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Late Add Petition

The Late Add Petition is available after the Late Add Period has ended (last day to add a course through Register.UW) and remains open through the last day of each quarter. Late Add Petitions are only permitted during the quarter for which the course is offered. The Late Add Petition is for UW Seattle tuition-based students.

Academic Calendar

Refer to the Academic Calendar for specific dates for registration periods, adding & dropping, and late add periods for the given quarter.

Fees

Late Adds incur a Registration Change Fee of $20 and is only waived at the department’s request, with proof of an institutional error.
Late Registrations, first registration occurs during or after Registration Period III, incur a Late Registration Fee of $25 through the second week of the quarter, and $75 beginning the third week of the quarter.

Late Add Petition Process

The student and instructor must complete the Late Add Petition when:

  • Late Add Period Ended: The student can no longer add a course through Register.UW;
  • Late Add: It is determined that an additional course is needed, or;
  • Late Registration: A student must register for the first time for the current quarter.

Step One: Student

The Student completes and submits the Late Add Petition. The student should allow enough time for the instructor to review and process the request before the end of the quarter.

Information provided by the student:

  • Student: Name, UW NetID, ID Number, @uw.edu email
  • *Course: SLN, Abbreviation, Number, Section
  • *Code: Add Code, Entry Code, or Faculty Code
  • **Instructor: Name, @uw.edu email
  • Explanation: Reason for late add
  • Consent: To registration changes, associated change fees, tuition charges

Step Two: Instructor

The Late Add Petition is forwarded to the instructor for review. The instructor has seven days, or through the last day of the quarter, whichever occurs first, to process the request before it expires.

  • Review: Correct SLN, Add Code, Reason for the Late Add.
  • Email confirmation: Forwards/responds to the email (regoff@uw.edu) affirming they are the Instructor of Record for the course, and they approve the Late Add.

Step Three: OUR Registration Team

Approved Late Add Petitions are forwarded to the OUR Registration Team, and they will verify add codes and IoR before processing the Late Add Petition.

Both the student and instructor will be notified if the Registration Team is not able to process the Late Add Petition.

Step Four: Post Registration

After the course has been added, the student should review their tuition balance.

Late Add Petition

Past Quarter Academic History Change

A Past Quarter Academic History Change is a request to add a course to a student’s academic history after the quarter has ended. These requests must be sent by the Instructor of Record (IoR) of the course to petition@uw.edu.

  • Requests will only be approved if there was demonstrated institutional error that prevented the student from being registered during the quarter.
  • Students who fail to register, even if they were added to Canvas for the course, will not be approved for a Past Quarter Academic History Change.

Period I Priority Registration Dates Autumn 2024

Autumn 2024

Registration Period I is limited to continuing students currently enrolled or for students who completed the previous quarter. Registration priority begins at 6:00 a.m. on the priority registration date as determined by student status and student number. Students may make changes by logging into MyUW any day following the assigned priority date.

Class Standing UW ID number ends in
0, 1, 2, 3, or 4
priority reg date:
UW ID number ends in
5, 6, 7, 8, or 9
priority reg date:
Graduate students May 3, 2024
Professional students May 3, 2024
Student Veterans May 3, 2024
Students with Disabilities
As needed based on approval by the office of Disability Resources for Students (DRS).
May 3, 2024
Graduating Postbaccalaureates May 3, 2024
Graduating Seniors May 3, 2024
Postbaccalaureates May 7, 2024 May 6, 2024
NCAA Athletes May 6, 2024
Seniors May 7, 2024 May 6, 2024
Juniors May 10, 2024 May 9, 2024
Sophomores May 14, 2024 May 13, 2024
Freshmen May 17, 2024 May 16, 2024

Tuition Exemption Program

The State Employee Tuition Exemption Program is one of the most valuable benefits offered to Washington State employees, covering up to 6 credits of qualifying coursework per quarter on a space-available basis. We look forward to assisting you with taking advantage of this benefit.

The University’s Tuition Exemption Policy is governed by Chapter 28B.15.558 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and UW Administrative Policy Statement 22.1.

All quarterly application, registration, and payment dates referenced herein are based on the Academic Calendar.

Tuition Exemption at UW Tacoma and UW Bothell

UW Bothell and UW Tacoma maintain their own policies and procedures regarding tuition exemption. Please review the following resources and contact their respective registration offices for more information or assistance.

