Welcome to the PAWS website. PAWS is short for Provisional Absence / Withdrawal Site, and you are in the right place if you are either:

• withdrawing from this semester
• you’re taking a break (paws) from your studies
• you are not planning to take any more classes at WSU

Maybe the cash is a little tight this semester.

Maybe you’re leaving for religious or military service, or have a major event like a wedding or a child coming up in your life, or maybe you just need a break.

Or perhaps you don’t plan to return soon because you are transferring to another school or possibly you just graduated with an associate’s degree and that’s enough for now.

Regardless, WSU wants to help you take your break in the smartest way possible, and if you are planning to return, to make that as easy as possible. To begin, click one of the links below.

I plan to return to WSU for a future semester or I’m not sure if I’ll return to WSU

I am transferring to another school or I do not plan to resume my studies at WSU