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Nontraditional Student Resources

Student works on homework in the Nontraditional Student Center.

Nearly one in three students attending UW is a non-traditional student. These students make up a diverse group with a variety of life experiences, backgrounds, skills, responsibilities and needs.

You are a non-traditional student if you are:

  • 25+ years old
  • Working on a Masters or Doctoral degree
  • Married
  • A parent
  • Responsible for dependents
  • A ward/dependent of the court
  • A US Armed Forces Veteran
  • A child of deceased parents