Your Winthrop email serves as both your email address and your username to log in to Wingspan. To setup your account you’ll need your Winthrop ID (CWID) which can be found in your Admit Portal. Log in to your Admit Portal and follow the steps in the Wingspan/Winthrop Email Account Setup section.

Validate Your Account
After creating your new student account, wait 30 minutes and complete these steps:

• Visit mailbox.winthrop.edu
• When prompted, enter your username followed by @mailbox.winthrop.edu (e.g., doej2@mailbox.winthrop.edu). The “@mailbox” must always be entered when a Google page is displayed.
• Next, type your student email address without “mailbox.” (e.g.,doej2@winthrop.edu)
• Enter your password set during the account creation process
• More information required. Select “Next”
• Provide your mobile phone number and select whether you want to Receive a code by text or Call me. Select “Next”
• Type in the numbers that were texted or answer the call and follow the prompt. Then select “Next”
• Verification complete at this time. Select “Next”
• Select “Done”

After you setup your Wingspan/Winthrop email account, be sure to check your Winthrop email account regularly – some departments will only send messages to your Winthrop email account.

Students will be notified of their financial aid offer in April. You can view your financial aid offer in Wingspan once you are notified. After you have reviewed your aid offer, it is important that you either accept or decline the awards. Only aid that has been accepted will be posted on your semester bill. Check out the Financial Aid website for additional information.

Orientation is your first official experience as a Winthrop Eagle. At Orientation, you will be advised, register for courses and connect with future classmates. To register for Orientation, you must first pay your enrollment deposit. To register, log in to your Admit Portal and select the date that works best for you.

Your Winthrop ID card is your official photo identification card and is used for entry in your assigned residence hall, classroom buildings and access to your meal plan. Review the requirements before emailing your photo to IT from your Winthrop email account.

All students are required to satisfy immunization requirements by the first day of class. Students must create a Patient Portal account, complete the required forms, enter immunization dates and upload immunization document using the portal. The Winthrop Center for Student Wellness also offers options for student health insurance.

Accommodations are provided on a semester-by-semester basis and are provided only when requested.
Learn more about classroom accommodations.

Learn more about housing accommodations. (Room, Meal Plan and Emotional Support Animals)

Some majors require placement exams prior to attending Orientation. Students will receive an email with information about their required exams based on their current major. To update your major prior to attending Orientation, please email admissions@winthrop.edu .

Learn more about the Math Placement Exam.

Learn more about the Language Placement Exam.

An official final high school transcript is required of all entering freshmen students. Your transcript must be sent directly from your high school and include your graduation date, final GPA, and class rank (if applicable). Transcripts sent by students or parents will not be accepted.

An official college transcript is required of all students that took college or dual-enrollment course, even if credit was not earned or desired. Transcripts must be sent directly from the college or university. Dual-enrollment credit cannot be granted based on a high school transcript.

If you took Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Cambridge courses, you must request that your official scores be sent directly from the testing agency in order for credit to be awarded. These credits cannot be granted based on a high school or college transcript.

Students with transfer credits from another institution, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge or dual-enrollment credit may review the evaluation of transfer credits in Wingspan . Please be sure that you request official college transcripts and/or AP/IB test scores be sent to our office to ensure that credit is awarded.