43 PROGRAM First Year Experience Program Coordinator: Anna Marie Singleton Location: Student Service Center, Room 219 Telephone Contact: Debbie Cragun 801-626-6081 E-Mail: fye@weber.edu Internet Address: weber.edu/fye I he First-Year Experience (FYE) Program is designed to help incoming students make a successful transition into the university community. The program assists students in making progress toward fulfilling the following educational and personal goals: ♦ Acquiring a sense of competence as a student and becoming successful in college. ♦ Mastering academic skills, such as note taking, textbook reading, test-taking, writing, and time management. ♦ Demonstrating knowledge and use of campus resources. ♦ Demonstrating effective interpersonal skills with a variety of people. ♦ Developing a sense of belonging to the WSU community through the connections with other students, teachers, mentors and WSU employees. ♦ Enhancing his or her mental, physical, spiritual and social health. Program Components To aid students in achieving these goals, the FYE Program includes the following components: Educ 1105. Introduction to the University (3) This course assists incoming students in making a successful transition to college, both academically and socially. Topics include study and time management skills, using campus resources, developing interpersonal communications, making major/career selections and understanding student responsibilities. The course prepares students to work efficiently in the university environment. Educ 3170. First-Year Experience (FYE) Mentor Leadership Seminar (2) This course teaches FYE Peer Mentors to effectively assist students registered for Educ 1105, "Introduction to the University." Peer Mentors will leam to work productively with FYE students to help them transition to the university environment, to connect them with campus resources, and to provide them with social opportunities both inside and outside class. Interested students must apply to be Peer Mentors in the FYE Office (SC 219). Preference will be given to students who have taken Educ 1105. The class may be repeated once for an additional 2 hours. In addition, students may elect to participate in the FYE Program in the following way: Clustered-Course Learning Communities A group of students registers for the same two or three courses which will help satisfy general education and elective graduation requirements. Educ 1105 is one of these cluster courses. Students may also take additional classes, outside the cluster, to reach full- time status. Program Requirements Any WSU student may enroll in the Educ 1105 course. The clustered-course learning communities are available to first-year students only. PROGRAM Honors Program Director: Dr. Robert Mondi Location: Library, Room 225 Telephone: 801-626-7591 Since 1969, the WSU Honors Program has provided capable and motivated students with an unusually rich, supportive, and challenging academic experience. Honors education fosters the growth of intellectual independence and initiative, invites a more sophisticated level of classroom and extracurricular interaction, and examines complex issues from diverse perspectives. The Honors Program is characterized by a strong emphasis on the interdisciplinary approach to education, coupled with a special commitment to the problems and possibilities of serious students. It provides its own curriculum, consisting of general education classes, workshops, tutorials, colloquia, independent study,research, and travel study classes. Classes are generally taught in a seminar format that provides an intellectually stimulating environment conducive to free exchange and critical analysis. Honors Recognition Official recognition will be given for the completion of University Honors, Departmental Honors, or General Honors. Notation of these achievements will be made on the graduating Honors student's transcript and diploma and will be entered into the graduation bulletin. In the event a student completes Departmental Honors requirements in more than one department, notation for each will be made on the transcript. Entrance Requirements A student may make application for entrance into the Honors Program at any time after formal acceptance by the Weber State Admissions Office. However, in order to take advantage of the many options available, early entrance is recommended. An application form is available in the Honors office or on the Internet. The applicant is asked to: 1. Provide evidence of a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5, ACT 26, or SAT 1150. 2. Attend an Honors orientation session. 3. Register for Honors 1110, Introduction to Honors. It is recognized that a strict adherence to a grade point average standard may, at times, bar students whose abilities and motivation are of Honors potential. Therefore, any student may present a special request for admittance. Retention Standards for the Honors Program To continue in good standing in the Honors Program, students must maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA and take an Honors class at least every semester until their general education requirements are completed; thereafter at least one course every other semester. No grades below "B" will be accepted for credit toward graduation with University, Departmental, or General Honors. The progress of Honors students is reviewed each semester. An Honors student having apparent difficulty in maintaining the aforementioned standards will be offered counseling and assistance from the Honors office staff. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Jnterdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts& Humanities 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 Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State Univ 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y