Enrollment Requirements

Students should talk to their academic advisor prior to registering for a self-paced class to ensure the EoD course is in their plan of study.  When necessary, the EoD office seeks approval on behalf of the student upon the student’s registration in a course. Students are not required to gain approval themselves. Should a problem arise, EoD will contact the student immediately to make other arrangements. If seeking certification, students should check with the appropriate dean to ensure that self-paced courses will meet specific certification requirements.

WT students must be compliant with Texas Success Initiative requirements and have any necessary prerequisites for their self-paced course. Students who have been suspended may not earn self-paced course credit from WTAMU during the stated period of time. 

WT students can register for EoD self-paced courses through Buff Advisor or Student Planning. Self-paced courses can be found through searches by subject area, or for classes with the section C. For classes that qualify for the Fall, Spring, and Summer 2 semester, students can register up to 15 calendar days before the last day of finals. For classes that qualify for May Intersession, January Intersession, and Summer 1, students can register up until the day before the start of the next semester. Students enrolling in self-paced classes for the current semester start immediately upon receiving the enrollment confirmation email. Students enrolling in self-paced courses for an upcoming semester begin class the first day of that semester. Registration rules may change.

Please contact the EoD office at 806-651-2037 or educationondemand@wtamu.edu with questions or for assistance enrolling in a course.

Courses count for:

• Full-time status
• Financial Aid if in degree plan
• Verification of enrollment for insurance and housing for the semester the student enrolled
• Attempted hours and overall completion percentage
• The 150% rule for Financial Aid
• Cumulative grade point average
• Tuition rebates
• 6 drop limit
• 30/45 hour rules
• Repeated courses

Courses count for:

• Full-time status
• Verification of enrollment for insurance and housing for the semester the student enrolled
• Attempted hours and overall completion percentage
• The 150% rule for Financial Aid
• Cumulative grade point average
• Tuition rebates

Courses do NOT count for:

• Full-time status for Financial Aid purposes
• 6 drop limit
• 30/45 hour rules
• Repeated courses

Accelerated Courses: 

Students receive a reminder that the course has started on the start date. All accelerated courses are available through WTClass. Students should refer to deadlines in their reminder with regard to refund poilcy and drop policy.

Self-Paced Courses: 

Students receive a welcome email from EoD stating the course start date, expiration date, payment instructions, and course access information. All self-paced courses are available online through WTClass. Students have until the end of their expiration date to submit all work to the professor or request a 3-month extension with the EoD office.

Students registering after the third payment deadline must:

• Pay in full within 10 calendar days of the course start date in the welcome email.
  
  • A hold will be placed on the account until the bill is paid, although no fees will accumulate.
  • Students that do not address payment in full by the 20th calendar day will be dropped from their course.

Payment plans are unavailable during Intersessions, Summer 1 and Summer 2.

Self-paced courses start upon receipt of the enrollment email and must be completed within 6 months of the start date. Students must submit all work to their professor by the end of the course expiration date. A one-time, three-month extension may be granted by filing the extension form on the EoD website or emailing the EoD Office. Starting with Fall 2020, the extension fee is $400.00. The extension request must be submitted to the EoD office by the end of the course expiration date. Please note, extensions are only granted if the student has paid his or her EoD tuition, and do not have a hold on their account. 

Click here to request an extension.

In calculating completion time to a posted grade, a student needs to be aware that final exams cannot be taken until the third week of enrollment, and instructors are generally unavailable during holidays, semester breaks and parts of the summer. Instructors are allowed up to 10 working days for grading. Three-hour courses cannot be completed in less than three weeks, while four-hour courses cannot be completed in less than four weeks. The professor is responsible for upholding these completion rules.

Accelerated course drops:  Students may drop an accelerated course for an X up to three weeks from the start date. Drops within three days of the start date will be refunded in full.  Students who drop more than three weeks from the start date will receive the grade they earn.

