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Eastern Washington University- Entrance: Transfer students with 40 college credits or more at time of matriculation do not need to meet the foreign language requirement as an entrance requirement. Transfer students with fewer than 40 college credits at the time of matriculation must meet the same foreign language requirement that pertain to high school students (either 2 years in high school or one year in college/through 103). Graduation: Foreign language is an exit requirement for all Bachelor of Arts degrees except: BA Business, BA Education and BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts). Foreign language is not a requirement for any BS degree.

The Evergreen State College- Entrance: Transfer students with fewer than 40 transferable credits and Running Start Students who are entering in the Fall immediately following their high school graduation date must have completed 2 years of a single foreign language at the high school level or 2 quarters at the college level with a 2.0 or greater.  Transfer students with more than 40 transferable credits, including those holding transferable degrees, are not required to have any foreign language experience.

Pacific Lutheran University- Entrance: Two years of one foreign language in high school, with an average grade of C or higher, or one year at the college level (through 103), or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.  Students who have not satisfied this requirement may still be admitted to the university but they may not graduate without completing the foreign language requirements as an additional degree requirement. Graduation: In addition to meeting the entrance requirement in foreign language students in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet additional foreign language requirements. Please contact advisor for requirements.

Seattle Pacific University- Entrance: Students who enter SPU with an AA do not need to satisfy the foreign language requirement. Graduation: Students must have three years of a single foreign language in high school or a full year in college (through 103) is required for graduation. 

Seattle University- Entrance: Transfer students with 45 college credits (or more) do not need to meet the foreign language requirement as an entrance requirement. Transfer students with fewer than 45 college credits must have two years of high school foreign language or 2 college quarters (must be the same foreign language). Graduation: The College of Arts and Sciences requires one-year proficiency or foreign language through 103 (or SU 135 equivalent) in order to graduate.

University of Puget Sound- Entrance: A student does not need to have the foreign language requirement satisfied for admission. Graduation: A student must satisfy the Foreign Language Graduation Requirement by at least one of the following: (1) *Successfully completing two semesters of a foreign language at the 101-102 college level, or one semester of a foreign language at the 200 level or above (Courses taken pass/fail will not fulfill the Foreign Language Graduation Requirement.); or (2) Passing a Puget Sound-approved foreign language proficiency exam at the third-year high school or first-year college level; or (3) Receiving a score of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement foreign language exam or a score of 5, 6, or 7 on an International Baccalaureate Higher Level foreign language exam; or (4) Qualifying for a waiver on the grounds of a documented learning disability that affects the ability to process language.
*For a transfer student, number (1) may be completed at a previous institution or at Puget Sound.  This is a requirement for Graduation; a student does not need to have the foreign language requirement satisfied for admission.

University of Washington (Seattle) and UW Evening Degree - Entrance: Two years of a single foreign language in high school or two quarters in college. Graduation: For Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Social Work, a third quarter of college-level (103 w/ a 2.0) foreign language is required. Completion, whenever possible, of the third quarter graduation requirement is considered positively in the transfer admission review.  The Colleges of Architecture, Business, Dentistry, Engineering, Forest Resources, Information, Medicine, Nursing, Ocean & Fishery Sciences, and Public Health do not require a third quarter. 

University of Washington (Bothell)- Entrance: Two years of a single foreign language in high school or two quarters in college.  Graduation: No additional foreign language is required for graduation.

University of Washington (Tacoma)- Entrance: Two years of a single foreign language in high school or two quarters in college. Graduation: For the International Business Concentration within Business Administration, a third quarter of college-level (103) foreign language is required. For the Global Studies concentration within the Interdisciplinary Arts & Science degree, please contact the school for foreign language competency options. For all other degree programs no further foreign language is required.

Washington State University- Entrance: Freshman and transfers with fewer than 40 quarter or 27 semester hours must have two years of a single foreign language in high school or one full year (through 103) in college.  Students transferring with more than 40 quarter credits or the AA do not have to meet this requirement. Graduation: Students majoring in a Science or Liberal Arts program need the foreign language: 2 years at high school, one year (thru 103) at the community college or one year at WSU.  American Sign Language does count as a foreign language. Students must meet the stated graduation requirement regardless of freshman or transfer status.  The Colleges of Engineering, Architecture, Business and Economics (except international business), Nursing and Pharmacy do not require a foreign language as a graduation requirement.

Western Washington University- Entrance: Freshman, including Running Start, and transfer applicants with fewer than 40 credits completed at time of admission must have two years of a single foreign language in high school or two quarters in college. Students transferring with the AA do not need to meet this requirement.  Freshman, including Running Start, and transfer applicants with fewer than 40 credits completed at time of admission will need to submit a high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores for purposes of admissions. Graduation: Foreign language is not required for graduation.

 Admissions & Transfer
� Do you have a website for transfer students?
� What are the admission requirements?
� What are your foreign language requirements?
� Do you take the Direct Transfer Agreement?
� What are application deadlines?
� What qualities should transfer students have?
� Which standardized test scores do you require?
� What majors are offered?
    When must I choose a major?
� Do you have a list of major requirements?
� What are the application deadlines for admission?
� Are interviews required?
    Are there group or individual interviews?
� How can I arrange a campus visit?
� How long should I expect to wait for an answer once I submit my application?

Financial aid
� How much will it cost?
� What financial aid options are offered?
� When is your financial aid deadline?
� Estimate the percentage of work study, loans, grants, and scholarships awarded in your financial aid packages.

Housing
� What type of housing is available?
� For how many years is student housing guaranteed?
� Would I have a roommate or live alone?
� How are roommates selected?

 Classroom & Resources
� What is the average class size?
� How accessible are professors outside of class?
� Will professors or graduate students teach my courses?
� Do I need a computer?
� What student services are offered? (Such as tutoring, career center, counseling, multi-cultural, gay and lesbian, and disability support)
� How are the libraries, computer labs?

Student life
� What special interest groups, activities, fraternities/sororities are available?
� What’s it like on campus on the weekends?
� Are any programs offered to help students adjust to the college life?
� Are intramural, club, and varsity sports offered?
� How are the sports facilities?
� What types of meal plans are available?

Just the facts
� What is the school known for?
� What are recent graduates doing now?
� How safe is the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods?

 Time Saving Tip
Print address labels to paste on the university’s College Information Cards. Include your name, address, e-mail, phone, year of high school graduation, or anticipated college graduation date, and intended major(s).