Tuition Exemption at Other Campuses

The Professional Organizational Development (POD) office assists UW staff and faculty who intend to enroll at other participating colleges or universities with a Tuition Exemption Program.

Steps to Using Tuition Exemption at UW Seattle

The information on this page applies to state employees enrolling and registering for courses at the UW Seattle campus only.

Step One: Review Tuition Exemption Eligibility

The first step to being a tuition-exempt student at the University of Washington is to understand if you are eligible for this benefit.

Tuition Eligible Groups

Tuition Exemption Eligible Groups

The Office of the University Registrar cannot determine an employee’s eligibility to participate in the tuition exemption program. UW staff and faculty with questions about if your position is eligible to participate in the tuition exemption program, please contact POD, include your Employee ID number and quarter you wish to attend.

Employment Program Eligible for Tuition Exemption Eligibility Begins
Classified Staff (minimum 50% FTE) Yes Completed 6 month probationary period
Professional Staff (minimum 50% FTE) Yes First day of employment
Faculty (minimum 50% FTE) Yes First day of employment
Hourly or Temporary Staff No

Fixed duration classified staff project appointments are not eligible for the program, nor are most hourly employees (exceptions noted previously). Spouses and dependents of UW employees are not eligible.

“State of Washington employees” means persons employed half-time or more in one or more of the following employee classifications:

  • Permanent employees in classified services under chapter 41.06 RCW
  • Permanent classified employees and exempt paraprofessional employees of technical colleges; and,
  • Faculty, counselors, librarians, and exempt professional and administrative employees at institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016
  • Classified staff may receive waivers as part of teacher preparation programs (as an alternative to the current limitation to being relevant to their work assignment as defined in RCW 28B.15.558

Eligible state employees must hold this status on the day the exemption form is approved, and must be in that status on the first day of the quarter for which the tuition-exemption is granted.

Eligible Washington States employees may enroll for and receive a tuition exemption for up to 6 credits each quarter on a space-available basis. Eligible students are allowed to enroll for more than six credits and will be charged tuition accordingly for the additional credits.

Space availability applies to degree programs as well as courses, and fully enrolled programs may not have space to accommodate students using the tuition exemption. Also, certain schools or majors may be limited or have exclusions to the tuition exemption program; read on for more information or contact the school or major for further details.

Non-UW state employees must contact their respective human resources office to determine eligibility and requirements for participating in the tuition exemption program.

Step Two: Apply and Obtain Student Status

The second step to being a tuition-exempt student at the University of Washington is to decide the appropriate student status and how to apply for that status. The types of student statuses at UW and their contact information are as follows.

Active student status is required to register for courses.

First, you must apply for admission to the University of Washington (Seattle). You will be required to pay the application fee. Applicants are subject to the same priority application dates as other new students. Individuals wishing to apply as a matriculated student, a non-matriculated student, or a graduate non-matriculated student should contact the academic program for details regarding the application process and space availability in the program.

Former UW Seattle students may re-enroll as a returning student and will return in the same classification, or as non-matriculated students.

Employees need only apply for student status once as long as continuous enrollment is maintained in the same status. In order to change statuses, employees will need to reapply for the appropriate status.

Types of Student Status

Types of Student Status

Employees who intend to enroll as an undergraduate student or Postbaccalaureate (Fifth-Year student) must apply to a program through the UW Office of Admissions. For additional information please call 206-543-9686 or visit their office at 301 Schmitz Hall.

Returning Undergraduate or Postbaccalaureate students: After taking off two consecutive quarters or more (not including summer quarter), students must follow the Returning Student Process and submit a Returning Student Application.

Employees who intend to enroll as a graduate student must contact the specific Graduate Program for advising and to determine if the program is eligible for tuition exemption. To apply to be a matriculated student in a graduate program, submit a Graduate application. Continuous enrollment is required of Graduate students in order to maintain student status. Failure to maintain this status requires reinstatement to the University of Washington. Students who desire to take a quarter or quarters off without going through the reinstatement process must apply for on-leave status for each quarter they do not register.

Employees who intend to apply as a first-time or returning non-matriculated (not seeking a degree) student under the tuition exemption program must complete the Non-Matriculated Application for tuition exemption. There is an $80 non-refundable application fee.

