This course focuses on WSU’s planning and budgeting process. It includes identification of sources and types of funds that impact WSU’s budgets. Additionally, information regarding allocation processes and special funding categories makes this course particularly useful to those interested in advancing their understanding of financial management in the university setting.
The course includes a comprehensive review of the five separate phases of recruitment, along with numerous best practice tips and suggestions to help Search Committees manage the successful recruitment, screening, interview, and evaluation of job candidates. Additionally, the roles and responsibilities of key offices and individuals during the recruitment process are discussed, as well as the importance of providing a positive candidate experience during the entire recruitment process.
Leaders play a key role in helping faculty develop as researchers. This course provides an overview of WSU as a Research University. It describes the role of the Office of Research as well as the ways in which WSU can best serve its mission and the state through research.
It explains who is covered under FLSA, outlines the Washington Administrative Code overtime standards, reviews meal and rest period requirements, provides guidance for hours worked during travel, highlights potential penalties for non-compliance, and demonstrates an overall overtime management approach for supervisors.
Topics include human subjects, biological materials, animals, conflicts of interest and export controls. Discussion will also include Presidential Committees that oversee these areas of research.
When it is determined that public safety, health, or property is jeopardized due to emergency conditions, WSU may elect to suspend operations in accordance with the University’s suspended operations procedure. This course provides information regarding these procedures and how they may impact employees and departments.
Washington State University is dedicated to providing a workplace where employees can be productive and free from injury and in complying with state safety laws. This course provides information on the new employee safety checklist, the Supervisors’ Safety Manual, WSU’s Accident Prevention Program and the supervisor’s role in performing inspections and reporting and investigating accidents.
Whether you’re looking to upskill, pursue a new career or challenge yourself by learning something new, our range of Online Short Courses are ready for you. With courses available in Health, Information Technology, and Environmental Sustainability, there’s a range of options for you to explore.
Our online short courses will give you the skills and knowledge to take the next step in your career – or head in a whole new direction!
If a course is full, you will need to contact the department of the course to be placed on a wait list. The Registrar’s Office has no authority to enroll you in full courses.
If you have selected a course that has course pre-requisites, please contact the department of the course in which you wish to enroll to discuss your options. The Registrar’s Office has no authority to enroll you in courses of which you do not meet pre-requisites.
If you plan to enroll in a mathematics course, completion of the math placement assessment is required prior to enrolling in the course: http://www.math.wsu.edu/placement/
If seeking reinstatement after more than two semesters, former students must also apply for readmission to the University through the Office of Admissions. All academic coursework from other institutions completed during dismissed status must be documented and official transcripts submitted to the Office of Admissions.
Students who enter WSU with at least 30 transfer able quarter credits (20 semester credits) from a Washington state public community college or technical college will receive the support of the Transfer Center to complete the steps for reverse transfer.
Applicants without a transferable Associate’s degree, but with at least 27 semester (40 quarter) hours of transferable credit from a post-secondary institution with approved accreditation (see Rule 6) normally may be admitted as space allows provided they have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
Washington State University is committed to providing people of diverse religious backgrounds access to education. The university reasonably accommodates absences allowing for students to take holidays for reasons of faith or conscience or for organized activities conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization.
Applicants who have completed a transferable Associate’s degree from a post-secondary institution with approved accreditation (see Rule 6) will be admitted as space allows.
To be eligible for admission to Washington State University, an applicant must be a high school graduate or its equivalent, or have completed a more advanced transferable credential from a college or university with approved accreditation (see Rule 6).
Cases of academic dishonesty shall be processed in accordance with the Academic Integrity Policy, as printed in the Student Handbook and the Faculty Manual and as available from the Office of Student Conduct.
Enrollment for each term opens in myWSU at about the same time every year; in March for the summer term, in April for fall semester, and in November for spring semester.
You can search for courses multiple ways. Here are some tips to get you started.
Transcript: Courses you withdraw from will show on your WSU Transcript with a W grade.
You may see multiple terms listed depending on the time of year. Select the appropriate term for the specific course deadlines you wish to view. The courses you are enrolled in for that term will be listed. To view a specific course’s deadlines , select the Enrollment Deadlines link listed with the course.
Removing yourself from a class is called either a drop or withdraw depending on the date in which you remove yourself from the class. Please review How to Find Individual Course Drop/Withdraw Deadlines above to find the deadlines for your course. Details of the difference of a drop vs. withdraw are listed below. You may drop or withdraw from all but one of your courses in myWSU. If you wish to remove yourself from all courses, review Withdraw from the Current Term below.
If you withdraw from the current term after the drop deadline, your transcript will show a W grade.
Any “W” received because of a current term withdrawal will not be counted to the limit of courses you can withdraw from. Financial Aid: Depending on your award package, you may face financial aid penalties including having to repay grant amounts before you can enroll in a future semester.
Transcript: Dropped courses will not show on your WSU Transcript.