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W-2 Form: Wage and tax statement form that summarizes an employee's annual taxable wages and related compensation, income taxes, and certain payroll deductions in a calendar year. See "Online W-2" above.
W-4 Form: Form filed by an employee to claim withholding allowances for Federal and Oregon state income tax purposes.
W-5 Form: Federal form used to request Earned Income Credit Advance.
Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education (WICHE): An agreement established in 1953 allows students from several western states to pursue certain professional courses of study in member states and pay resident tuition rates. Member states include Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Approved courses of study include medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, optometry, podiatry, osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, graduate library studies, law, pharmacy, graduate nursing, public health, and architecture.
Western Regional Graduate Program: The Western Regional Graduate Program is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WRGP status permits graduate students from eligible WICHE states to enroll in selected graduate programs and be assessed tuition at the resident graduate rate. See OSU Graduate School home page for complete details.
Wire Transfer (Incoming And Outgoing): Electronic transfer of funds from a private bank account to the Oregon State University state treasury account, or from OSU to a foreign account. Wired funds can be used for either a departmental payment or a student account payment, and are normally an international transfer.
Work Study Student Employee: Student, who meets all criteria and has been awarded work study funding via Financial Aid, and who has secured approved employment and complied with all other employment requirements.