Non-Degree & High School

If you're thinking about taking college classes for personal enrichment, or if you're a high school student who would like to get a head start on your college career, attending Washburn as a non-degree seeking student could be just the thing for you.

A Washburn student interacts with friends in the Union Market

You should apply as a non-degree seeking student if you are:

a high school student who would be taking classes while in high school
taking courses for personal enrichment and not toward a degree
attending another college or university and don’t plan to complete the degree at Washburn

Applying is as simple as submitting an undergraduate application.

Financial aid is only available to degree-seeking students.

A Washburn takes notes during a lecture in Henderson Learning Center at Washburn

There are many options for high school students seeking to earn college credit:

Concurrent Enrollment Partnership (CEP) Program – you’ll take courses at your high school for college credit.
Senior Academy – you’ll take classes on campus in the spring semester of your senior year of high school for college credit.
As a non-degree seeking student – as a high school student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher you may take online classes or classes that fit your schedule (not through the Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program).

Email admissions@washburn.edu with your questions, or connect with Brett Johnson, Associate Director of Admissions.