WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

WebSTAC

WebSTAC (Web STudent ACcess) is the primary academic records and accounts portal for students at Washington University.

As a student, you will regularly access WebSTAC to register for courses, view grades, request transcripts, review billing and payments, and more. In addition to the tasks already outlined in this packet, here are a handful or other commonly used features in WebSTAC:

Preferred Names

The Preferred Name policy allows Danforth Campus students to change their first name in university information systems without pursuing a legal name change. Your preferred name will be used on many university documents, systems and communications.

Reasons for using preferred names may include students known by names different from their legal names, transgender or gender nonconforming students, or international students or other students who wish to adopt an English language name.

At any time, you may add, edit or delete a preferred name in your academic record in WebSTAC by going to the “Student Information” menu and selecting “User Profile.”

Student Directory Listing

At any time, you may review or update the information shared on your directory listing by going to “Student Information” and then selecting “FERPA Rights and Record Privacy.” Here, you can update your listings for the WashU homepage directory, Office 365 Address Book, and the internal student directory called Faces.

Bear Bucks

Bear Bucks is an optional, cashless system for making purchases at select on-campus and off-campus locations, at select vending machines, for various printing services and at all campus dining locations. To add funds into your Bear Bucks account, select the “Billing & Bear Bucks” tab and then select “Bear Bucks.” Funds remain on your card until you leave the university.

Voter Registration

If you plan to register to vote in St. Louis, consider registering at the start of the semester to participate in more elections. Access voter registration info by going to the “Student Information” menu and then selecting “Voter Registration.”

Preferred Named Policy

Read the full preferred name policy by visiting: registrar. wustl.edu/preferred-namepolicy-student-information.

Student Privacy

The privacy of your student records is protected by law under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Certain pieces of “directory information” on your record may be made publicly available, such as your email address, unless you have placed an information restriction on your record.