Running Start at Central Washington University is very pleased to be partnering with your school to offer
you this wonderful opportunity. Through our program, you are able to attend university level courses
and receive college credit without leaving your high school campus. However, there are a few things
that you should be aware of before you decide to participate in this program.
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Every semester, you will be able to take one
college level course for free through
running start or pay $55.00 per credit each
trimester/semester. Also, you will be
charged for each additional course that you
choose to take during a given
trimester/semester at a rate of $55.00 per
credit.
You will begin building an official college
transcript the moment that you begin
taking part in this program. Therefore, if
you do well in your courses, you will build a
transcript with a good grade point average.
However, if you do poorly in your courses, it
will be reflected on your transcript.
It is important that you take these courses
seriously because earning a low college GPA
now can cause many problems when you
begin your college life after graduating from
high school. In fact, it is actually possible for
you to begin your freshmen year of college
on academic probation if you receive too
many low CWU course grades while in high
school.
Once a grade is given it will not be changed
even if you do not like it.
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When you apply begin applying to universities,
you are required by law to submit all college
grades that you have earned.
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It is actually possible to receive a grade of
0.0 in a CWU course.
Your college grade point average can and
probably will be different from your high
school grade point average.
Official university transcripts can only be
obtained from CWU’s Registrar Services.
Official transcripts will not be distributed by
your High School or the Running Start
Office.
University deadlines for registration,
dropping a course, and withdrawing from a
course are nonnegotiable.
o If you drop a course, you will not
have to pay for your course and
nothing will be put on your college
transcript.
o If you withdraw from a course, you
will still have to pay for the course
even if you do not complete it. Also
if you withdraw from a course, a
“W” will be put on your transcript.
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Once you enroll in one of our courses, you have the option of becoming conditionally admitted to CWU.
That means once you graduate from high school, you will not need to fill out a CWU application, pay the
application fee of $50, or pay a confirmation fee. All you will need to do is send your high school
transcripts and SAT/ACT scores to CWU and you are officially a new Central Washington University
Wildcat.