{"id":6673,"date":"2015-09-14T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2026-09-24T23:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T23:42:32","slug":"other-student-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/apply\/other-student-types","title":{"rendered":"Other Student Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>Coming back to school<\/span>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Are you ready to continue your lifelong learning and wish to explore degree options, personal enrichment and professional development? This webpage contains information for the following types of students:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span>Post-Baccalaureate students<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span>Non-matriculated students<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span>Returning students<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"collage-banner\">\n                    <picture class=\"collage-banner__image\">\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-post-bacc-mobile.jpg \" media=\"(max-width: 899px)\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\">\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-post-bacc.jpg \" media=\"(min-width: 900px)\" width=\"1520\" height=\"532\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-post-bacc-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n            <\/picture>\n        \n        <div class=\"collage-banner--content-container\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"column-small-12 column-large-10\">\n                        <div class=\"collage-banner--content-inner\">\n                            <h2 class=\"collage-banner__title\">Post-baccalaureate students<\/h2>\n\n                            <p class=\"collage-banner__body-text\">\n                                Post-baccalaureate status is for students who have received a bachelor&#8217;s degree from a regionally accredited institution (or U.S. equivalent from another country) and are pursuing an additional undergraduate degree. Post-baccalaureate students must apply directly to a major with all program prerequisites and requirements completed. Post-baccalaureate students cannot be considered for undeclared or pre-major admission.                            <\/p>\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/apply\/\" class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link\" >\n                                    <span class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link-text\">\n                                        APPLY AS A POST-BACC                                    <\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link-icon\"><\/span>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-Bacc Instructions and restrictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For detailed information about major prerequisites, please <a href=\"\/degrees\">visit the major webpage<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/register\/request_appointment\">connect with an admissions counselor<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-baccalaureate students are not eligible to earn a second bachelor&#8217;s degree in the same field of study as their earned bachelor&#8217;s degree(s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Core Subject Requirements (Intermediate Algebra and World Languages) are not required for post-baccalaureate applicants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-Bacc dates and deadlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a potential post-baccalaureate student, you must know your desired major and desired start date before beginning your application. Note that not all majors accept new students each quarter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/apply\/application-dates-deadlines\">See the application deadlines page<\/a> for more information on the open and close dates for applying each quarter based on your desired major.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"collage-banner\">\n                    <picture class=\"collage-banner__image\">\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-non-matric-mobile.jpg \" media=\"(max-width: 899px)\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\">\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-non-matric.jpg \" media=\"(min-width: 900px)\" width=\"1520\" height=\"532\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-non-matric-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n            <\/picture>\n        \n        <div class=\"collage-banner--content-container\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"column-small-12 column-large-10\">\n                        <div class=\"collage-banner--content-inner\">\n                            <h2 class=\"collage-banner__title\">Non-matriculated students<\/h2>\n\n                            <p class=\"collage-banner__body-text\">\n                                Non-Matriculated status allows you to enroll in courses at the University of Washington Bothell without being formally admitted as a regular student. If you want to take classes at the University of Washington Bothell but are not seeking a degree, then you want Non-Matriculated status. For more detailed questions, contact the Office of the Registrar at uwbreg@uw.edu.                            <\/p>\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/apply\" class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link\" >\n                                    <span class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link-text\">\n                                        APPLY AS A NON-MATRIC                                    <\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link-icon\"><\/span>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-matric instructions and restrictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-Matriculated students register for classes in Registration Period 3 (first day of the quarter) for Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters. In Summer quarter, non-matriculated students can register in Registration Period 1. If you are interested in attending in a non-matriculated status, <a href=\"\/registrar\/time\">check class schedules<\/a> and contact professors\/advisors before submitting an online application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International students are not eligible for non-matriculated status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-matric conditions and limitations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Although a student enrolled at the University of Washington Bothell in a non-matriculated status cannot earn a degree, a grade is earned and full credit is awarded and recorded on a UW transcript.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The credits earned as a non-matriculated student usually transfer to other institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a student is later accepted into a matriculated status at the Bothell campus, courses earned as a non-matriculated student may be applied to undergraduate degree requirements, with some restrictions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students admitted as non-matriculated may be limited in the number of credits they will be allowed to accrue in this status. The number may vary by program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students considering switching to matriculated (degree-seeking) status are encouraged to do so as soon as possible to ensure that they don\u2019t lose credits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of non-matriculated credits that may be applied toward program requirements varies by program. Please check with a program advisor to determine the number of allowable non-matriculated credits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students must also meet the residency requirement which states that 45 of the last 60 credits of a baccalaureate degree must be earned as a matriculated student in residence at the Bothell Campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All non-matriculated applicants for whom English is not their native language must <a href=\"\/admissions\/apply\/english-language-proficiency\">provide proof of English language proficiency<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-matric dates and deadlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-matriculated students may apply quarterly. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/apply\/application-dates-deadlines#nonmatriculated\">See the application deadlines page<\/a> for more information on the open and close dates for applying each quarter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"collage-banner\">\n                    <picture class=\"collage-banner__image\">\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-returning-mobile.jpg \" media=\"(max-width: 899px)\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\">\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-returning.jpg \" media=\"(min-width: 900px)\" width=\"1520\" height=\"532\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/admissions-apply-other-student-types-returning-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n            <\/picture>\n        \n        <div class=\"collage-banner--content-container\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"column-small-12 column-large-10\">\n                        <div class=\"collage-banner--content-inner\">\n                            <h2 class=\"collage-banner__title\">Returning students<\/h2>\n\n                            <p class=\"collage-banner__body-text\">\n                                UW Bothell undergraduate students who have not completed courses at UW Bothell for two consecutive quarters (excluding summer quarter) OR a UW Bothell student who has withdrawn from a quarter and does not enroll in the following quarter is considered a returning student.                            <\/p>\n\n                                                            <a href=\"\/registrar\/policies\/returning-student-process\" class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link\" >\n                                    <span class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link-text\">\n                                        RETURNING STUDENT PROCESS                                    <\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"collage-banner__read-more-link-icon\"><\/span>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming back to school? 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