Class Registration Information

If a class is full, it is possible to be added to the waitlist. The waitlist checkbox option exists as you are adding the class into your shopping cart. You may need to remove the class from the shopping cart, and add it again for the waitlist option to become available. Students on a waitlist are not guaranteed enrollment in the class. 

Faculty will be monitoring the waitlists through the first week of the quarter and will be admitting students based on need or position on the list. Even if there is space available, students will not be added to the class if they have a hold, or adding the class creates a time conflict or an overload. Watch for emails from the Academic Records office asking how to deal with these conflicts.

If you have not been contacted or added to the waitlisted class by the first Thursday of the quarter, please drop the waitlisted class from your schedule. You may be automatically removed from any remaining waitlists after the first week of the quarter. If you need that class, watch for it again in future quarters. 

Certain classes may require special permission from the department or instructor. These classes will be shown with specific Consent information on the class schedule. To register for these classes, you will be given a permission number by the academic department or instructor. This number will only work for you and for that specific class. 

The permission number must be entered BEFORE the class is added to your shopping cart. You may need to remove the class from your cart, and add it again to be able to enter the permission number.

Permission numbers will only work until the end of the first week of the Quarter. 

Before the end of the first week of class, students can add classes using Highpoint using the Shopping Cart in the Enrollment menu. This will open a search box to find the desired classes.

Adding classes during the first week can be done on your own at any time. Registration opens at 6am on the first day you are allowed to enroll. Have your shopping cart filled so you can save time when registration opens. 

Dropping a class can be done on your own until the end of the first week of classes. Dropping a class during this timeframe provides a 100% tuition refund, and the classes will not show on your transcript. If you are dropping all classes (you are not returning to Walla Walla University), please complete the Withdrawal form found on the Forms for Students webpage.

To drop a class, visit Highpoint and find the Drop Class option in the Enrollment menu. 

See the Withdrawing from Class section if you want to drop a class after the first week.

Most students with a GPA over 3.0 are allowed to take up to 18 credits in a quarter, provided they also have matching credit clearance from Student Financial Services. 

To request an overload (more than 18 credits) in a quarter, add the classes (up to 18 credits) normally for the quarter using the shopping cart. Then add the remaining class or classes with the Change of Registration form found under the Enrollment menu in Highpoint, or on the Forms for Students webpage.

This form is started by clicking the “Add Request” and entering information in the prompts provided. The request is routed automatically to the Instructor(s) and your advisor for approval before returning to the Academic Administration Office for overload approval. All requests will be processed as of the date the request form was first submitted.

Returning to the Change of Registration page will show previously submitted requests along with their current status.

To request a time conflict approval (taking two classes that meet at the same time), add the first class normally using the shopping cart. Then add the conflicting class with the Change of Registration form found under the Enrollment menu in Highpoint, or on the Forms for Students webpage. 

Be sure to include how you will meet the requirements of the class times you will miss. You will need to discuss this with both instructors before submitting the form.

This form is started by clicking the “Add Request” and entering information in the prompts provided. The request is routed automatically to both instructors and your advisor for approval before returning to the Academic Administration Office for overload approval. All requests will be processed as of the date the request form was first submitted.

Returning to the Change of Registration page will show previously submitted requests along with their current status.

Specialized Study classes are arranged with your Academic Department to meet learning requirements not covered in the scheduled classes. This includes courses taken on an independent basis. The class registration will happen automatically as part of the Specialized Study form submission. This form is found on the Forms for Students webpage. Work with your Department Chair to start this form.

You may need to check your Financial Clearance to be sure you are cleared for enough credits, or get approval for a credit overload with the Change of Registration form.

A Challenge Exam allows your to validate class knowledge in cases where you have achieved independent college-level proficiency on the basis of work experience and study, and to receive credit for what you already know. (Certain university classes may not be challenged.) This form is found on the Forms for Students webpage. Work with your Department Chair to start this form. You will be charged a processing fee for the exam, and the exam grade will be included on your transcript as if you took the class.

Class registration will be done automatically after the application is approved and the class graded. 

If you wish to take a class at another accredited educational institution and have those credits transferred to Walla Walla University, the class must be approved before you signup for the class. Please complete the Transfer Course Approval Request form to obtain approval. 

Classes can be dropped after the first week of the quarter, but after review from the instructor and your advisor. Use the Change of Registration link in Highpoint under the Enrollment menu, or on the Forms for Students webpage. Classes dropped after the first week of the quarter will remain on your transcript and will have a “W” grade.

This form is started by clicking the “Add Request” and entering information in the prompts provided. The request is routed automatically to the Instructor(s) and your advisor for approval before returning to the Academic Records Office for final processing. All requests will be processed as of the date the request form was first submitted. Drops after week 7 will also be reviewed by the Academic Standards Committee.

Returning to the Change of Registration page will show previously submitted requests along with their current status.

Classes dropped after the first week will be eligible for tuition refunds based on the number of credits enrolled and the date of the drop. Watch the academic calendar for information on the last day to drop deadlines.

If you are dropping all classes (you are leaving Walla Walla University), please complete the Withdrawal form found on the Forms for Students webpage.

There are several ways to receive an enrollment verification. 

National Student Clearinghouse: Current Students can get a downloaded verification right now by visiting this link. WWU login is required to access this page. This online information may be about 3 week behind real-time, and be sure your browser popups are turned off for this page.

Request form from Walla Walla University: You can get an up-to-date verification form directly from the Records Office. Complete the Request Form here. Allow 2-3 days for processing.

Once your application for degree has been submitted you are not able to make changes to your classes. For confirmation, you can check for a hold in PeopleSoft/HighPoint under Holds. This enrollment block is there to ensure that you continue to have all the classes necessary to graduate, per your degree application. 

This means you can't add or drop classes on your own. However, if changes are required, you are able to submit a Changes to Degree Application Form. This information is sent to Academic Records for approval. If approved, the classes will be updated for you.

You will receive an email from the WWU Academic Records office once your final review has been accepted. This email will confirm your expected degree along with the expected conferral date. It also details any outstanding requirements (To-Dos) to be completed by the expected conferral date (i.e. credits to complete per quarter, colloquia to complete, etc.). The Registrar will be monitoring the outstanding requirements, and may send update emails about your ability to march at graduation. 

The Academic Records office calculates Graduation with Honors based on the following 2 GPA numbers:

1. Combined GPA of all courses taken (transfer GPA(s) plus WWU GPA), and
2. WWU only GPA.

Walla Walla will award the distinction based on the lower GPA value of the two above items.

The honors GPA ranges are as follows: