General Information The Four-Year State College As a four-year state institution cooperating with the people, Weber State College ascertains educational needs and organizes programs to meet them. Through day and evening classes, educational opportunities are made available to both youth and adults. To provide for their professional, vocational, and cultural needs, the College offers the following programs: 1. Academic and vocational curriculums meeting baccalaureate degree requirements. 2. One and two-year curriculums in the vocations preparing students for positions in business and industry upon completion of required courses at Weber State College. 3. An adult program organized primarily for personal improvement and occupational efficiency. 4. A counseling program to guide students into major fields compatible with their aptitudes and interests and also with occupational opportunities. The adult education courses are operated day and evening both on and off campus. The major adult enrollments are in extended day and evening classes conducted in the campus. Off- campus classes are organized chiefly for public service employees of nearby city and county governmental units and for employees of major defense installations and firms in the Ogden area. The off-campus program has grown out of the needs of students and employers of the Weber State College area. This program is designed to teach occupational skills on the job and to offer theoretical and technical instruction in the classroom. Much of the off-campus program consists of courses in industrial management on three levels: Supervisory, Junior Executive, and Senior Executive. The courses are designed to assist the individual to function more efficiently in his present position and to prepare him for advancement. As a four-year college, Weber invites graduates from junior colleges and area schools throughout Utah. It will continue, of course, to serve its former community area comprising Box Elder, Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties. Objectives of The College As provided by state law— "The object of the college shall be to teach branches of learning in the fields of the sciences and arts as may promote 42 General Information the liberal and practical education of students attending. The course of study therein shall be the first two years of college work and in addition thereto said college is hereby authorized and directed to offer four years of college work in vocational and technical training and industrial technology and is further authorized to provide four years of college work in the fields of arts and sciences, business, and education; to confer bachelor degrees in all of these fields; and to offer all necessary courses of study upon which such degrees are based. The first year of such upper division work is authorized for the school year 1962-63 and the second year of such upper division work is authorized for the school year 1963-64. Said school shall be maintained by the state." The major objectives of the college are: 1. To provide general education in the broadest sense for all students. 2. To promote curriculums leading to the baccalaureate degree in the fields of arts, letters and science, business, education, and technology. 3. To provide one and two-year curriculums to prepare students for positions in the semi-professions, business, and industry. 4. To provide continuing or adult education programs in harmony with the three major academic objectives listed above. 5. To serve the citizens and the State of Utah in auxiliary ways in harmony with the academic objectives immediately preceding. The college strives, through general education, to develop the following in its graduates: A wholesome philosophy of life, including not only intellectual attainments but development of ethical and spiritual values and the ability to discriminate among values; the desire for successful family living and continuous growth and learning leading to the full realization of individual potential. Active and enlightened citizenship. Graduates should attempt to develop an understanding of the complex problems and great decisions of our time and expect to participate in community, state and national affairs. Satisfactory physical and mental health, emotional stability, the ability to adjust to change, and to get along with other people. Communication, mathematical and mechanical skills necessary in everyday living and in the pursuit of learning. An understanding of principles basic to the physical and biological sciences, the scientific method, and of application to human welfare. 43