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After you register for your courses, you may view all of your tuition and fees information in the Transact app in MyUWF. You can see the payment deadlines, options for payment plans, and you can pay your bill from this app. If you have any questions about your tuition and fees, please contact Student Accounts/Cashier.

  • It may be that you haven’t submitted the required Student Assessment of Instruction (SAI) for one of your courses.
  • You must complete an SAI by the end of each of your courses that has an active enrollment of more than 5, or a hold will be placed on your student record.
  • The SAI Evaluation Hold, or Grade Hold, will prevent you from viewing your unofficial transcript, DegreeWorks audit, and your final grades.
  • Any courses where SAIs were not submitted will cause a hold that will not be removed until the Friday of grades week.

  • A “Part of Term” (POT) is the time frame within the semester a course is taught. Some courses run over the entire semester, some run 6 or 8 weeks within the semester, and some have more uncommon time ranges. There are about 13 different Parts of Term overall.

  • The CRN is the Course Reference Number.
  • It's an individual 5-digit number associated with a specific course offering in a given semester.

  • An SAI Hold means you haven’t submitted the required Student Assessment of Instruction (SAI) for one of your current courses.
  • You must complete an SAI by the end of each of your courses that has an active enrollment of more than 5, or a hold will be placed on your student record.
  • The SAI Evaluation Hold, or Grade Hold, will NOT prevent registration.
  • The SAI Evaluation Hold, or Grade Hold, WILL prevent you from viewing your unofficial transcript, DegreeWorks audit, and your final grades.
  • Any courses where SAIs were not submitted will cause a hold that will not be removed until the Friday of grades week.

Drops

  • If the course is still within the “Drop/Add Period” as outlined in the Official Academic Calendar, the student can drop a class from their schedule with no tuition liability and without that course being part of their academic record. The student must know the course’s Part of Term in order to find the correct Drop/Add Period in the Academic Calendar. See previous FAQ for more on “Parts of Term.” 

 

Individual Course Withdrawals

  • After the Drop/Add Period, a student may withdraw from a course as long as they do so before that course’s withdrawal deadline as published in the Academic Calendar. In this case as well, the student must know the course’s Part of Term in order to find the correct withdrawal deadline in the Academic calendar. Refunds are not issued for individual course withdrawals and a “W” will be assigned for the grade that displays in the student’s academic record.

Log into MyUWF and access the Transact app. This app will display your specific tuition and fees information, deadline for payment, and any payment plan options that may be available. Questions about your fees should be directed to Student Accounts.

Instructions are found on the Bookstore Financial Aid Deferment Program.

For full details on this process, see Using the State Employee Tuition Fee Waiver.

Yes. All University students and employees parking on campus must be registered with Parking Services and have their permit properly displayed. Click HERE for parking information.

If you need a clicker, it should be listed in your course materials. Check with the course instructor if you are not sure.

Summer semesters do not have a Commencement Ceremony. Most students who complete their final requirements for their degree in the summer semester can choose to participate in either the spring semester preceding their summer graduation or the fall semester after their summer graduation.

Please note certain graduate programs, such as the Education Specialist (EdS) and the Education Doctorate (EdD), that do not allow for any students to attend the Commencement Ceremony until ALL of their degree requirements are fully met. If a student in one of these programs completes all of their degree requirements in the summer semester, they would not be allowed to choose to attend the Commencement Ceremony in the spring semester preceding their summer graduation. Please check with your advisor if you have any questions.

Please visit the Commencement website to RSVP (for the live ceremony or virtual participation) and review all relevant information (venue, parking, caps/gowns, etc.).

 

Please contact the University Bookstore to purchase your honor cord. Click HERE for details regarding Baccalaureate Honors standards.

Please contact your advisor for assistance.

Of course! Please email School of Education Advising at soeadvising@uwf.edu.