1. Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) Participation Request Form
Students who wish to be considered for the WRGP should submit this Participation Request form prior to the quarterly fee payment deadline. If received by the deadline and approved, students will be charged the WRGP rate of resident tuition. Forms received and approved after this date will have the WRGP tuition rate posted starting in the following quarter.
WRGP Guidelines:
WRGP students are charged the tuition rate of California residents.
WRGP students must prove that they are residents of a WICHE state at the time of application to the department or graduate school.
Students may receive the WRGP rate of resident tuition for an approved program until completion of a master’s degree.
First Name Last Name
Address
Home phone Cell phone
NetID CSUEB
Program applying to: U M.A. Multimedia U M.S. Recreation and Tourism Indicate your state of legal residency
U Alaska U Montana U South Dakota
U Arizona U Nevada U Utah
U Colorado U New Mexico U Washington
U Hawaii U North Dakota U Wyoming
U Idaho U Oregon
If you have been absent from your state of legal residency within the past 12 months, please explain:
By signing, I affirm that all statements in this document are true and I agree to abide by the California Sate University East Bay Western Regional Graduate Program guidelines.
Student Signature Date

2. Which states are included in the WRGP network?
What is WRGP?
WRGP is the Western Regional Graduate Program, a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Through WRGP, students in 14 Western states may enroll in approved graduate programs and pay resident tuition. Cal State East Bay is a WRGP member institution and offers fulltime students with residency in WRGP states tuition equivalent to the regular resident state university fees.
Which states are included in the WRGP network?
Alaska Montana South Dakota
Arizona Nevada Utah
Colorado New Mexico Washington
Hawaii North Dakota Wyoming
Idaho Oregon
How much will students from WUE states save each year?
For an estimated cost of attendance, visitwww.csueastbay.edu/wrgp.
Is WRGP available to undergraduate students?
Undergraduate students can participate in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE); visitwww.csueastbay.edu/wue for more information.
Which graduate programs are approved for the WRGP?
The Master’s of Arts in Multimedia and the Master’s of Science in Recreation and Tourism have been approved for the WRGP.
Do I need to apply to receive the WRGP rate?
Yes. To be considered, students with legal residency in a state participating in WRGP must submit the WRGP Participation Agreement Form to receive the WRGP rate of resident tuition.
How does WRGP participation impact my ability to become a California resident? Students cannot apply time accrued while participating in the WRGP program to establish California residency.
What if I don’t want to be a WRGP student?
You are not required to participate in the WRGP program. If you prefer to pay non-California resident fees, simply do not submit WRGP Participation Request Form. If you have already signed up to be part of WRGP and now wish to withdraw from the program, contact the Office of Admission at (510) or and ask to be removed from the WRGP program.
I have questions, whom can I call?
For more information about WRGP, contact the Office of Admission at (510) or
November 2009