  • Please Note: Non-matriculated students may take undergraduate and graduate level courses. However, graduate-level courses cannot be counted toward a graduate degree at UW.
  • Taking off two consecutive quarters or more (not including Summer quarter), requires the student to submit an additional Non-Matriculated Tuition Exemption Application.
    • Please be sure to complete and submit the Non-Matriculated for Tuition Exemption Application – not the Returning Student Form. Employees who have already graduated from or who have never attended UW in a matriculated student status should not complete the Returning Student Process.

Employees who intend to enroll as a GNM student must contact the specific Graduate Program for advising and to determine if the program accepts GNM applications or is eligible for tuition exemption.
To apply as a GNM student, submit a Graduate Non-Matriculated application. Continuous enrollment is required of Graduate students in order to maintain student status.

Employees who have previously attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate, post baccalaureate, or professional student that have not completed a degree, and are seeking to return to the same student status, must complete the Returning Student Process. This requires an $80 non-refundable enrollment confirmation fee. Do not complete the Returning Student Form if you have already completed a Bachelor’s degree program at UW.
Employees who have never attended the University of Washington should not complete the Returning Student Form.

  • Students returning to a graduate program or as a GNM must contact Graduate Admissions.
  • Students returning to non-matriculated status must complete the NM application.

Step Three: Review Eligible Courses

The third step is to carefully review the following information to make sure the course you want to take and cover with your Tuition Exemption is eligible for this benefit.

Courses Covered by Tuition Exemption

Generally, all state-funded programs and courses 599 and lower are covered with tuition exemption with the following exceptions.

Courses Not Covered by Tuition Exemption

All fee-based sections, fee-based degree programs, and certificate programs offered through the UW Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) are not covered by tuition exemption. Additional information can be found via Fee-Based programs FAQs.

  • ENGL 100, 101, 102, 103, or 105
  • MATH 098
  • All NCLIN-prefix courses
  • NMETH 598, 600, 700, 800, 801
  • NURS 499, 599
  • All graduate level independent study courses numbered 600, 700, or 800
  • All independent study, thesis, dissertation, research internships, tutorials, private lessons, or practicum courses
  • All self-sustaining or fee-based courses<
  • Early start courses that begin and end prior to the beginning of the quarter
  • College of Education Matriculated degree students cannot use tuition exemption; only College of Education GNMs and NMs can use the benefit for those courses. More financial aid information from the College of Education
  • Evans School of Public Policy and Governance Matriculated students cannot use tuition exemption; only Evans School GNMs and NMs can use the benefit for those courses. More financial aid information from the Evans School

Also, certain state-funded sections or programs may be excluded from the tuition exemption program based on academic or fiscal considerations.

Step Four: Review Tuition Exemption Fees

The fourth step, once a UW eligible employee has obtained student status but before they submit the tuition exemption form, is to review the Tuition Exemption fees before registering for classes.

Registration and Student Fees

Students may log into MyUW to check their tuition balance after registering for classes.

  • Students will be billed a $30 non-refundable registration fee and any additional tuition for credits over 6.
  • Students will be billed the quarterly Student Technology Fee.
  • A $25 late registration fee will be assessed if the student initially registers for the quarter on or after the eighth calendar day of that quarter.
  • A $75 late registration fee will be assessed if the student initially registers for the quarter on or after the 15th calendar day of that quarter.
  • A $20 fee will be charged for all registration changes made on a single day beginning the eighth calendar day of the quarter.
  • Tuition and fees are typically due on the 3rd Friday of the quarter.

Step Five: Submit Tuition Exemption Form

The fifth step is to submit the corresponding Tuition Exemption request form.

A Tuition Exemption request form must be submitted every quarter that you wish to register for courses and is due at the Office of the University Registrar according to the following submission deadlines.

Quarter Submission Deadline
Spring 2025 March 17, 2025 – 5:00 p.m.
Summer 2025 June 9, 2025 – 5:00 p.m.
Autumn 2025 September 10, 2025 – 5:00 p.m.
Winter 2026 December 22, 2025 – 5:00 p.m.
Spring 2026 March 16, 2026 – 5:00 p.m.

Submission Instructions

  • Quarterly registration: Students must complete and submit their respective Tuition Exemption request form every quarter they intend to register for courses.
  • UW Employee Identification Number (EID): The Employee Identification Number (EID) is required in order to process the request.
  • Non-matriculated and undergraduate students must complete the top portion of the form only.
  • Graduate, post baccalaureate, and GNM students must complete the bottom portion of the form. (Review job-related taxes FAQ.)
  • Late Applications: Forms submitted after the deadline date will not be accepted or processed.
  • Proof of Employment: You will be required to upload documentation of your eligibility for tuition exemption benefits from your supervisor or human resources office in the Tuition Exemption form. The form cannot be processed without the required proof of employment eligibility.

