Enrollment Services and Information 21 • A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university that will be completed before matriculation into the graduate program (see the U.S. Department of Education website for a list of recognized regional accreditation agencies). A satisfactory GPA on all undergraduate work. Contact the graduate program for specific GPA requirements. • Appropriate admissions test scores if required. (Contact graduate program for specific admissions test requirements.) • A completed application, along with the submission of all required supporting materials (contact graduate program office for specific requirements). Note: Individual graduate programs may have additional requirements. Information concerning admission to and requirements for these programs is located in the sections of this catalog for the colleges indicated above. Departmental Admissions For a number of programs, students must submit a separate application and fee and must meet additional admission requirements specific to that program. More detailed information is available in this catalog under the Admission Requirements listed for each program. Students should contact the academic department responsible for the program in which they are interested for more information about specific admission and/or prerequisite requirements. Admission Requirements Freshman Students New freshmen students, and transfer students with fewer than 30 semester credit hours, will be admitted to the University on the basis of the following: • Verification of high school graduation from an accredited high school or General Education Development test (GED) with scores established by the University. (See Applicants Without High School Diplomas.) • Submission of official college or university transcripts if college credit has been earned. Applicants Without High School Diplomas Applicants who are not high school graduates must present evidence of high school equivalency to be considered for admission. High school equivalency may be satisfied in one of the following ways: • Passing the General Education Development test (GED) with an overall score of 2250 or above with no individual score below 410. Applicants who plan to submit GED scores in lieu of a high school diploma are not eligible to take the test until they are 16 years old. • Passing the American College Test (ACT) with a composite score of 21 or above (SAT score of 1030 or above). Applicants who plan to submit GED scores in lieu of a high school diploma are not eligible to take the test prior to the graduation date of their high school class. Transfer Students Transfer students will be admitted to the University on the basis of the following: • More than 30 semester credit hours earned at an accredited institution with a cumulative college-level GPA of 2.00 or above. Transfer students with a cumulative GPA below 2.00 will be referred to the Admissions Committee and may be considered for admission to WSU on warning or probation according to the current Academic Standards policy. Readmitted /Reactivated Students Students who interrupt their enrollment at WSU by not registering for one or more semesters, with the exception of summer term, must contact the WSU Admissions Office to reactivate their file. • Students who have missed the Fall or Spring semester, and who have not attended any other university or college during that time, may call the WSU Admissions Office at 801-626-6743 to reactivate their files. • Students who have attended another school since last attending WSU will be considered transfer returning students and must submit an official transcript from each institution attended since last enrolling at WSU along with a $ 10 re-application fee. Admission Appeal Process An information sheet highlighting grounds for appeals to admission decisions is available at the WSU Admissions Office. Utah Residency The Admissions Office classifies all applicants as either resident or non-resident. Applicants whose credentials indicate out-of-state status are classified as non-residents. If there is doubt concerning resident status, an applicant is classified as a non-resident. Non-residents who have reason to believe they can qualify for resident status should file a residency application with the Admissions Office. Applications are accepted only until the end of the third week of the current semester. Any application received after the third week will be considered for the following semester only. Residency applications are available online at weber.edu/ utahresident or in the Admissions Office. Each application will be considered in accordance with the provisions of Utah Code Annotated 53B-8-102 and Utah State Board of Regents Policy and Procedures R-512 and WSU PPM 6-01. Assessment and Placement All new students will, based on their ACT sub-scores or the Accuplacer placement scores, be placed into math, reading, and English courses, as outlined in the WSU Assessment & Placement Standards document. The purpose of this policy is to help students succeed academically by matching their skills and knowledge with the appropriate academic course(s) in Math, Reading, and English. For specific information about the policy go to the online Policies and Procedures Manual, PPM 6-2 or to the following website: weber.edu/SSC/ assessmentandplacement.html. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog