Registrar FAQ

You must complete a Change of Major form and have the 'old' and 'new' academic departments approve your change. Submit the signed form to the Office of the Registrar in Scanlon Hall, Room 241. Refer to the Course Offerings Booklet for the deadline to change a major in time for pre-registration.

You must complete the required course work for an incomplete (I) by the fourth week of class of the following semester. If you do not complete the work within the required time, and an extension has not been approved, the grade will be automatically changed to an 'F'.

You can be named to the Dean's List if you are a full-time undergraduate (at least 12 graded semester hours) and have a semester average of 3.3 or higher with no grade below 'C' and no grade of Incomplete.

You must fill out a Course Permission Form and obtain the signature of the WSU department that offers the equivalent course. Once approved, submit the form to Parenzo 150, Office of the Registrar. When you have completed the course, have an official transcript sent directly from the host school's Registrar's Office to WSU's Registrar's Office and the course will be posted to your WSU record.

You must fill out a Degree Completion Plan/Diploma Order form, preferably when you register for your last semester's classes. The submission of this form will alert us to audit your Core and Major/Minor progress and to order a diploma for you.

Yes. Students who have completed at least 114 semester hours may petition to participate in the Commencement Ceremony in May. Some restrictions apply: students must need only two courses to complete at the time of Commencement, have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in the major and a minimum 2.0 GPA overall.