Submit the Corresponding Tuition Exemption Form

WA State Employees UW Employees UWNetID

Step Six: Register for Classes

The sixth step, once a UW eligible employee has obtained student status and submitted the corresponding Tuition Exemption form, is to log into Register.UW and register for courses on the appropriate eligibility date.

Tuition exempt students do not register using the Non-Matriculated (NM) or Graduate Non-Matriculated (GNM) paper registration approval or registration forms and do not require instructor signatures to register. Review the registration resources for additional information.

Registration Eligibility Dates

Review the Academic Calendar for specific registration dates for each quarter.

  • All UW employees register on the 3rd day of the quarter.
  • Washington State employees register on the 4th day of the quarter.

Course enrollment is not permitted prior to the appropriate registration eligibility date for all courses when using a tuition exemption, this includes any additional courses even if they are not taken as tuition exempt. However, students may attend classes with instructor permission prior to the registration eligibility date.

Students who register before the assigned tuition exemption registration eligibility date will not be permitted to convert to the tuition exemption program and will be required to pay regular tuition for all registered credits.

There are no course additions accepted after the third week of the quarter.

Frequently Asked Questions

faqs

Tuition exempt students who register for 6 credits or less do not pay Student Services and Activities Fee and therefore are not entitled to the services funded by those fees. Nor are they eligible to purchase tickets to athletic or performing arts events at student rates.

However, tuition exempt students who do register in excess of 6 credits must pay the SAF and may use SAF-funded services. Review the full list of services and programs funded by SAF.

All tuition exempt students may use the libraries with their Husky card (faculty/staff identification card). Participating Washington State employees may obtain student ID cards for library services from Husky Card Services in 014 Odegaard.

Tuition Exempt students are not automatically billed for the UPASS Program with their tuition or services fees. All tuition exempt students, including non-UW employees, are eligible to purchase a UPASS from the Transportation Services Office at the employee rate. It is not refundable and not pro-rated. For more information about the UPASS program and other commuting options, please contact Transportation Services.

Student Fiscal Services monitors the tuition exemption total for each employee student and calculates the tax amount for those who owe tax. Review Employees’ Tuition Exemption Tax Withholding for detailed information. According to the University of Washington’s policy for the Internal Revenue Code section 127 tax plan, an employee taking graduate level, non-job-related classes is entitled to a tuition exemption of up to $5,250 in a year without tax withholding. Amounts in excess of this limit are subject to a 25% federal income tax, plus 7.6% for Social Security and Medicare Tax. For answers to tax-related questions please email taxquest@uw.edu.

Registration Assistance

This request form is restricted to currently enrolled students.

CQD FAQs

Student FAQs

Student FAQs

No, because the Annual Drop was discontinued as of Autumn 2020. The Current Quarter Drop process, which can be completed each quarter replaces the former Annual Drop. You can drop one course in Register.UW as part of the Current Quarter Drop-Self Serve and then submit the Current Quarter Drop-Adviser Assist request for your adviser or advising team. The Current Quarter Drop-Adviser Assist form can be submitted each quarter between weeks three through seven.

Advisers, Faculty, and Staff FAQs

Adviser FAQs

Forward the request from the student, with your direction regarding dropping all of the classes listed or a portion thereof, to the corresponding Registrar Office email:

If the student does not want to drop any of the classes on the request form do not notify the campus registration team – meaning there is no need to forward anything to the registration office. If they want to drop some of the classes and not all, annotate exactly which classes should be dropped or not clearly for your campus registration team when you forward the student’s Current Quarter Drop-Adviser Assist request form/email to the respective registration office.

Registration Errors

It is possible to encounter a registration error when you attempt, but are unsuccessful, to complete a change to your registration.

Troubleshoot and Resolve Errors

The following are common registration errors along with an explanation and instructions to resolve the error.

Error Messages while Adding a Course

Error Messages while Adding a Course

The course section you want to register for is offered through UW Continuum College/Professional and Continuing Education. Please contact their registration office for assistance by phone 206-543-2310 or email c2reg@uw.edu.

You can only add a course using Register.UW until the end of the third week of the quarter. If you see this message and you need to add a course or register for the quarter for the first time, you need to ask your instructor to complete and submit the Late Add Petition form.

