Course Basics 

• Format
  
• Credit Earned
  
• Time Allowed
  
• WSU Admission
  
• Registration
  
• Tuition
  
• Other Fees
  

• Financial Aid
  
• Change In Enrollment
  
• Interaction
  
• Course Materials
  
• Course Work
  
• Exams
  
• Transcript Requests
  

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics,"
  please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook."

Format

Identified by "FX" in the DDP catalog listing ("x" no longer appears after the course number), most flexible enrollment courses are offered through online collaborative learning environments (e.g., WebCT). Components can include a variety of media (videotapes, CDs, or DVDs), online materials, and textbooks.

There is no limit to the number of flexible enrollment courses or credits toward a WSU baccalaureate degree; the 25 percent limit (maximum 30 credit hours) no longer applies and flexible enrollment courses are no longer differentiated on transcripts.

Students should not expect to complete flexible enrollment courses in less than one semester.

All students taking online courses are expected to have e-mail and Web access.

Identified by "SB" in the DDP catalog listing, most semester-based courses are offered in online collaborative learning environments (e.g., WebCT). Components can include a variety of media (videotapes, CDs, or DVDs), online materials, and textbooks. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with their instructors via electronic mail (e-mail) or Web-based interactive media.

All students taking online courses are expected to have e-mail and Web access.

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Credit Earned

Credit is earned and a letter grade recorded for flexible enrollment courses; the grade is calculated into the WSU grade point average (GPA) for students admitted to WSU. Subject to allowances for drops and withdrawals, courses not completed in the time allowed will be recorded as an "F."

Credit is earned and a letter grade recorded for semester-based courses completed within the semester (or the specific term designated, if not a semester). The grade is calculated into the WSU grade point average (GPA) for students admitted to WSU. For degree-seeking students admitted to WSU, subject to allowances for drops and withdrawals, courses must be completed within the original semester/term (or the time allowed if an incomplete, "I," was granted) or they will be recorded as an "F."

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online "DDP Student Handbook.

Time Allowed

Enrollment in flexible enrollment courses is possible at almost any time (open enrollment). (NOTE: Courses are attached to a semester depending on when you enroll and may be attached to a semester several weeks after that semester has started. Even though you may not start a course on the enrollment semester's actual start date, the end date for the attachment semester will still apply.)

A no-fee, one-semester extension will be granted automatically, if some course work is completed within the enrollment semester (if no work is done, you will be withdrawn).

At the end of the first semester extension, a second and final extension will be automatically granted if at least 50 percent of the course work has been completed. The $100 extension fee will be posted automatically to students' accounts. Students who qualify for an extension but do not wish to extend, must notify DDP to avoid the automatic extension. Students who do not qualify, and those who choose not to extend, will receive a grade of "F" for the course.

After the second extension, no further extensions are possible; students not completing the course in the final semester will receive a grade of "F" for the course.

NOTES:

1. Students completing their degrees through DDP should review the course completion policy (CCP) since completion of additional course work is required for release of advising holds. However, be aware that the financial aid SAP policy differs from the DDP course completion policy and the the flexible enrollment course extension policy (extension policy)
2. Students receiving financial aid—or those who anticipate receiving aid in the future—are expected to maintain a 2.0 GPA and successfully complete within the semester all courses for which they enrolled at the beginning of the semester, including flexible enrollment courses. Failure to maintain these satisfactory academic progress (SAP) guidelines can cause you to lose your financial aid for future semesters (see SAP guidelines).
3. If you have questions, contact the DDP financial aid advisor at the WSU Office of Financial Aid.

Semester-based courses are term based by semester, unless noted otherwise: 15 weeks in length fall and spring (beginning late August and mid January) and 12 weeks in length summer (beginning mid May).

All semester-based courses are asynchronous, however, course work must be completed by specific deadlines in most courses, and students are expected to complete the courses within the semester of enrollment.

Semester-based courses will be open for registration during the University’s regular registration period only (see "Registration Period" below).

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online "DDP Student Handbook.

WSU Admission

WSU admission status (three options) is required for semester-based courses and is required for flexible enrollment courses:

• New WSU student (Transfer/Distance Degree Program/International Student)—post-secondary transcripts required; fee
• Former WSU student—transcripts required if enrollment at another institution since WSU attendance; fee of $25
• Non-degree—no transcripts; fee of $25

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Registration

Register/enroll in courses online through myWSU in "Academics/Learning/Add, Drop, Withdraw":

• DDP students: Log in to myWSU and verify or change your contact information before registering.
• New students: Select Register; be sure to review the step-by-step instructions.

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Tuition

Flexible enrollment tuition (2007–2008 academic year: $232/credit hour) is the same for all students, residents or non-residents. Flexible enrollment tuition cannot be included in full-time tuition; all flexible enrollment tuition will be charged at the per-credit rate. (For example, a student enrolled in 6 flexible enrollment credits and 6 semester-based credits would not qualify for the full-time tuition rate; tuition would be calculated as 6 credits at the semester-based per-credit charge plus 6 credits at the flexible enrollment per-credit charge.)

NOTE: Flexible enrollment credits will be calculated in determining a student's full-time enrollment status for financial aid purposes. Full-time enrollment for financial aid is 12 or more credits (e.g., a student enrolled in 6 credits of semester-based courses and 6 credits of flexible enrollment courses would be considered a full-time student for financial aid purposes—but not for calculating tuition).

