12 Student Recruitment and Orientation Services Associate Director of Admissions: Scott Teichert Admissions Advisors: Casey Bullock, Bryan Hamblin & Treion Muller Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-6050 E-Mail: recruitl@weber.edu 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/visitcampus.xml. Orientation Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-6050 Internet Address: weber.edu/orientation.xml 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 Wildcat 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 Transfer Admissions Advisement Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone/Appointments: 801-626-6050 E-mail: transfer@weber.edu Internet Address: weber.edu/transferstudents.xml 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. 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. Those types of evaluations must be done by the individual departments. Admission Process Admissions Director: Christopher C. Rivera Associate Director of Admissions: Scott Teichert Location: Student Service Center, Room 101 Telephone Contact: Janet Shaner 801-626-6005 Internet Address: weber.edu/checklist.xml Before students may take classes at Weber State University, they must first be admitted. To apply for admission a student must submit a completed application for admission, a $30 non-refundable processing fee and official high school/college transcripts 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, a student may complete an on-line application form available by following the "apply" link from the WSU home page (weber.edu). For more information visit the above Internet address or call 801-626-6050. Refer to the Academic Calendar in this catalog for semester dates. Specific guidelines for international students are described below. Acceptance letters are sent to students for the academic semester indicated on their application. A student must inform the Admissions Office if they wish to begin school in a semester other than that listed on his/her acceptance letter. 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 destroyed. Freshman Students Students will be considered freshmen 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 2005-2006 school year, even if they have completed college-level course work. • Transfer students with fewer than 30 semester credit hours. Application Steps for Freshman Admission 1. Submit an application for admission. 2. Pay the $30 application fee. 3. Submit an official transcript from the high school of graduation. The transcript should be sent directly from the high school to the WSU Admissions Office. 4. Submit an official transcript for any college-level course work completed through another institution. The transcript should be sent directly from the institution to the WSU Admissions Office. Transfer Students Students who have attended another college or university after high school graduation, and have completed the equivalent of at least 30 semester credit hours, will be considered transfer students. Students who have completed fewer than 30 semester hours will be considered freshman (see above). These students will also receive transfer credit based on the guidelines on the next. Weber State University 2006-2007 Catalog