This message means that you are trying to add two sections of a course that are the same type (like two Lecture sections or two quiz/lab sections). This is only allowed in rare cases, such as some Special Topics courses. In order to register for a course that has a lecture and a quiz/lab section, you must add a section of each type.

Courses with Lab and/or Quiz sections require you to register for the Lab or Quiz section at the same time you register for the Lecture section.

Courses with Lab and/or Quiz sections require you to register for the Lecture section at the same time you register for the Lab or Quiz section.

Undergraduate students are limited to 19 credits during Registration Periods I and II. You can add additional credits during Registration Period III and the Late Add Period. The limit is 30 credits per quarter.

Please reach out to the department offering this course. If they want to allow you to register for more than the maximum credits allowed for the course, they will need to register you or give you an entry code to register yourself.

You cannot register using Register.UW for two courses that meet at the same time or for courses with overlapping meeting times.

If you want to replace a course that you have already registered for, you must use Register.UW to drop the course and add the new one at the same time. If you want to register for two courses that have overlapping meeting times, you have to register for one of the courses first, and then submit the Time Conflict section of the Registration Transaction Form [PDF] and email the completed form to the Office of the University Registrar at regoff@uw.edu so they can add the second course for you.

If you make too many adds, drops, and changes using Register.UW in a quarter, you use up all of your registration transactions in the database. Email the Registrar Student Services team at regoff@uw.edu to ask them to remove old entries.

If this happens again during the same quarter, you will have to see an academic adviser. They will email regoff@uw.edu if they approve more transactions for you.

When a student makes excessive registration attempts over a short period of time, Register.UW will lock that student out for 24 hours.

This is due to concerns about Registration Tampering and Abuse.

The system lockout is automatic and cannot be undone by the Office of the University Registrar or anyone else. You must wait 24 hours until Register.UW removes the lockout.

Tampering and Abuse
A student who tampers or attempts to tamper with the registration records of another student, including but not limited to dropping courses and adding courses, may be subject to disciplinary sanctions as defined in the Student Conduct Code (WAC 478-121).

Registration Abuse

  • The registration system is provided for the sole express purpose for students to register themselves into sections. Any use of the registration system other than for this purpose is considered abuse of the system. Such abuse includes, but is not limited to, buying or selling one’s seat in a class, or otherwise registering for a section that one has no intention of taking.
  • To help conserve University resources and ensure the registration system is available to all, students are locked out of Web Registration after a specific number of excessive submission attempts and/or transactions are made per day. This threshold is sufficient for students’ regular use and should not interfere with typical use. The use of robots and other automated tools to submit registration requests is expressly forbidden.
    • If you are having trouble adding a particular course on your registration page, please make sure you are reviewing any error messages you are receiving for the course and address those errors first prior to repeatedly clicking the “Update Schedule” button, as excessive clicking behavior will also result in being locked out of the registration system.

    System Abuse
    Because use of scripts, robots, or other automated queries can adversely impact University network and computing resources and interfere with equal access to registration, such automated querying of registration-related resources is expressly forbidden. Violators may have their access to University network and computing resources terminated and may be subject to action by the University under applicable law, regulation, or policy, including but not limited to, discipline under any applicable University conduct code.

Error Messages when SLNs are Closed for Registration

Error Messages when SLNs are Closed for Registration

The University tries to make sure students have up-to-date information on section availability. But certain systems can have a delay during peak registration times. This can mean that a webpage shows a section as open, but by the time you actually try to register, the section may already have closed. This is not because of errors, but because of the large number of transactions that happen every minute.

You can check the University time schedule or MyPlan for other open sections of this course.

The University tries to make sure students have up-to-date information on section availability. But certain systems can have a delay during peak registration times. This can mean a webpage shows a section as open, but by the time you actually try to register, the section may already have closed. This is not because of errors, but because of the large number of transactions that occur every minute.

If you are using Notify, please be aware that the system is incredibly popular. Many students are receiving the same notification as you are. Even if you respond right away after receiving a notification of an opening, someone else may already have beaten you to the open seat.

Error Messages for Departmental Requirements and Course Restrictions

Error Messages for Departmental Requirements and Course Restrictions

Some course sections restrict registration by class standing and/or major. This can be for one registration period or for all of them. You can see these registration restrictions in the notes for the course section in the Time Schedule.

