Weber State University Profile Overview Weber State University is an exceptional comprehensive university providing associate, bachelor and master's degrees to meet the needs of the region. WSU graduates are broadly educated, capable and prepared for meaningful careers, graduate and professional schools, and civic engagement. The hallmark of the university is excellent teaching with extraordinary interactions between faculty and students. WSU offers over 200 separate degrees/programs (see program listing on pages 414-419) -the largest and most expansive undergraduate program in the State of Utah. With a student body of over 18,000 drawn predominantly from Utah, but also including students from all 50 states and 35 foreign countries, WSU takes pride in its student-centered environment for learning and believes that quality education is founded upon close associations between faculty and students. WSU is distinguished by outstanding academic programs that recruit motivated students to work with faculty to create and share knowledge. Through nearly fifty academic departments and programs in seven colleges, Weber State University provides learning opportunities for a diverse spectrum of students, including a Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program and an Honors program. The BIS offers students the opportunity to design their own degrees with three areas of academic emphasis meant to prepare them for specific career paths or graduate study, and the Honors program provides small classes in a rich, supportive, and challenging academic setting. Academic studies are complemented by a wide range of extracurricular activities, including student government, intramural and intercollegiate athletics, and award-winning performing arts groups. In addition, the First Year Experience program helps new students adjust to the university community, while a variety of support services aid those with particular needs. The WSU Ogden campus has 60 buildings on 526 acres that house abundant classrooms and laboratories, excellent student computing facilities, outstanding performing arts auditoriums, a spacious library, and a well-equipped health and fitness center. An area of continued growth is WSU-Davis, which provides instruction to students on a new high-tech campus in Layton. In addition to its Ogden and Davis campuses, WSU offers courses throughout the state and Intermountain West and is a leader in online instruction. Historical Perspective Weber State University was founded in Ogden, Utah, as Weber Stake Academy on January 7, 1889, by the Weber Stake Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 1933 Utah Legislature established Weber College as a state junior college and placed it under the control of the Utah State Board of Education. Following World War II the college outgrew its downtown campus and moved to the present 400-acre site, spectacularly perched on the mountainside overlooking Ogden and the Great Salt Lake. In 1959 the Utah Legislature authorized the addition of upper division courses, leading to award of the first baccalaureate degrees by Weber State College in 1964. The 1969 Legislature created the Utah System of Higher Education, comprising nine public institutions of higher learning, including Weber State College. The system is governed by a State Board of Regents, and each institution has its own Board of Trustees; members of both boards are appointed by the governor. In 1990 the state legislature renamed the institution Weber State University, effective New Year's Day 1991, appropriately symbolizing its role as Utah's premier public, undergraduate university. Mission Statement Weber State University offers associate, baccalaureate and master degree programs in a broad variety of liberal arts, sciences, technical and professional fields. The university provides excellent educational experiences for its students through extensive personal contact among faculty, staff and students in and out of the classroom. To accomplish its mission, the university, in partnership with the broader community, engages in research, artistic expression, public service, economic development, and community-based learning experiences in an environment that encourages freedom of expression while valuing diversity Distinctive Characteristics Weber State University offers certificate programs, associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees in traditional academic areas as well as applied technology, health professions, and professional programs. The following are distinctive characteristics of Weber State University: • In three out of four years, the Utah Professor of the Year was a Weber State University faculty member. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education named Eric Amsel, professor and chair of WSU's Department of Psychology, the 2006 Utah Professor of the Year. In 2005, Clinical Laboratory Sciences chair and professor Yasmen Simonian was honored as Utah's Professor of the Year. Political Science professor Frank Guliuzza received the honor in 2003. • In 2006, for the second year in a row, a Weber State University student was invited to present undergraduate research at the prestigious Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C WSU sophomore Kalista Francom's research on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was one of only 60 projects selected from more than 3,000 applications submitted nationwide. Kalista was the only student selected from the state of Utah. The Posters on the Hill event, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research, is held annually to thank lawmakers for their support of federally funded scientific research and to demonstrate the results of that research at colleges and universities across the country. Last year, WSU zoology student Eric Gabrielsen was the only Utah student invited to share his findings on brine shrimp flies at the Capitol Hill event. • WSU is a leader in online instruction and offers ten online degree programs that serve students all over the world. In the most recent term, over 6,000 students enrolled in WSU Online courses. • The John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics offers an innovative Master of Business Administration program to meet the needs of students who wish to earn an MBA without disrupting their careers. Forty percent of each course's content is taught online, and the remainder is taught in the evening in a more traditional face-to-face format. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Hea/fh Professions MHA MSN CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog