11 Student Recruitment and Orientation Services 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 advise students on admission, scholarships, programs and majors, and provide campus tours. They also visit high schools and community colleges throughout the state and region. 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/getintoweber. Orientation Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-6050 Internet Address: weber.edu/orientation All new students and new transfer students are expected to attend New Student Orientation. It is designed to help students connect with academic advisers, friends, and resources, easing the transition into the WSU community. During Orientation, students will become familiar with: • Student services, student involvement and activities, and Weber State's campus • Procedures for obtaining parking permits, Wildcards, and Wildcat accounts • Policies and procedures • Classroom expectations • General Education requirements • Program specific degree information View dates and times for New Student Orientations and register online at weber.edu/orientation. Transfer Admissions Advisement Location: Student Service Center, Room 210 Telephone/Appointments: 801-626-6050 E-mail: transfer@weber.edu Internet Address: weber.edu/transfer 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: Andrew S. Young Location: Student Service Center, Room 101 Telephone Contact: 801-626-6005 Internet Address: weber.edu/admissions 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 2007-2008 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 (non-refundable processing 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. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ 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 Heaifh 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