Some courses require you to have completed prerequisites before you can register for them. A course with a prerequisite will have the word “Prerequisite” in the title bar in the Time Schedule, or it will be noted in the course view in MyPlan.

You can add a course section if you are currently registered for, but have not completed, the prerequisite. However, some departments will drop you from the course needing the prerequisite if you do not satisfactorily complete the prerequisite. This will happen by the third calendar day of the quarter. Courses where this will happen will have the words “Prerequisites (cancellation in effect)” in the title bar in the Time Schedule.

This message means you have entered an invalid entry code, or one that has already been used. You can only use an entry code one time. You may need to obtain a new entry code from the department offering the course.

If the department allows it, an undergraduate student can repeat a course once. You are considered to have already taken a course once if you took it and received a numerical grade, an I, CR/NC, or S/NS. If you dropped or withdrew from a course, or did not get a grade in it, it does not count as having taken it already for repeats. You should contact the department offering this course. They will determine if you can retake this course and will register you directly if you can.

Error Messages based on Student Category

Student category can be defined as one of the following:

  • UW Seattle student
  • UW Bothell student
  • UW Tacoma student
  • Undergraduate
  • Postbaccalaureate
  • Professional School student
  • Graduate Student
  • Non-Matriculated Student
  • Graduate Non-Matriculated Student
  • International Student
  • Student Athlete
Error Messages based on Student Category

It is before your registration date.
Find out more about registration periods and registration dates at the links below:

There are restrictions on registering at another UW campus than the one you were admitted to (your home campus).

There are restrictions on registering at another UW campus than the one you were admitted to (your home campus).

You can only take a maximum of 15 credits per academic year (autumn quarter through summer quarter) on a campus other than your home campus. You can petition to waive this requirement by contacting the registration team at your home campus. However, even if the petition is granted, that does not mean the unit offering the course has to let you into the course if you do not meet all other requirements or the course section is full.

There are restrictions on registering at another UW campus than the one you were admitted to (your home campus).

If you are an admitted first-year undergraduate student, you must complete 25 credits on your home campus before you can register for a course at another campus. (Note that UW Professional and Continuing Education courses are not considered home campus courses.)

You can petition to waive this requirement by contacting the registration team at your home campus. However, even if the petition is granted, that does not mean the unit offering the course has to let you into the course if you do not meet all other requirements or the course section is full.

There are restrictions on registering at another UW campus than the one you were admitted to (your home campus).

If you have completed or are in the process of completing 45 or more credits, or are a post baccalaureate student, you cannot register for a course at another campus until you have completed 15 credits at your home campus.

You can petition to waive this requirement by contacting the registration team at your home campus. However, even if the petition is granted, that does not mean the unit offering the course has to let you into the course if you do not meet all other requirements or the course section is full.

You cannot register for this course right now because you are enrolled in a fee-based program through UW Continuum College or UW Professional and Continuing Education. Matriculated students in state-funded programs have priority for these courses during Registration Period I. You must wait until Registration Period II.

You cannot register for this section right now because you are enrolled in a fee-based program through UW Continuum College, or UW Professional and Continuing Education or because you are a non-matriculated or graduate non-matriculated student that registers through UWC2/UW PCE. Matriculated students have priority for these courses during Registration Period I and II. You must wait until Registration Period III.

You are a student who is enrolled in a self-sustaining program where registration is completed for you by your program or departmental adviser. Please contact your adviser directly to register. Contact information for all UW departments can be found in the UW Office Directory.

You are not eligible to register. The information below can help you understand why and what you need to do.

Undergraduate, Post baccalaureate, or Professional School students who were away from the University for more than one quarter (excluding summer quarter) or withdrew from one quarter and did not attend the next one cannot register. You must submit a Returning Student Request Form to become eligible to register again.

Graduate students who did not apply for on-leave status or maintain continuous enrollment by registering (excluding summer quarter) cannot register. If you want to resume studies in your previous graduate program, you must submit a reinstatement request to the Graduate School.

Alumni: Once you have graduated from the University, you will either need to enroll as a non-matriculated student through UWC2 Registration Services (206-543-2310 or c2reg@uw.edu) or apply for matriculated student status through the appropriate admissions office.

You cannot register this quarter because the Graduation Plan approved by your College/School has expired. Contact your academic adviser to either submit a graduation application or file a graduate plan extension request.

