For Parents & Families

FERPA: Unlike the K-12 setting where a parent or authorized guardian may view their student’s grades or progress at any time, all college student grades, records, and information are protected by the federal privacy law called FERPA, which means only the student may access this information unless authorized consent is given otherwise. All William Paterson University students, including High School Dual Enrollment Students, are covered under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

• Students may authorize release of their academic, financial aid, student account and/or disciplinary records to a third party (i.e., parents, grandparents, etc.) by completing the FERPA form on-line. The form can be accessed through the Self Service Tab of WPConnect, under "Enrollment Services" and by clicking the FERPA Release Form. These permissions will remain active until your anticipated date of graduation or until you notify the university.
• CLICK HERE for an informative video on how to fill out and submit a FERPA release

Billing Information: For students where the school district will not cover the tuition, a credit card payment will be required in order to submit the application.

Student Email Accounts: All high school dual enrollment students will be issued an official WP email account and access to our student portal, WP Connect.  The University's Information Technology Department may only reset the account password and/or discuss the account with the account holder, as per FERPA requirements.

Admissions Criteria:

• For cohort programs through the high school, the school district is responsible for identifying eligible students for each course being offered for college credit and ensuring these students are able to manage college-level course work. The GPA requirements are 3.25 and above for high school juniors and 3.0 and above for high school seniors.  High achieving high school sophomores may be eligible, at the school district's discretion.
• All students taking dual enrollment courses individually, and not part of a cohort program, require a teacher, principal, or school counselor letter of recommendation.  GPA requirements are 3.25 and above for juniors and 3.0 for seniors.  Placement testing may be required for certain courses.  Individual dual enrollment students should contact The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at admissions@wpunj.edu or 973-720-2125.

Deadlines for School Districts and Cohort Programs:

• Application: Fall/full year courses- September 30th.  Spring- February 13th.
• Withdrawals: Fall/full year courses- October 30th.  Spring- March 5th. 
  • Withdrawals may be submitted through the application portal or by emailing dualenrollment@wpunj.edu. Failure to notify WP of withdrawals will result in financial obligation on the student or school district.
• **All individual dual enrollment students and cohort students taking classes on the WP campus will adhere to the William Paterson University Semester Calendars deadlines**