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Please review all information about the sign-up process before completing this webform. Only students admitted into the College of Arts & Sciences will be able to sign-up for a First-Year Program through this process. Students will only be admitted to ONE First-Year Program through this process, but all students, regardless of their school, are welcome to register for additional First-Year Programs during regular registration on July 8.
When you sign-up, you may rank up to 4 First-Year Programs. You may rank only one Ampersand Program, and it must be your first choice, though you may also optionally select a back up. Ampersand Programs also require a short, program-specific essay. First-Year Seminars, First-Year Opportunities, and Beyond Boundaries may be ranked in any position, in any combination, and do not require an essay.
Some First-Year Programs are filled during Priority Sign-Up and no longer accepting sign-ups. Only First-Year Programs with availability for placement are listed on the webform. We recommend you review the current list of First-Year Programs carefully.
General Sign-Ups are first come, first served. Students who sign-up during General Sign-Up will receive an email to their WashU email address on a rolling basis that indicates they’ve been placed and that contains directions about how to check their enrollment in Workday.
If you have questions regarding the First-Year Programs sign-up process, please contact us at: artsci-firstyearprograms@email.wustl.edu.
(To find your WashU ID: login to Workday Student and click the "Profile" icon on the homepage. Then click "View Profile," and find your WashU ID under “Summary.”)
Essay Required. View the list of essay questions for each program.