Distance Degree Programs students who have completed 60 credit hours but have not completed their WSU Writing Portfolios (WP99) had spring 2008 registration holds placed on their accounts by the Writing Programs Office. Writing Portfolio holds for DDP degree-seeking students must be removed by DDP, not by WSU Writing Programs.

Review the Writing Portfolio information online ( distance.wsu.edu/resources/wrtgport.asp). If you are not enrolled in WP 99, log in to My DDP and select WP 99 to request enrollment. Your first hold can be released when your WP 99 enrollment is processed and three papers or the exam have been submitted. If you have had two or more Writing Portfolio holds placed, you must complete the portfolio before the hold can be removed. Students are allowed two semesters to complete the portfolio.

Contact Myrna Davis at the DDP office (800-222-4978 or distance@wsu.edu) if you have questions or to request that a hold be removed

DDP Media Rental Return Policy for Courses Completed Fall 2007:

DDP rental media is the property of Washington State University and must be returned to DDP. It is your responsibility to return the material by the deadline or you will incur one or more nonrefundable late fees. Students who do not return rental media by the January 14, 2008 deadline will be charged a late fee. Students could incur up to two additional late fees for failure to return rental materials. More information.

December Commencement Ceremonies will be held at Beasley Coliseum on the WSU Campus at 10:00 AM Saturday, December 8, 2007. For more information, please visit our web site at distance.wsu.edu , and click on “G” for Graduation in the Table of Contents.

All term grades are due from faculty by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Faculty are responsible for posting your grades and meeting this timeline if they have all of your completed work. Please make sure you understand course timelines and due dates. Final grades should be available to students by Thursday, December 20th, in myWSU, if not sooner. myWSU is your source to view all final grades and transcript information.

This is a reminder that spring semester 2008 begins January 7, 2008. Registration is currently open. If you plan on registering for spring courses, please contact your DDP academic advisor if you have not done so already.

You should also order your textbooks from the Bookie as soon as possible to ensure you have them by the start of the semester.

If you need to check what materials will be required for your course, you can find that information in the Schedule of Classes; select the "More Information" link for the appropriate course.

Check out the Spring 2008 DDP Calendar for important dates and deadlines.

This is a reminder that Distance Degree Programs’ flexible enrollment courses are being phased out and converted to semester-based courses; after spring 2008 DDP will not offer any flexible enrollment courses. Students enrolling in a spring semester flexible enrollment course will still have the ability to extend the course up to two additional semesters, provided that all conditions of the extension policy are met.

Substantially fewer flexible enrollment courses were offered fall 2007 than in previous semesters, and only a few flexible enrollment courses are available spring 2008. The last day to register for spring 2008 flexible enrollment courses is February 5, 2008.

Most flexible enrollment courses have been converted to semester-based courses to provide a more dynamic learning experience for students. DDP semester-based courses follow the WSU calendar and must be completed by the end of the semester of enrollment.

The spring 2008 reinstatement deadline is Friday, December 28. Reinstatement applications must be received with payment by the Distance Degree Programs office no later than 5:00 pm on December 28. Applications received after 5:00 pm and incomplete applications, including those without payment, will not be processed.

Changes were made and are effective fall semester 2007 to the academic regulations pertaining to undergraduate academic deficiency. You can find the updates made to rules 35-43 in the University Catalog.