Ill Student Recruitment and orientation services Location: Student Services Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-6050 Email: 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 Services Center, Room 210 Telephone: 801-626-6050 Internet Address: weber.edu/orientation All new students are strongly encouraged to attend New Student Orientation. This experience will help connect students with academic advisers, friends, and resources, easing the transition into the WSU community. During Orientation, students will have the opportunity to become familiar with: • Student services, student involvement and activities, and Weber State's campus • eWeber account and how to register for classes • Procedures for obtaining parking permits, Wildcards, and pur chasing textbooks • 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 Services Center, Room 210 Telephone/Appointments: 801-626-6050 Email: transfer@weber.edu Internet Address: weber.edu/transfer Transfer Guide: weber.edu/transferguide Transfer students are strongly encouraged to contact the Student Recruitment Office for valuable information and assistance while making the transition to Weber State University. This office provides advisement on transferring courses and general education requirements, information on admission, scholarships and financial aid, and more. In addition, students can contact this office before taking a course from another school to determine its transferability or fill out the online transfer request form on the transfer guide website. Please note that this office does not determine how courses will transfer; those decisions are made by academic departments. To see how your credits will transfer, first check the transfer guide to see if those courses have already been evaluated. If not, either submit the transfer request form on the transfer guide website or fill out the application for admission and send us a copy of your transcripts. Admission Process Admissions Director: Christopher C. Rivera Associate Director of Admissions: Andrew S. Young Location: Student Services Center, Room 201 Telephone Contact: 801-626-6743 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 Services Center, Room 201. This may also be done by mail: Weber State University Admissions Office 1137 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-1137 Students can complete an online application by going to www. weber.edu, click on the "Apply" link in the upper right hand comer. For more information visit the above Internet address or call 801-626-6743. Refer to the Academic Calendar in this catalog for semester dates. Specific guidelines for international students are described on the next page. 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 or have a GED. • Students with fewer than 30 semester credit hours from another university or college. 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 hanscript should be sent directly from the high school to the WSU Admissions Office or brought into the Admissions office in a sealed envelope. 4. Submit an official hanscript for any college-level course work completed through another institution. The hanscript 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. Application Steps for Transfer Students 1. Submit an application for admission. 2. Pay the $30 application fee. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning & Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR 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 2010-2011 Catalog