Tuition is payable to WSU and is due upon enrollment. For information regarding late-fee penalties on unpaid tuition, please reference (Tuition Due Dates/Late Fees).

Semester-based courses coordinated through DDP are offered year round on a course rotation basis, and tuition charged is the same per credit for all three semesters (fall, spring, and summer). Tuition is subject to a minimum charge of two (2) semester-based credits during fall and spring semesters (i.e., enrollment in only one [1] semester-based credit for fall and spring semesters is charged as two semester-based credits), payable to WSU, and due the first day of the semester.

WA Residents 2007-2008: WA resident tuition per credit hour for semester-based courses is the same as on-campus tuition, whether a student is a distance or a campus-based student.

• Undergraduate resident tuition—$315/credit
  Full-time undergraduate resident tuition (fall & spring)*—$3145 (over 18 credits: $291/credit)
• Graduate resident tuition—$378/credit
  Full-time graduate resident tuition (fall & spring)*—$3775 (over 18 credits: $354/credit)

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook (Semester-based Tuition; Flexible Enrollment Tuition).

Other Fees

Additional fees for courses may be payable to WSU:

• Course Material fees:
  • Media nonrefundable rental fees (rental select videotapes, CDs, DVDs), as noted in the applicable course descriptions.
  • Required instructional media and materials nonrefundable fee (such as lab materials or rental automatic videotapes, CDs, DVDs), as noted in the applicable course descriptions.
• Delivery fees to addresses outside the United States:
  • Airmail postage fee of $40 per course in which enrolled that includes mailed course work.
  • Actual shipping cost for shipping the course media materials outside the United States, in addition to the rental/material fees noted above.
  
  
  

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Students enrolled in a degree-seeking program are eligible to have flexible enrollment courses covered by financial aid.

Students receiving financial aid—or those who anticipate receiving aid in the future—are expected to maintain a 2.0 GPA and successfully complete within the semester all courses for which they enrolled at the beginning of the semester, including flexible enrollment courses. Failure to maintain these satisfactory academic progress (SAP) guidelines can cause you to lose your financial aid for future semesters (see SAP Guidelines).

Please note that the financial aid SAP policy differs from the DDP course completion policy (CCP) and the flexible enrollment course extension policy (extension policy). If you have questions, contact a WSU/DDP financial aid advisor.

Federal or state financial aid is available to eligible degree-seeking students admitted to WSU.

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Change In Enrollment

Drops within 30 days of enrollment (fall & spring semesters; 3 weeks summer semester) are eligible for a full tuition refund and do not appear on a student’s transcript. Drops after 30 days (fall & spring semesters; 3 weeks summer semester) are not eligible for a refund and depending on the time dropped, may result in a grade of "W" or "F." Contact DDP for specific information.

The impact of dropping semester-based courses depends on whether students are dropping all or some of their WSU courses and when the courses are dropped. Courses dropped within the first 30 calendar days of the semester may be eligible for a full or partial tuition refund, and there will be no transcript record.

Courses dropped after the first 30 days may receive a partial refund or no refund at all, and transcript records may be affected. Contact DDP for specific information.

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Interaction

Semester-based and flexible enrollment course interaction is primarily by Web interactive media/collaborative learning spaces (e.g., Blackboard/WebCT), however, other forms of interaction may include e-mail, mail, fax, or telephone.

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook."

Course Materials

Textbooks

The Bookie at WSU Pullman stocks course textbooks. Payment for Bookie materials must be made to the Bookie (credit card or COD; no checks); payment should NOT be included with WSU tuition/fee payments. Place your order by phone or online

The Bookie does not refund money for course guides and textbooks but may buy back at partial cost textbooks they expect to be able to resell. A buy-back authorization, with instructions about the buy-back procedure, is included with each order.

Course Media

Some flexible enrollment courses have required supplemental (rental automatic—formerly called "pre-produced") media (videotapes, CDs, or DVDs) that must be rented from and are distributed by DDP.

Semester-based course instructional (rental select—formerly called "DDP-produced") and supplemental (rental automatic) videotapes can be rented from WSU. Rental select media can be viewed or checked out at WSU Learning Centers and urban campuses; WSU Learning Centers and urban campuses do not have copies of the rental automatic media for viewing or checking out.

Lab Materials

The lab kit (nonreturnable) for Biology 105 is distributed by DDP and the fees paid with tuition.

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Course Work

Course work to be completed within an online learning environment (e.g., Blackboard/WebCT) is submitted within the online space (e.g., Blackboard/WebCT Assignment Drop Box).

Course work to be completed outside an online learning environment is submitted to DDP, forwarded to the course instructor, graded by the course instructor, and then returned to the student.

Detailed submission instructions are available online (Submitting Course Work).

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook.

Exams

Course exams are either take-home exams, which are submitted like course work, or proctored exams, which must be taken under the supervision of an approved proctor. Directions for nominating a proctor (or requesting a take-home exam, if necessary) are available online and a proctor nomination request can be submitted online through "My DDP." Proctor exam information and submission options are provided also with each course guide or syllabus and are available online (Proctored Exam Information).

• For more detailed information about the topics covered in "Course Basics," please refer to the online " DDP Student Handbook."

Transcript Requests