Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program. The Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program (WAGAP), established and administered by the Washington State Council of Presidents (COP), provides notice to students of admission to certain public universities before applying. Those six institutions include: Central Washington University,?Eastern Washington University,?The Evergreen State College,?University of Washington Tacoma,?Washington State University,?and?Western Washington University.

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To have guaranteed admission, a student must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA, be on track to meet all the minimum core academic course requirements a student must have completed for college admission?College Academic Distribution Requirements?and be from a school in a school district that is participating in WAGAP.

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Council of Presidents.? COP is an organization representing the presidents of the public four-year institutions of higher education in Washington State.

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Washington School Information Processing Cooperative.?The Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) is a public, nonprofit cooperative that provides K-12 public and private schools with certain services including data reporting, technology services, building partnerships between agencies, a purchasing program, and software support.

The Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program?is Established.?Beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, regional universities, The Evergreen State College, at least one campus of each state university, and tribal institutions of higher education, must participate in WAGAP.? Participating institutions shall simplify and streamline the general admissions application form. An institution may opt out if they provide:

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• the reason for opting out in writing; and
• a detailed overview of other initiatives the institution has for improving admissions and expanding access to the institution for resident students.

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The COP shall:

• determine eligibility criteria for the WAGAP and review it annually;
• hold and make the information available to participating institutions for the purpose of guaranteeing admission to qualified applicants; and
• submit a report on WAGAP to the appropriate committees of the Legislature annually beginning December 10, 2027, until December 31, 2032, on certain information regarding admissions, postsecondary application and enrollment offerings, and rates of students who are not offered guaranteed admissions.

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Notice on Certain Washington State Programs. The Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) shall collaborate with Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), COP, and other stakeholders must create a notice providing information about:

• WAGAP;
• the Washington College Grant;
• dual credit programs;
• career and technical programs;
• associate degrees; and
• the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the Washington Application for State Financial Aid.

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OSPI must work with school districts, and others, in sending out the notice.

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By the 2025-26 school year, each school district and other intitutions with students grades 9 through 12, must then disseminate the notice created by WSAC and stakeholders each November, as well as designate a staff person to be a resource for students on the items contained in the notice.

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Data Sharing.?By January 1, 2026, the WSIPC must enter into data sharing agreements with institutions participating in WAGAP and collect and transmit the data of students in grades 11 and 12 from secondary schools who meet the criteria for WAGAP.

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The Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program Notification.?By the 2026-27 school year, each school district and others with students in grades 11 and 12, must collaborate with the WSIPC and participating four-year institutions through the COP to create a notification on WAGAP. Parents of a student may opt out of the notification.