You cannot register this quarter because you have applied to graduate for a quarter that is earlier than the one you are trying to register for.
If you need to register for this quarter to complete your major, minor, or degree, you must contact your adviser so they can move your graduation application to another quarter.
If you are planning to graduate or have already graduated, but want to take more courses after graduation, you must enroll as a non-matriculated student. You do this through UW Continuum College/Professional and Continuing Education. Contact their registration office for assistance with registering for courses after graduation by phone 206-543-2310 or email c2reg@uw.edu.

Error Messages while Dropping a Course

Error Messages while Dropping a Course

You cannot drop this course section because you have already dropped one class this quarter. You can only drop one class each quarter using Register.UW. To drop more classes, you must use the Adviser-Assisted Drop process.

You cannot drop this course section because that would completely withdraw you from the quarter, and the deadline to do that on Register.UW has passed. You must use the Adviser-Assisted Drop process.

When a course has a Lab or Quiz section, you have to drop the Lab or Quiz section and the main Lecture section. You cannot drop one and keep the other.

If you are trying to change to a different Lab or Quiz section, but keep the Lecture section, you can do that one of two ways (depending on when in the quarter it is):

  1. You can add the new Lab or Quiz section directly on Register.UW; or
  2. You will need to complete a Registration Transaction Form [PDF] and email it to the Office of the University Registrar at regoff@uw.edu.

When a course has a Lab or Quiz section, you have to drop the Lab or Quiz section and the main Lecture section. You cannot drop one and keep the other.

Error Messages while Changing a Grading Option

Error Messages while Changing a Grading Option

You can only register for up to 20 credits of S/NS using Register.UW. To request an exception to the 20 credit S/NS change limit, send a request to petition@uw.edu. Learn more about requesting a Grading Option Change exception.

Prepare to Register

Continuing Students

Students who are continuing, registering from one quarter to the next (excluding Summer quarter), may register beginning at 6am on their Priority Registration Date.

New, Transfer, Grad, Professional, Returning Students

Confirm Your Plan to Enroll

New Undergrad & Transfer Students Graduate & Professional Students Returning Students*
1. Access the New Huskies website
2. Accept admission offer
3. Pay the Enrollment Confirmation Deposit (ECD).
1. Access the Enrollment Confirmation System (ECS)
2. Accept admission offer
3. Pay the Enrollment Confirmation Deposit (ECD).
1. Access the Enrollment Confirmation System (ECS)
2. Accept re-admission offer.
*Returning students, those with an absence of more than one quarter (excluding Summer quarter), must first complete the Returning Student process.

Enrollment Confirmation Acknowledgement

Following successful acceptance of admission or readmission offer and payment of the ECD, students receive an Acknowledgement of Confirmation (AoC) via email.

New Undergrad & Transfer Students Graduate & Professional Students Returning Students
1. Follow New Huskies instructions to create a UWNetID**
2. Students must sign up for an Advising & Orientation Session (A&O) through First Year Programs (FYP)
  • A Private Access Code (PAC) and instructions are provided to create a UWNetID**
  • A Registration Date is provided in the AoC
  • Students should confirm their UWNetID** is active in order to register via Register.UW

Get help with forgotten UWNetID or password

**A UWNetID is required to access most University systems including registration resources – Register.UW, MyUW, and MyPlan.

Register for Courses

New Undergrad & Transfer Students Graduate & Professional Students Returning Students
Registration is completed during the Advising & Orientation Session (A&O) Students register via Register.UW on registration date indicated in the AoC.
Registration Resources
Students register via Register.UW no earlier than Registration Period II
Registration Resources

Immunizations

All first-time, matriculated students must provide proof of immunity to certain diseases. Hall Health Center administers the UW Immunization Requirement program. Visit the UW Immunization Requirement website for instructions on how to submit the required UW form and any additional documentation.

Enrollment Confirmation System Administration

The Enrollment Confirmation System is a web-based tool where undergraduate, graduate, and professional admitted students can confirm their intent to enroll at the University of Washington and pay their Enrollment Confirmation Deposit (ECD) using a credit card or web check.

There are two administration portals for the Enrollment Confirmation System. There is an Inquiry View and an Update View. Please contact the Office of the University Registrar to request access to the Update View. The staff that currently have access to the 160 screen will receive access to the Administration Update View Portal from the Office of the University Registrar. Please contact the Registration Team to request access to the Inquiry View.

ECS Administrative Portal

Step 1: Access

Log in using UW NetID and password, as well as Duo two-factor authentication.