Self-paced course drops:  Students may drop a self-paced course at any time. Self-paced courses dropped within 20 calendar days of the course start date will be refunded in full. Self-paced courses dropped 21 calendar days or more after the course start date will not be refunded and will receive a GPA-neutral grade of X on a transcript.

Fees are not transferable from one course to another.

Accelerated course refunds: The last day for a full refund is three calendar days after the start date.  Students dropping 4 calendar days or more after the course start date will not receive a refund.

Self-paced course refunds:  Students dropping within 20 calendar days of the course start date will receive a full refund. Students dropping a self-paced course 21 calendar days or more after the course start date will not receive a refund.

Refunds for withdrawals are only approved if the withdrawal is received within 20 calendar days of the start date. Please refer to the Business Office for accepted forms of payment.   

Required materials are listed in the syllabus or course guide, which will be furnished upon request or after registration is complete. Textbooks may be purchased from the University Bookstore. 

Chemistry courses will require a home lab kit purchase. See syllabus for details. 

Generally, standard letter grades are issued on lessons; however, some instructors may use "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory." The course syllabus will outline the grading system used for that individual course. Most, but not all, courses are a combination of lessons and exams to calculate a final grade.

When contacting professors, students should allow 48 hours for a response and up to 10 working days for grading of lessons and papers from the date of submission.

Students taking Math or Chemistry are required to take proctored exams. Students must complete a required number of lessons and get permission from the instructor before arranging an exam time.

Chemistry exams will be taken using a Respondus lock-down browser. 

Math exams must be taken in-person at an official college or univeristy testing center near the student. Students should contact the EoD office for approval of their preferred testing center.

Students should plan ahead and begin the process a week before the desired exam date.

It is imperative that each student does his/her own work. Evidence of plagiarism by the student will be sufficient reason for the assignment of a failing grade.

Commission of any of the following acts shall constitute scholastic dishonesty:  acquiring or providing information for any assigned work or examination from any unauthorized source; informing any person or persons of the contents of any examination prior to the time the exam is given in any subsequent sections of the course or as a makeup; plagiarism; submission of a paper or project that is substantially the same for two courses unless expressly authorized by the instructor to do so.  For more information, see the Code of Student Life.

Upon successful completion of a self-paced course, students earn credit from WTAMU, which appears on their official transcript. Standard letter grades are issued for self-paced courses.

If a student drops within 20 calendar days of the course start date, the course will not appear on his or her transcript. If a student drops 21 calendar days or more after the course start date, the course will appear on his or her transcript with an X (GPA neutral). If a student does not complete a self-paced course by the end of the course expiration date, he or she receives an X.

Grades and Xs on the official transcript appear under the semester the student started the course. For example, if a student enrolls in a self-paced course in the Fall and finishes in the Spring, the grade will appear under the Fall semester.

EoD self-paced courses can replace a grade or a drop. It should be noted that EoD course grades automatically replace previous grades; grade replacement does NOT take the higher grade or the average of the two grades.

A maximum of 9 semester hours of upper-level EoD classes may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree at WTAMU, unless otherwise approved the appropriate dean.

All Education on Demand courses are equivalent to those taught on campus and count towards student degree plans. EoD courses are vetted by the department head and academic dean to ensure the quality and rigor are the same as the courses taught on-campus or online during a long semester. The department head and academic dean review the courses yearly and approve enrollments for the academic year.

Upon successful completion of a course, students earn credit from WTAMU, which will appear on their official WTAMU transcript under the semester they started the course.

Three-hour courses are $699 and four-hour courses are $935. Course fees are not transferable from one course to another.

Payment can be made online through Buff Advisor. 

Financial Aid and payment plans are not available for Education on Demand courses.

Students must pay in full within 10 calendar days of the course start date in their welcome email. Students who do not pay in full within 20 calendar days will be dropped for non-payment. Partial payments will not be refunded. 

If a student has been dropped from EoD courses twice for non-payment, a $100 re-instatement fee will be added to a student's third EoD course tuition. 

