Information Hub for
Online Accelerated Students

About Online Accelerated Students

As an online accelerated student, you are in faster-paced session periods, and different registration and billing deadlines apply to you. Due to the fast-paced nature of your courses, this webpage is intended to help get you quickly set up with the unique information that applies to you.

Online accelerated courses are not self-paced courses. They are synchronous to the session periods of the academic year. If you are a new online accelerated student, please self-enroll in the Online Accelerated Graduate Student Orientation course in canvas to find all the policy and procedural steps you’ll need to know during your quick academic journey!

Online Accelerated Orientation CourseResources
EWU Online Website Program Contacts

To ensure that students, university support units, staff and faculty are fully prepared to start strong in the online accelerated program term, requests to move start terms backwards filed after the application deadline date at 9pm PDT/12am EST cannot be processed. (Example: if you apply to start in summer, you cannot move backwards to start in spring.) If the term you intend to start in is not listed in your application drop down selections, you have missed the deadline time for that start date. Please do not select the next term in the hope that The Graduate Programs Office can move your start term backwards to accommodate a late application after the deadline – we are unable to process these requests.

Resources Unique To Online Accelerated Students

Online Accelerated students are in a special category of classes that operate at a faster pace than the other programs offered at Eastern Washington University. We've put together important topics that can assist you in your academic journey.

Financial Aid

Learn more about how Financial Aid works differently for Online Accelerated Students. Understand what types of Aid you are eligible for and how to apply for and accept aid.

Learn About Financial Aid

Registration & Withdrawals

Learn more about how registration deadlines are different for Online Accelerated Students and how courses for online accelerated students have special section numbers.

Learn More

Program Specifics

There are two types of programs open to online accelerated students: Graduate Degrees and Graduate Certificates. We’ve put together links for each and information on resources and advisors.

Learn More

The Pattern of an Online Accelerated Academic Year

It’s important to understand each quarter contains two 6-week sessions except for summer which only contains one 6-week session. This is different from the in-person academic year.

QuarterSession (Session Number)Weeks
Fall QuarterSession One (A01-A49)Week 1-6
Session Two (A50-A79)Week 7-12
Winter QuarterSession One (A01-A49)Week 1-6
Session Two (A50-A79)Week 7-12
Spring QuarterSession One (A01-A49)Week 1-6
Session Two (A50-A79)Week 7-12
Summer QuarterOne Session Only (A01-A49)Weeks 1-6

 

Online Accelerated Calendar: Upcoming Deadlines

Graduate Transfer Credit Eligibility and Approval Process

To transfer credit from another institution toward your EWU graduate degree or certificate, please use the following steps: 

  1. Communicate with your program contact about filling out the Graduate Transfer Credit Eligibility form and ask them what documentation they will require for the transfer. Typically this includes the syllabus of the course(s) you hope to transfer in. 
  2. If you did not submit the relevant transcript from the institution for the credits you would like to transfer to EWU at the time of admission, you will need to submit an official transcript to Eastern Washington University. Without a transcript of these credits on file, we are unable to process your transfer request and this can delay your processing time. 
  3. Communicate with your program contact and complete this PDF form together. 
    • Page one: Instructions
    • Page 2-3: Transfer Credit Checklist 
    • Page 4-5: Transfer Course Info
    • Page 6: Academic Appeal
  4. After your program contact determines that your transfer credits are eligible for submission, or for an academic appeal, they will email the completed form to the Graduate Programs Office for review and processing.
    • If there are items or qualifications missing from your submission, the Graduate Programs Office will work with your program contact to identify missing qualifications for transfer.  
  5. When your credits have been successfully transferred (and/or appealed) the Graduate Programs Office will reach out to you to confirm this status. 

Graduate Transfer Credit Eligibility Form