Duo 2FA User Guide

Step 2: Begin Confirmation


Enter the student’s number to begin the confirmation process. The Start button will become enabled after entering the seven-digit student number. Return to the Begin Confirmation screen at any time by selecting Close Summary located in the upper right-hand corner.

Step 3: Admin Inquiry Student Overview

The Admin Inquiry Student Overview displays the overview of the student and the status of the student’s application.

Step 4: Admin Update Student Overview

The Admin Update View is similar to the Admin Inquiry View except the Confirm and Decline buttons and the Bank Reference Number (BRN) are present.

If the student has multiple applications, select Confirm for the appropriate application. In this example, we’ve chosen to confirm the student’s Seattle Freshman/first-year application.

To change the BRN, click the BRN number in the upper-right corner. This will open a dialog box to enter in the new BRN. The BRN is used for check or wire transfers. The Submit button will be enabled after the BRN is entered.

Step 5: Method of Payment

  1. Select the preferred payment method. Possible methods of payment are Check, Defer Payment, and Wire Transfer. Taking a check requires that the user enters a BRN.
  2. Select either Pay Full Amount or Pay Other Amount. If selecting Pay Other Amount, an update field will appear under the selection where users can enter the alternative payment amount.The Pay Other Amount option should only be used if a wire transfer for an ECD payment takes out less than the full amount owed.
  3. The Confirm Offer button is enabled once selections have been made.

Step 6: Confirmation Payment

After confirming an application, the Advance-Payment field is now set to YES, and the update button is set to Decline.

Other applications can no longer be confirmed, so the Confirm button is disabled.

To decline the offer of admission, proceed to Step 7.

Step 7: Decline Offer

The Decline Offer of Admission window will appear when the Decline button is selected. Select the Decline Offer button to decline the application.

Step 8: Declination Update

The Seattle Freshman/first-year application can no longer be updated from the ECS. The Tacoma Freshman/first-year application can once again be confirmed.

Student Fees

The following student fees are collected with tuition. To learn more about all required student fees, please consult the Office of Planning and Budgeting Required Student Fees webpage.

Services and Activities Fee

The Services and Activities Fee (SAF), collected along with tuition, is a student-levied, student-distributed fee to support student services and enhance the out-of-class experiences for students at the University of Washington Seattle campus. SAF provides ongoing operational and capital funding for programs and services which protect and enrich the cultural, emotional, intellectual, physical, and social well-being of the student.

SAF-funded Units

  • ASUW – Associated Students of the University of Washington
  • Campus Sustainability Fund
  • Counseling Center
  • D Center – Disability Center
  • Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
  • GPSS – Graduate and Professional Student Senate
  • Husky Health Center (formerly Hall Health Center)
  • Health and Wellness, Peer Health Educators
  • Husky Union Building
  • Q Center
  • Student Legal Services
  • Student Parent Resource Center
  • The Daily
  • Student Technology Loan Program
  • Student Veteran Life
  • UW Recreation
  • wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

Learn More about SAF & SAF Committee

Student Technology Fee

The Student Technology Fee (STF), collected along with tuition, is a student-levied, student-distributed fee to provide and enhance technology and technological resources outside of the classroom for students at the University of Washington in Seattle. The Student Tech Fee Committee grants annual funding to key programs which provide technology and tech resources in broad support of all students on campus. Additionally, the STF Committee awards funds to a large number of short-term funding requests submitted through their quarterly funding proposal cycles.

STF annually funded units include:

  • Campus Sustainability Fund
  • Odegaard Learning Commons
  • Student Technology Loan Program
  • The Daily
  • University Libraries

Learn More about STF & TechFee Committee

Optional Contributions

Students may elect to contribute to the following Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) during the registration process every quarter. Voluntary contributions will be included on the tuition billing statements for payment with tuition.

View Your Contributions in SPS

United Students Against Sweatshops

United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a grassroots student organization whose mission is to promote and defend the rights of UW students and workers. Contributions to USAS will be in the amount of $4.00.

Washington Student Association

The Washington Student Association (WSA) is a voluntary, independent organization of university students whose purpose is to influence the Washington State Legislature and others on higher education matters of special interest to students. Contributions to WSA will be in the amount of $3.00.

WashPIRG

Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) is a voluntary, student-directed, non-profit, and non-partisan organization that works on issues affecting the quality of life in Washington state around consumer, environmental and governmental issues. Contributions to WashPIRG will be in the amount of $3.00.

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