10 11 Enrollment Services and Information Weber State University is continually working to make it easier for students to access information and receive the assistance they need. Students may apply for admission on the Internet at http://weber.edu/admissions/einci, in addition to registering by phone (Touch-Tel), students can access registration, transcripts, and a lot more on the Internet at http://weber.edu/registrar/. Evening assistance is available at the One-Stop-Shop evening office, which is open until 8:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday (Student Service Center, Room 140). Academic advisement, admissions, registration and other enrollment services are also provided at the Davis Campus**. Class schedules are available in the Student Service Center, Union Building Bookstore, and at the Davis Campus, or one will be mailed upon request (call 801-626-6600 or toll-free 800-257-3219). Departments/Areas Student Recruitment Services 11 Orientation 11 Transfer Admissions Advisement If Admission Process f 1 Admission Requirements f2 Special Admission Programs f 4 Scholarships 15 Financial Aid 16 Academic Advisement & One-Stop-Shop 18 Program of Study (Major/Minor) Declaration 18 Registration 19 Information on records, grading and transcripts; academic standards and eligibility; credit by examination or petition; and graduation requirements is provided in this catalog under the Academic Information section beginning on page 31. Contact Information (area code 801)* Academic Standards/Eligibility 626-6750 Academic Advisement 626-6752 Academic Advisement Director, Ms. Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski 626-7910 Admissions Information 626-6743 Admissions Director, Mr. Chris Rivera 626-6005 Cashier's Office 626-8006 Davis Campus** 395-3473 Financial Aid Information 626-7569 Financial Aid Director, Mr. Richard Effiong 626-7569 First Year Experience 626-608f Graduation 626-6740 Orientation 626-79i3 Records 626-6757 Registration Information 626-6746 Registration Touch-Tel 626-6f00 Registrar, Dr. L. Winslow Hurst 626-6046 Scholarships 626-6029 Student Recruitment Services 626-6050 * You can reach any of the above departments toll-free by calling (800) 848-7770. " Refer to page 351 for more information on the WSU Davis Campus. Student Recruitment and Orientation Services Associate Director of Admissions: John Allred Admissions Advisors: Lori Drake, Keri Fidler, Bryan Hamblin, Treion Muller Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-6050 or 800-848-7770, ext. 6050 The Office of Student Recruitment and Orientation Services is the liaison between prospective students and the University. Staff from this office arrange campus visits, and provide information to the community through various media. They also visit high schools and community colleges throughout the state and selected schools in neighboring states. These visits are used to inform potential students, educators, and parents of the educational programs and opportunities available at Weber State University. Campus visits may be scheduled through the Office of Student Recruitment and Orientation Services by phone or by visiting our web site at weber.edu/recruitment. Orientation Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-8700 or 800-257-3219 Internet Address: weber.edu/orientation/ All new and transfer students should attend Orientation. It is designed to ease the transition of new students into the Weber State University community, and attain their desired outcomes. During Orientation, students will become familiar with: • Student services, activities and the Weber State campus • Procedures for obtaining parking permits, Wildcards, and E-mail accounts • Policies and procedures • General Education requirements • Degree specifications (i.e. BS, BA, BFA, BM & BIS) • Requirements for Associate and Bachelor degrees • College Tier/University Tier admissions status and the process to bridge from College to University Tier • The Weber State Home Page on the Internet Transfer Admissions Advisement Transcript Evaluator: Joanne Shurtleff Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone/Appointments: 801-626-6050 E-mail: transfer@weber.edu Web Site: weber.edu/transfer Transfer students are strongly encouraged to contact the Student Recruitment and Orientation Services Office for valuable information and assistance while making the transition from another institution to Weber State University. This office provides advisement on general education requirements as well as unofficial transcript evaluations. In addition, students can contact this office before taking a course from another school to determine its transferability. This service is particularly helpful for those students who plan to transfer from out-of-state schools. Please note that this office does not advise or evaluate credits towards students' majors or minors. Those types of evaluations must be done by the individual departments. The focus of this office is general education. Admission Process Admissions Director: Christopher C. Rivera Supervisor: Clara Rae Puffer Location: Student Service Center, Room 101 Telephone Contact: Janet Shaner 801-626-6005 or 800-848-7770 ext. 6005 Internet Address: weber.edu/admissions/ Before students may take classes at Weber State University, they must first be admitted. To apply for admission, an application must be completed and submitted with a $30 non-refundable processing fee to the WSU Admissions Office located in the Student Service Center, Room 101. This may also be done by mail: Weber State University Admissions Office 1137 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-1137 Application forms are available from the Admissions Office, Davis Campus and from all Utah high schools. In addition, students may complete an on-line application form on the Admissions Web site: http://weber.edu/admissions/ For more information visit the above Internet address or call 801-626-6743 or 800-848-7770 ext. 6743. Application deadlines for the 2002/2003 academic year are as follows: Application Deadline Classwork Starts July 1, 2002* August 26, 2002 December 27, 2002 January 13, 2003 Fall semester Spring semester Summer term ** ** 'Preferred deadline; applications will be accepted after this date. **Courses offered during the summer term will vary in length and will therefore start and end on different dates (refer to the Summer Term Schedule in the Academic Calendar on page 2 of this catalog). The application deadline for these courses will be the Friday before the class starts. For specific guidelines, students should refer to the Weber State University class schedule. Specific guidelines for international students are described below. Acceptance letters are sent to students for the academic semester indicated on their application. It is not required that students enroll in the semester listed in the acceptance letter as long as they notify the Admissions Office of the semester they wish to enroll instead. Important: All information submitted for admission will be kept on file for one year. If applicants do not enroll within one year, the information will be discarded. Freshman Students Students will be considered freshman if they meet any of the following criteria: • Students who have never attended any college or university. • Students who graduated from high school in the 2001-2002 school year, even if they have completed college-level course work. • Transfer students with less than 30 semester credit hours. Application Steps for Freshman Admission 1. Submit an application for admission. 2. Pay the $30 application fee. 3. Submit ACT, SAT or placement test scores. These scores are required of all freshman applicants regardless of whether they have previously completed any college-level course work. These tests are available at the WSU Testing Center in the Student Service Center, Room 262. For more information call 801-626- 6803 or 800-848-7770 ext. 6803. General fli PROFILE ENROLLMENT- STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GEN ED Interdisciplinary- FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technolm CEET cs MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arte S. HiimanJIiiac COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC flea nn i "fOiBS StoitS CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral IHHHH MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI W E B E R State U n i 2002-2003 CATALOG V E R S I T Y Weber State Univ 2002-2003 Catalog E R S I T Y