• Getting Started
• Getting Advice
• How to Apply
• Preparing to Go Abroad
• While You're Abroad
• WU Resource List
• Arranging Housing for Return to WU
• Registering for Next Semester at WU
• Starting the WU Credit Award Process
• Emergency Contacts
• When You Return
• Money Matters
• Site Map

Registration for Returning Students

Course Listings

Printed course listings are issued in October for spring classes and March for fall classes. Overseas Programs (OSP), in the office of International and Area Studies, sends a copy to each location where we have a WU site-director (e.g. Chile, Spain, London). We encourage you to use the on-line course listings to make your course selections. WU course listings are available on-line six to nine weeks before registration begins and at least four weeks before the printed version is available. Students who are abroad can access course information directly through WebSTAC or the WU home page. Note: JavaScript must support your web browser in order to read the course listings on WebSTAC.

However, you can request a copy be sent to you if unable to readily gain access to the on-line listings. Email your request to Mrs. Kathy Daniel at kdaniel@artsci.wustl.edu in the Office of International and Area Studies. Your request must contain the following information:

• Your complete name
• Complete street address abroad (PO Box numbers are NOT acceptable!)
• Postal code, city and country
• Your telephone number (ESSENTIAL!)

The course listings are sent via DHL or FedEx to the address you provide. Both courier companies require a contact name, telephone number and full street address. Delivery cannot be made to a PO Box. Please bear in mind that timely delivery to some locations may be unreliable. Also, the on-line listings are updated on a regular basis and contain the most accurate, up-to-date course information. The printed version will not contain updates made after the file was sent to the printer.

Registration Procedures

All students must contact their Four Year Advisor and Major advisor(s) by e-mail, or other means, in order to be authorized to register. WU students who are studying abroad are permitted to register via WebSTAC on the same day that registration opens for seniors, starting at 9 am St. Louis time. You will need your PIN and advisor authorization before you will be allowed to register on-line. Failure to contact and receive advisor authorization will result in your not being able to register. It is unacceptable to wait until the day before registration to contact your advisors; contact them at least two weeks prior to your assigned registration date and time.

Students studying abroad during the spring semester can be assigned a priority date and time for fall registration from abroad, but the number of units on record will affect this assignment. If you are currently enrolled in L99 (normally 12 units) and have 90+ units including the L99 units, you should be automatically assigned the study abroad priority date and time. It is your responsibility to verify this.

Students who may need a manual upgrade to the priority date and time include those who are on leave of absence to study abroad and those with 77 or less completed units prior to enrollment in study abroad. If you have not been assigned the study abroad priority date and time, please contact Mrs. Kathy Daniel at kdaniel@artsci.wustl.edu for assistance at least two weeks prior to registration.

If your internet access is limited or prohibits you from using the on-line system, you can send a registration request to Mrs. Kathy Daniel at kdaniel@artsci.wustl.edu in the Office of International and Area Studies two weeks prior to the first day of registration. It is your responsibility to clear all holds from your account prior to submitting your registration request. Mrs. Daniel will be unable to complete your registration if any hold remains on your account on your assigned registration date. The e-mail registration request must include:

• Your complete name
• WU School (A&S, Olin, etc.)
• Six-digit WU ID number
• Each complete course number AND section number (e.g. L97 150 01)
• Full Course Title (e.g. Global Cities)
• Indicate for Credit or Pass/Fail (this is ESSENTIAL!)

Your registration request must be complete and accurate. Incomplete or confusing requests will not be processed or will be processed using assumptions that may not be suitable for you. Subsequent changes can be made on-line once you obtain dependable internet access. Due to the high volume of students studying abroad, we cannot acknowledge receipt of your registration info. It is your responsibility to verify your own registration via WebSTAC after 5pm St. Louis time on your assigned registration date.

Late requests or change requests can be processed by the Office of International and Area Studies until November 25 for spring registration or April 25 for fall. Thereafter, you must go on WebSTAC with your PIN (after advisor authorization).

Students belonging to WU schools other than A&S should contact their advisors and submit their registration requests directly to their own school or use the on-line registration system. Registration requests received by OSP from non-A&S students will be forwarded to the appropriate WU school.