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Show Counseling and Testing COUNSELING CENTER The objectives of the Counseling Center are to assist students in making intelligent decisions regarding their adjustment to the academic community, to help them select a major and a vocation, to organize their curricular plans, and to work through whatever personal problems they may have. All counselors in the Counseling Center are professionally trained in educational and counseling psychology which enables them to deal with a wide range oi vocational, educational, and personal problems. Any student who desires assistance may visit with a counselor prior to his first registration to help him in the choice of a major and in making other educational plans. Appointments may be made through the main office of the Counseling Center, located in the basement of the Library. Psychiatric ServicePsychiatric assistance is available to WSC students on a limited basis through the Counseling Center. Appointments and referrals to the psychiatrist must be made through a counselor in the Counseling Center. TESTING CENTER The Weber State College Testing Center offers a variety of standardized tests for the purpose of placement, evaluation of achievement and granting of credit. In addition, aptitude, interest, personality and intelligence tests are given as aids to counselors in helping students select a major or deal with personal concerns relevant to college adjustment. 1. American College Test (ACT)It is recommended that students take the ACT test as early as possible during their senior year of high school. The test is offered on a national basis for high school students and on a residual basis for those who failed to take the test during high school. a. National ACT tests are given five times each year at college testing centers in all states and in many foreign countries. Registration packets may be obtained from high school principals or counselors, from the Weber State College Testing Center, or by writing ACT Registration, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. b. Residual ACT or the local administration of the ACT is given before the beginning of each quarter for students who will be attending Weber State College. The residual ACT will be given on the following dates: May 22, June 5, August 21, September 4, September 18, December 4, and December 18, 1976, February 26, and March 12, 1977. Students should register for the test at the Testing Center in the Library at least one day before the test date. The fee is $10. 2. College Level Examination Program (CLEP)The CLEP examinations are offered during the third week of each month at testing centers throughout the United States. Registration forms may be obtained at the Testing Center in the Library, or by writing to College Entrance Examination Board, Box 1824, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The CLEP tests are offered at Weber State College as follows: a. General Examinations are offered on the third Saturday of each month. Students who are interested in taking the test should submit their registration form and a check or money order for the correct fee to the Testing Center at least two days before the test date. b. Subject Examinations are offered on Thursday of the third week of each month. Registration forms and fees should be returned to the Testing Center at least 15 school days before the test date. 3. General Educational Development (GED)Utah residents who have not graduated from high school may take the GED battery of tests as partial fulfillment of the application requirements for Weber State College. The tests are administered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Testing Center in the Library. Registration for the test and payment of the $10 fee may be completed at the time the first test is taken. 38 Ethnic Studies Institute and Learning Center Most other tests may be taken at the Testing Center, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Registration forms for graduate school admissions tests may be obtained at the Testing Center. ETHNIC STUDIES INSTITUTE The Ethnic Studies Program at Weber State College is designed to improve the educational opportunities of the culturally different student and to include a meaningful academic study of the problem of race and the conditions of minorities in the United States today. Ethnic Studies has implemented the following broad objectives: 1. To attract and increase the numbers of culturally different students on campus and assist them in every possible way to successfully complete their higher education. Recruitment, academic and personal advisement, financial aids, and tutorial services are provided to this end. 2. To infuse existing courses with relevant ethnic content and initiate new courses in campus departments which emphasize the positive aspects of the culturally different. 3. To create a climate whereby a healthy exchange of ideas, cultures, and opinion differences can take place and be resolved between majority and minority groups. 4. To assist in recruiting and increasing the number of minority faculty members to provide the much needed role models for minority students. 5. To work with attitudes in local business, industry, and governmental agencies by providing cultural awareness training sessions and workshops. 6. To establish positive relationships with the community; with the minority community to help make college more desirable and accessible; and with the majority community to broaden their understanding of the problems, needs, and cultural differences of minorities. Ethnic Studies is not at this time a field of study, and offers neither a major nor a minor. LEARNING CENTER The Learning Center provides a facility on campus for the delivery of individualized learning programs for students of all levels of ability. It is designed to help students reach their academic goals. Located on the lower level of the Library, the physical facility includes the reserve area of the Library, audio-visual facilities and a group area for use of faculty and students working in individualized instruction. Support programs in the Learning Center area include Instructional Development, Counseling, Testing, classroom and laboratory facilities for reading programs, Ethnic Studies and Special Services. Individualized, modular programs provided in the Learning Center include: 1. ReadingPrograms in general comprehension, skimming and skanning skills, critical reading, increasing reading rate, and individual clinical help. 2. Communication SkillsIncluding writing, vocabulary, listening, and linguistics. 3. Study SkillsSkills development in listening and note-taking, improvement of problem solving, improving concentration, and effective use of time. 4. ExaminationsPrograms to help students with teacher-made tests, preparation for standardized tests, and reducing test anxiety. 5. MathematicsModular mathematics courses and helps in mathematics skills. 6. Honors ProgramDelivering of programs for honor students. 7. Veterans ProgramsIncluding tutoring and modularized credit offerings. 39 |
