Things to Know Before You Register
The Office of the Registrar is in room #249.
Bastyr University operates on the quarter system. The University's quarter is 11 weeks long. (Summer quarter classes are generally eight; summer clinic is 11 weeks.) Eleven hours of class constitute one credit hour, and 22 hours of lab/practicum constitute one credit hour.
Registration for continuing students takes place in the spring for the summer and fall quarters and in the fall for winter and spring quarters. New students are automatically registered for their fall quarter courses before orientation week.
Course add/drop/withdrawal forms are obtained from and returned to the registrar. Classes may be added or dropped from a student's schedule through the add/drop period (ending the close of the first week of each quarter). Withdrawal from classes is not permitted during the final three weeks of a quarter (the refund schedule can be found in the quarterly Academic Calendar in the Registrar's section of MyBU and in the University catalog). For courses with concentrated scheduling (not evenly spaced throughout a quarter), the timing of additions or drops varies.
In no case may a course be dropped or withdrawn from after the course has ended. Students must check with the registrar for specific deadlines.
Who to Talk to When Registering for Classes
The following is a list of staff members in the registrar's office with their specialties. If you do not see your concerns addressed in this list, please call (425) 602-3089.
Aracelly Salazar - Registrar - (425) 602-3011
- Academic policy questions
- Curriculum issues
- Legal/professional standards for records, registration and curriculum
- Computer records
- International student/immigration issues
- Canadian tax records
- Catalog review and editing
- Notary public
Michael Hall - Assistant Registrar - (425) 602-3010
- General registration questions
- Veterans benefits/government tuition assistance
- Disabled student services questions
- Grade entry/grade changes
- Employee and alumni registration
- Tutoring Services
Gail Hilderbrand - Administrative Assistant - (425) 602-3350
- General registration questions
- Change of address
- Legal name changes
- Drop/add courses
Rhonda Moore - Registration Coordinator - (425) 602-3404
- General registration questions
- Diploma orders & distribution
- Graduation applications
- Leave of absence coordination
- Student mail folders
- Grade changes/entry
Kathleen Svendsen - Registration Coordinator - (425) 602-3038
- General registration questions
- Drop/add courses
- Transcript requests
- Enrollment and degree verification
- Clearinghouse transmissions
- Wait List coordination
Who to Talk to When Registering for Clinical Shifts
Naturopathic Medicine Students
Associate Registrar, Clinic - Denise Martin - (425) 602-3406
dmartin[at]bastyr[dot]edu
- Clinic registration/questions for naturopathic medicine students
- Clinic grade entry and grade changes
- Clinic entry eligibility verification
- Tracking clinical progress and completion of clinical requirements
- Maintenance of student clinical records
- Room assignments
- Quarterly schedule
- Data management
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine and Nutrition Students
Assistant Registrar, Clinic - Shane Row - (425) 602-3403
srow@bastyr.edu
- Clinic registration/questions for acupuncture & Oriental medicine and nutrition students
- Clinic grade entry and grade changes
- Clinic entry eligibility verification
- Tracking clinical progress and completion of clinical requirements
- Maintenance of student clinical records
- Academic advising for acupuncture & Oriental medicine students
Contact an Academic Advisor
The academic advisors in the registrar’s office advise students on issues related to completion of their programs. They are especially helpful with questions related to registration. This includes the effects of adding and dropping courses, changing program tracks, electives, transfers, waivers and substitution of credits, changing major or degree plans, and other issues related to degree requirements. Students may access their degree audits on the student web portal, MyBU and are welcome to meet with their advisors to review the audits and discuss their program plans. Dropping required classes places students at risk of becoming “off-track,” which could affect financial aid and delay graduation for a year, since many courses are sequential and only offered once annually.
Heidi Mair - Advisor/Evaluator - (425) 602-3012
- Academic advising for naturopathic medicine, BS/MS midwifery, ND/midwifery dual major
- Graduation evaluations
- Degree auditing/posting
- Naturopathic Doctor five-year track advising
- NPLEX exam verification
- Transfer/waiver of credit
Jean Fitzharris - Advisor/Evaluator - (425) 602-3401
- Academic advising for acupuncture & Oriental medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, DAOM, ND/AOM dual track, MA clinical psychology, ND/MACP dual majors, MS(Ayu)
- Graduation evaluations
- Degree auditing/posting
- NCCAOM verifications
- Transfer/waiver of credit
- Acupuncture and Oriental medicine exam/license verification
Vickie Louden - Advisor/Evaluator - (425) 602-3013
- Academic advising for BS Exercise Science and Wellness, BS Herbal Sciences, BS Integrated Human Biology, BS Nutrition (including BSNCA, BSNX, BSNDPD), BS Health Psychology, MS Nutrition, MS Nutrition and Clinical Health Psychology, MS Nutrition with DPD
- Graduation evaluations
- Degree auditing/posting
- Undergraduate evaluations
- Transfer/waiver of credit