45 PROGRAM First Year Experience Program Location: Student Service Center, Room 140 Telephone: 801-626-6081 E-Mail: fye@weber.edu Internet Address: weber.edu/fye I he First-Year Experience (FYE) Program is designed to help incoming students make a successful transition into the university community. The program assists students in making progress toward fulfilling the following educational and personal goals: • Acquiring a sense of competence as a student and becoming suc cessful in college. • Mastering academic skills, such as note taking, textbook reading, test-taking, writing, and time management. • Demonstrating knowledge and use of campus resources. • Demonstrating effective interpersonal skills with a variety of people. • Developing a sense of belonging to the WSU community through the connections with other students, teachers, mentors and WSU employees. • Enhancing his or her mental, physical, spiritual and social health. Program Components To aid students in achieving these goals, the FYE Program includes the following components: EDUC 1105. Introduction to the University (3) This course assists incoming students in making a successful transition to college, both academically and socially. Topics include study and time management skills, using campus resources, developing interpersonal communications, making major/career selections and understanding student responsibilities. The course prepares students to work efficiently in the university environment. EDUC 3170. First-Year Experience (FYE) Mentor Leadership Seminar (2) This course teaches FYE Peer Mentors to effectively assist students registered for EDUC 1105, "Introduction to the University." Peer Mentors will leam to work productively with FYE students to help them transition to the university environment, to connect them with campus resources, and to provide them with social opportunities both inside and outside class. Interested students must apply to be Peer Mentors in the FYE Office (SC 219). Preference will be given to students who have taken EDUC 1105. The class may be repeated once for an additional 2 hours. In addition, students may elect to participate in the FYE Program in the following way: Clustered-Course Learning Communities A group of students registers for the same two or three courses which will help satisfy general education and elective graduation requirements. EDUC 1105 is one of these cluster courses. Students may also take additional classes, outside the cluster, to reach full- time status. Program Requirements Any WSU student with 30 hours or fewer is welcome to participate in the program by taking the EDUC 1105 class by itself or in a cluster. PROGRAM Honors Program Director: Dr. Judy Elsley (801) 626-t Student Advisor: Marilyn Diamond (801) 626-7336 Office Manager: Leanna Riddle (801) 626-7591 Location: Library, Room 225 Internet Address: weber.edu/honors Since 1969, the WSU Honors Program has provided capable and motivated students with an unusually rich, supportive, and challenging academic experience. Honors education fosters the growth of intellectual independence and initiative, invites a more sophisticated level of classroom and extracurricular interaction, and examines complex issues from diverse perspectives. Classes are small and generally taught in a seminar format that provides an intellectually stimulating environment conducive to free exchange and critical analysis. Entrance Requirements A student may make application for entrance into the Honors Program at any time after formal acceptance by the Weber State Admissions Office. However, in order to take advantage of the many options available, early entrance is recommended. An application form is available in the Honors office or on the Internet at weber.edu/honors. For entrance requirements please see the Honors Handbook located on the Honors Web site. Retention Standards for the Honors Program To continue in good standing in the Honors Program, students must maintain a cumulative 3.3 GPA and take an Honors class at least every semester until their general education requirements are completed; thereafter students will take at least one course every other semester. No grades below "B" will be accepted for credit toward graduation with University, Departmental, and/or General Honors. The progress of Honors students is reviewed each semester. The Honors Designations There are three Honors designations in the Honors Program: University Honors, Departmental Honors, and General Honors. • University Honors is available to: (1) students earning a bachelor's degree (2) students who have completed 27 hours of Honors courses and fulfilled the Honors Program core requirements (see University Honors Core Requirements on the next page) • Departmental Honors is available to students majoring in depart ments with designated Departmental Honors options. Please see the major department's Honors requirements in the WSU Catalog or come to the Honors Center, Library 225. o BIS Honors Emphasis is also available to students who elect to graduate with a BIS degree. A student may design an individualized Honors curriculum to be used as one of the three areas of emphasis for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree. For information consult either the BIS or Honors office. • General Honors is available to students completing the require ments for an associate's degree and successfully completing 12 credit hours of Honors courses. Students entering the Honors Program as Freshmen or Sophomores usually elect to graduate with University Honors after completing their associate degree with General Honors. Students entering the Honors Program as Juniors or Seniors usually elect to graduate with Departmental Honors. Students may elect to graduate 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 MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog