Consumer Information
Federal regulations require universities to provide consumer information to students, families, faculty and staff. The links below will provide you with detailed information regarding each topic.
General Institutional Information
- About WOU
https://wou.edu/aboutwou/ - Accrediting agency
https://wou.edu/aboutwou/ - Code of student responsibility
https://wou.edu/studentconduct/ - Instructional, laboratory and other physical facilities
https://wou.edu/resources/campus-map/ - Faculty and other instructional personnel
https://catalog.wou.edu/ - Plans for university improvement
https://wou.edu/provost/files/2016/01/16Sep2011_ChapterOne.pdf - Transfer credit policies
Transfer articulation (requires WOU Portal login) - Students’ rights under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
https://wou.edu/registrar/students-records-privacy/ - Health History Form/Immunization Information
https://wou.edu/health/students/immunizations/
Costs of attendance, refund and withdrawal policies
- Cost of attendance for financial aid and tuition and fees
https://wou.edu/finaid/tuition-fees/cost-of-attendance - Textbook costs
http://books.wou.edu - Room and board costs
https://wou.edu/housing/costs/ - Refund policy
https://wou.edu/business/tuition-fees/concerning-refunds/ - Policy for students with financial aid who withdraw from WOU (Return of Title IV Funds)
Withdrawal Policies and Procedures
Campus Safety Reports
- Campus security reports
https://wou.edu/safety/clery-act/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report/ - Campus fire safety reports
https://wou.edu/safety/clery-act/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report/ - Drug abuse prevention program
Drug Free Schools and Communities Act
University Reports
- Retention rates
https://wou.edu/institutionalresearch/retention/ - Completion and graduation rates
https://wou.edu/institutionalresearch/degree-data/graduation-rates/ - Graduation rates for student athletes
https://wou.edu/ucs/ir/ir_reports/ncaa_grad_rate.pdf - Athletic participation rates and financial support data
http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/
Financial Aid Information
- Financial assistance available to students
https://wou.edu/finaid/ - Financial aid eligibility and “need”
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/eligibility/basic-criteria - Financial aid programs at WOU and Federal Student Aid program information
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/ - Terms and conditions of Federal Direct and Perkins Loans
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans/perkins - Applying for financial aid
https://wou.edu//finaid/paying-for-college/getting-started/ - Satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements for undergraduates or graduates
https://wou.edu/finaid/ - Federal Direct and Perkins Loans repayment information
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/understand - Student employment policies
https://wou.edu/hr/student-employee-policy/ - Withdrawal information for financial aid recipients
Withdrawal information for financial aid recipients (R2T4 policy)
