Non-Resident Online Students
Waivers for Non-Resident Online Students
Matriculated students who are being charged Non-Resident tuition and who are taking only classes online may qualify for a waiver.
For more information on programs and classes, please visit the CWU Online Learning page.
There is no separate application to be considered for this waiver. Recipients are determined using CWU enrollment data.
The amount of the waiver is based on the exact amount of credits an eligible student is enrolled in each quarter. As a result, the online waivers will disburse after the Add/Drop period to allow students time to fully enroll. There is no minimum credit requirement.
Class modality must be coded as "online" for students to be considered for the waiver. In the Class Details, it must be designated Instruction Mode: Online. The Scholarships Office is not responsible for changing class modality. Please contact your academic department for assistance.
Non-Resident Online Waiver Details
Students in Only Online Classes
Domestic Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates
- Recipients will receive a waiver similar to the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program to allow them to pay 150% of the Resident tuition amount.
Domestic Graduates
- Recipients will receive a waiver to allow them to pay 125% of the Resident tuition amount.
International Students must be both in only online classes and an online major program to receive the waiver.
Students in Only Online Classes and an Online Major Program
Domestic Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates
- Recipients will receive a differential waiver to allow them to pay the Resident tuition amount.
International Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates
- Recipients will receive a waiver similar to the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program to allow them to pay 150% of the Resident tuition amount.
- The online waiver cannot be awarded to International Students who have already been awarded International Merit Scholarships.
Domestic and International Graduates
- Recipients will receive a waiver to allow them to pay 125% of the Resident tuition amount.
Online Waivers – General Requirements
- Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
- Graduates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- There is no minimum enrollment requirement.
- Students physically attending any CWU campus location are not eligible for the waiver.
- Students in major programs with a significant portion of fully online curriculum may qualify for the waiver during the online portion only. (Example: Para-medicine).
- Non-matriculated students and students enrolled in self-supporting programs are not eligible to receive the waiver. For example: Continuing Education, Career and Technical Education or Occupational Education.
Summer Waivers
- Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students who attend Summer Quarter classes are only eligible for the online waiver if they are both in only online classes and an online major program.
- College of Business Graduate students are not eligible for the online waiver for summer.
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