Self-paced courses start upon receipt of the enrollment email and must be completed within 6 months of the start date. Students must submit all work to their professor by the end of the course expiration date. A one-time, three-month extension may be granted by filling out the extension form on the EoD website or emailing the EoD Office. Starting with Fall 2020, the extension fee is $400.00. The extension request must be submitted to the EoD office by the end of the course expiration date. Please note, extensions are only granted if the student has paid his or her EoD tuition.

Click here to request an extension.

In calculating completion time to a posted grade, students need to be aware that final exams cannot be taken until the third week of enrollment, and instructors are generally unavailable during holidays, semester breaks and parts of the summer. Instructors are allowed up to 10 working days for grading. Three-hour courses cannot be completed in less than three weeks, while four-hour courses cannot be completed in less than four weeks. The professor is responsible for upholding these completion rules.

Self-paced course drops:  Students may drop a self-paced course at any time. Self-paced courses dropped within 20 calendar days of the course start date will be refunded in full. Self-paced courses dropped 21 calendar days or more after the course start date will not be refunded and will receive a GPA-neutral grade of X on a transcript.

Accelerated course drops:  Students may drop an accelerated course for an X up to three weeks from the start date. Drops within three days of the start date will be refunded in full.  Students who drop more than three weeks from the start date will receive the grade they earn.

Fees are not transferable from one course to another.

Self-paced course drops:  Students may drop a self-paced course at any time. Self-paced courses dropped within 20 calendar days of the course start date will be refunded in full. Self-paced courses dropped 21 calendar days or more after the course start date will not be refunded and will receive a GPA-neutral grade of X on a transcript.

Accelerated course drops:  Students may drop an accelerated course for an X up to three weeks from the start date. Drops within three days of the start date will be refunded in full.  Students who drop more than three weeks from the start date will receive the grade they earn.

Required materials are listed in the syllabus or course guide, which will be furnished upon request or after registration is complete. Textbooks may be purchased from the University Bookstore. 

Chemistry courses will require a home lab kit purchase. See syllabus for details. 

Generally, standard letter grades are issued on lessons; however, some instructors may use "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory." The course syllabus will outline the grading system used for that individual course. Most, but not all, courses are a combination of lessons and exams to calculate a final grade.

When contacting professors, students should allow 48 hours for a response and up to 10 working days for grading of lessons and papers from the date of submission.

Students taking Math or Chemistry are required to take proctored exams. Students must complete a required number of lessons and get permission from the instructor before arranging an exam time.

Chemistry exams will be taken using a Respondus lock-down browser. 

Math exams must be taken in-person at an official college or univeristy testing center near the student. Students should contact the EoD office for approval of their preferred testing center.

Students should plan ahead and begin the process a week before the desired exam date.

It is imperative that each student does his/her own work. Evidence of plagiarism by the student will be sufficient reason for the assignment of a failing grade.

Commission of any of the following acts shall constitute scholastic dishonesty:  acquiring or providing information for any assigned work or examination from any unauthorized source; informing any person or persons of the contents of any examination prior to the time the exam is given in any subsequent sections of the course or as a makeup; plagiarism; submission of a paper or project that is substantially the same for two courses unless expressly authorized by the instructor to do so.  For more information, see the Code of Student Life.

Upon successful completion of a self-paced course, students earn credit from WTAMU, which appears on their official transcript. Standard letter grades are issued for self-paced courses.

If a student drops within 20 calendar days of the course start date, the course will not appear on his or her transcript. If a student drops 21 calendar days or more after the course start date, the course will appear on his or her transcript with an X (GPA neutral). If a student does not complete a self-paced course by the end of the course expiration date, he or she receives an X.

Grades and Xs on the official transcript appear under the semester the student started the course. For example, if a student enrolls in a self-paced course in the Fall and finishes in the Spring, the grade will appear under the Fall semester.

Students can request a verification of enrollment for insurance and housing purposes for the semester they enrolled in the self-paced course. For example, if a student begins a self-paced course in the Fall semester and finishes in the Spring semester, he or she can only receive a verification of enrollment during the Fall.