to receive an invitation to participate after these prerequisites are complete.
IAs serve as tutors for small sections (about 10-12) of students who are taking Comm 101. IAs listen to preliminary speeches, letting students know whether they need to retake a speech or move to the next speech. IAs provide feedback on speeches and written assignments, and they give coaching for improved performance on all course requirements.
After you have completed the prerequisites described above and received an invitation to be an IA, let the Director of 101 know when you want to register for Comm 450, 451.
Occasionally Communication Studies instructors request that outstanding students serve as Instructor Assistants in other courses. The student will typically have taken the course with the instructor in a prior quarter and shown strong ability and motivation.
Auditors are persons who desire to attend courses without earning credit. Admission as an auditor requires prior approval of the instructor and the Registrar’s Office.
Students registering in certain courses are charged additional fees for purchase of special laboratory and studio supplies and for special services such as music practice room rentals. These fees are listed with each course in the online Timetable of Classes.
Courses numbered from 100 to 299 are classified as lower division; those numbered from 300-499 as upper division. Generally, the first digit of a course number indicates its intended class level:
Indicate CRNs on all registration forms (e.g. 13002). All Fall Quarter CRNs begin with a 4, Winter Quarter CRNs begin with a 1, Spring Quarter CRNs begin with a 2 and Summer Quarter CRNs begin with a 3.
A few courses are approved to be repeated for credit. Such approval is included with the course description in the WWU University Catalog. If a course not designated as repeatable for credit is re-taken, the following will apply:
Course Withdrawal that occur prior to the fifth day of the quarter are considered to be a change of initial registration and results in no entry on the permanent record (transcript). To withdraw from a course during the first five days of the quarter,a student must complete the transaction on Web4U.
It is recommended that no more than 10 credits of directed independent study be applied toward the degree, although some programs are more restrictive.
Per the Fall Quarter 2021 Memorandum of Understanding, following is suggested syllabus language.
Academic dishonesty is not tolerated at Western Washington University. A student commits an act of academic dishonesty when he or she participates in representing work of their own when in fact it is the work of another.
Course attendance normally is required by the instructor.
Overview: Western provides reasonable accommodation 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.
This institution will not tolerate any form of sexual assault or harassment, within the WWU Student Conduct Code; WAC 516-21-180 Sex Discrimination: Disparate treatment or disparate impact based on an individual’s sex.
SEBRT consists of a Bias Response Team and a Structural Equity Team. These two teams work together to support people impacted by bias incidents and examine and offer alternatives to conditions at Western that give rise to such incidents.