important that you read all instructions as you complete the admissions application form. It is your responsibility to be aware of all pertinent application requirements.
ConfirmationYou should receive a confirmation post card within 2 weeks after Western receives your application. If you don't receive confirmation, call the Office of Admissions at (360) 650-3440.
Application Fee
A non-refundable $50 application fee is required with your application. When you apply online, you will be asked to submit a credit card, debit card, or electronic check to complete the application. If you use a paper application, your application fee must be in the form of a check or money order, payable to "Western Washington University". Please include your social security number or birth date on your check.
If you are requesting a fee waiver due to extreme financial need, or you have been approved for a fee waiver through SAT, ACT, etc., you need to request a fee waiver. If you apply online you will have the option to request a fee waiver at the time you submit your application. If you apply on paper be sure to include a detailed written request for a fee waiver or include a copy of your approved fee waiver form.
Transcripts: General Guidelines
Applicants are responsible for requesting official transcripts from the appropriate institutions as defined below. A transcript is considered "official" if it bears the official seal and authorizing signature of the issuing institution and is:
- sent directly by the school to the Office of Admissions or
- sealed by the school and mailed or delivered to Admissions by you. If the envelope has been opened before it arrives in the Office of Admissions, the transcript is not official.
College Transcripts
Submit transcripts from all colleges attended. These transcripts will enable Admissions to process your application more efficiently and expedite the awarding of transfer credit.
High School Transcript
If you have earned less than 45 quarter credits (30 semester credits), you must request a transcript from the last high school you attended. If you attended more than one high school, it is recommended that you submit transcripts from all of them. If you have already graduated or have left high school, your high school transcript must show all course work completed.
Test Scores
If you have earned less than 45 quarter credits (30 semester credits), you must submit official test scores. Test scores are official if they are:
- sent directly from the testing agency to the WWU; or
- sent directly from the high school (handwritten scores are not acceptable).
Test scores sent directly from the testing agency will enable the Office of Admissions to process your application more quickly.
How To Order Test Scores
- Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I)
- College Board/SAT, Box 6201, Princeton, NJ 08541-6201
- Phone 609.771.7600 -- TDD 609.882.4118
- FAX 609.771.7681
- WWU Institutional Code: 4947
- www.collegeboard.org/sat/html/students/adlscor.html
- American College Test (ACT)
- ACT Records, PO Box 451, Iowa City, IA 52243
- Phone 319.337.1313
- WWU Institutional Code: 4490
- www.act.org/aap/scores/index.html
Students with Disabilities
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact disAbility Resources for Students (360) 650-3083; TTY user # (360) 650-3725 or the Washington State Relay Service at 800-833-6388 (TTY)