Congratulations on deciding to attend WSU Tri-Cities!
The Academic Advisors are committed to helping you throughout your time at WSU Tri-Cities.
Below is a step-by-step guide to learning the WSU academic system and how to select courses.
Apply for admission
- Apply for [admission online]. Send official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have previously attended, including any AP/IB or military credit you may have received.
- WSU Tri-Cities Admissions
2710 Crimson Way
Richland, WA 99354
- WSU Tri-Cities Admissions
- The priority deadlines for admission are:
- January 15th for summer/fall admission
November 15th for spring admission
- January 15th for summer/fall admission
- If you have admission questions, please contact our admissions office: admiss@tricity.wsu.edu or 509-372-7250
Already admitted to WSU Tri-Cities?
Follow these steps to preparing for New Student Orientation and Academic Advising
- WSU’s online portal system is called [Zzusis]. This is the portal system for WSU that allows you to access resources such as your financial aid award, grades, registration for classes, etc.
- To set up your account, go to the [Zzusis] page
click on ‘Need Zzusis Help’ - click on ‘Create Your Network ID’ and follow the steps from there
- You will need your WSU ID# and Temporary Access Network Key (TANK) to set up your account. You will find this on your admissions letter.
- You may need to stop at this step for a day or two. It can take up to 48 hours for the system to process your account set-up. Once you see a section on your main page marked ‘Student Links’, to include your ‘Degree Audit Report’ and ‘Registration’, you are set to continue.
- In the ‘Student Links’ section of your Zzusis account:
- click on ‘Degree Audit Report’
- click on ‘What If’ and select the degree you are interested in
- click on ‘View with my browser’
- This is a report of all courses and credits you need to complete the degree, shows which classes have transferred in and shows how those classes have fulfilled requirements.
- Requirements that are in RED, still need to be completed. Requirements that are GREEN, have already been fulfilled.
- The degree audit may not be 100% accurate if you are currently enrolled in classes at another school and have not submitted your final transcripts.
- If you already have a degree (transferable AA or bachelor’s), you will not need any further general education courses. However, you are still held to the college and major requirements, which are listed on the degree audit.
- If you are approved for summer courses, you can access the schedule of classes here: www.schedules.wsu.edu. Select ‘Tri-Cities’ and the semester you are looking for.
- Fall classes are available in Zzusis. From your Zzusis account:
- click on ‘Main Menu’
- ’Self Service’
- 'Search’
- ‘Class Search’
- Be sure to mark this page as a ‘Favorite’ so it is easier to come back to.
- Make sure the campus is set to Tri-Cities and you have selected the proper semester.
- Scroll down to the subject you are interested in and select your courses in collaboration with your degree audit (be aware, the subjects currently reflect class subjects from ALL WSU campuses, not just Tri-Cities).
- If you are looking for a list of courses that will fulfill a specific requirement (i.e. Humanities), click on the ‘Additional Search Criteria’ link, which is near the bottom of the page.
- With this search you can look for classes on specific days and times.
- You can also search for a specific requirement. You do this under ‘Course Attribute’ and select ‘General Education Requirement’, then to the right, select which type of requirement you are looking for.