Registration

• Review semester schedule for courses offered.
  Spring 2011 registration begins November 1, 2010.
• Registration forms should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than December 15, 2010.
• Check academic requirements for courses needed.
• Download and complete registration form () and print/fax form directly to Registrar (202.541.5285).
  Check your email for follow-up confirmation of registration.

Contact: Registrar, Deacon Bartholomew Merella (202.541.5264 or merella@wtu.edu).

Blackboard Information

• All courses use the Blackboard Learning Management System.
  View this online Blackboard demonstration and access the Blackboard trial site.
• Username and password are provided in your "welcome letter."
• Blackboard course sites open two (2) weeks prior to start of the semester and provides the course syllabus under "Course Information."
• View software and computer requirements for Blackboard.
  Contact: Technology Office (202.541.5249).
  
  

Orientation

• Spring 2011 on-site orientation will be held on January 7, 2011 from 2:00 to 6:00pm. Contact Dean of Students, Dr. Kathy Brown (202.541.5216 or kbrown@wtu.edu).
• For distance education students, a special on-line orientation is scheduled; contact Laura Glasgow f202.541.5219 or glasgow@wtu.edu).
  
• View orientation and schedule information.
  
  

Academic Advisement

• Each degree and certificate student is assigned a faculty member for academic advising, normally made one to two weeks before New Student Orientation.
• Advisor contact information will be sent by email shortly before the semester begins. Students should contact their advisor early in the first semester.
• Contact our New Student Mentor, Dr. Pat Parachini for early assistance (202.541.5269 or parachini@wtu.edu).
  View advisor instructions.

Financial Aid

• Review aid options.
• Download and complete application form (): fax form directly to Financial Aid Office (202.541.5285).
  • Check postal or email for notice of award decision.
  Awards are not posted to students' accounts until August or thereafter based upon registration.

Contact: Financial Aid Director, Deacon Bartholomew Merella (202.541.5264 or merella@wtu.edu).

Tuition and Bill Payments

• Tuition/other first appear in the August, January or June monthly statements.
• Monthly account statements are sent out by postal mail.
• Make full payment immediately upon receipt of statement, no advance payment is needed.
  Pay by: credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express) using on-line method or phone (202.541.5237): check or money order by mail; credit card, check, money order or cash in person (Business Office, room 400); include statement with mail or in-person payments.
• Late payment penalty imposed monthly (1-1/2% of outstanding balance).

Contact: Business Office (202.541.5237).

Forms

Below are required forms to be submitted by new students. If you belong to one of the categories, complete the associated form and submit to the appropriate office or contact.

Requirements for...	Forms
All Students	Online Emergency Contact Form Coming Soon
All Students	Emergency Contact Form
Students aged 26 and under	Immunization Records
Students living on campus	Housing Application
(Optional) Students living on campus	Meningococcal Vaccination Waiver

All students need to have proof of health insurance. If you need health insurance, contact Dr. Kathy Brown ( kbrown@wtu.edu).
Please click here to read the statement on educational right to privacy.

Library

• Student ID badge, with bar-code on back, allows you to check out items from the library. On your first visit, present your current (valid) Union ID badge to set up an account in the library system.
• Key library services/facts: contains over 130,000 volumes, periodicals, and several online resources (including ATLA / ATLAS Religion Database, Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, Proquest); additional services include an extensive collection of theological reference sources in the Chris and Dolores Degheri Reading Room, computers and printers, and Wi-Fi access.
  Access to Carmelite materials is available at nearby Whitefriars Hall and access to over 1 million volumes of theological sources is available through the Washington Theological Consortium (WTC).
  Contact: Director of the Library, Alexander Moyer (202.541.5208 or amoyer@wtu.edu).
• Other Important Links:

Student Life

Student Senate

Student Handbook

Academic Calendar

Academic Policies

Masters Degree Requirements

Graduate Certificate Requirements

Formation for Ministry Program (Kathleen Brown, kbrown@wtu.edu)

Transfer of Credits () (Deacon Bartholomew Merella, merella@wtu.edu)

Student FAQs

Contact: Academic Dean’s Office (202.541.5219 or glasgow@wtu.edu).