Visiting Graduate Students
Students who wish to enroll for a single summer session or a single semester in the Graduate School at Washington State University, and who intend thereafter to return to the graduate school in which they are carrying forward a program of study for an advanced degree, may be admitted as Visiting Graduate Students. Such students must have been officially admitted to another recognized graduate school and be in good standing and actively pursuing a graduate program at present or during the past ten years at that institution.
They need not submit a full transcript of credits but must apply for admission and ask the dean of their graduate school to complete the form and return it to the address indicated. Admission to Washington State University as a Visiting Graduate Student does not guarantee admission to any particular course of study. Visiting Graduate Students will be permitted to register only in those courses for which they are judged to be eligible by a faculty advisor or the instructor in the course, and if space is available to accommodate registration.
How to Apply
1. To apply for Visiting Graduate Student status, please complete an application form [MS Word]. [PDF]
2. ALL APPLICANTS FOR VISITING GRADUATE STUDENT STATUS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A $50.00 APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE. Please attach a check or money order to the application form. YOUR CANCELLED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER WILL SERVE AS YOUR RECEIPT. This fee is not refundable and may not be credited against any other fees charged by Washington State University.
Note: For any student admitted on this basis, it is understood that registration shall terminate at the end of the single semester or the single summer session for which they are enrolled.
If at any later time, the students wish to apply for admission to the Graduate School of this university to work toward a degree, they must make formal application and submit complete credentials. If a Visiting Graduate Student is later given formal admission and enters upon work toward a degree at Washington State University, the student may petition the Dean of the Graduate School for allowance of credit for courses taken as a Visiting Graduate Student to apply to the work for such a degree.