Writing Skills Assessment (WSA) Registration Form
The Writing Skills Assessment (WSA) is required of all applicants to the Milgard School of Business. The WSA consists of two essays - the Persuasion Task and Position Task - and each are scored on a six-point scale. The scores are averaged to create an assessment score.
You will be notified of your test results with your admission decision letter.
Submit your registration electronically and pay in one of the following ways:
- Pay online with a Visa/MasterCard via PayPal on the registration confirmation page (preferred method and it must be chosen at time of registration)
- Pay in advance with cash, check, debit card or credit card at the UW Tacoma cashier in MAT 354N (retain your receipt and bring on the test day)
- Bring a check or money order only on the day of the exam
Please note: CASH or Credit/Debit cards are not accepted at the exam, and the cashier is not open on Saturday.
If there is no record of payment, your exam will not be scored.
If you are requesting to test out-of-state, download the Out-of-State Writing Skills Assessment Registration Form
and mail with the appropriate fee.
An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.
Refund Policy
The $35.00 test fee is NON-REFUNDABLE. If you register and cannot attend, you may send a request via e-mail to uwtwsa@u.washington.edu 72 hours prior to your confirmed test date to reschedule. The new date must be within two months of your original date, and you may only reschedule once. No refund will be issued if you pay in advance and choose not to reschedule or test here.
Terms and Conditions
The Milgard School of Business reserves the right to cancel the test for any circumstances beyond its control. The total amount of liability of the University will be limited to a refund of the registration fee. Attendees who incur any expenses (including but not limited to nonrefundable airline tickets) in anticipation of attending the test do so at their own risk. Submission of this registration form acknowledges acceptance of these provisions. The University of Washington provides equal opportunity in education without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, events, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance of the event: 253-692-4522 (voice); 253-692-4413 (TTY); 253-692-4602 (fax); dssuwt@u.washington.edu.
