Continuing Education & Community Services 733 programs facilitated by WSU Continuing Education. Sites include the WSU Ogden Campus, WSU Davis, the WSU West Center in Roy, the WSU Morgan Center, the WSU Kaysville Center at Davis High School, and articulation agreements with Salt Lake Community College. Degree programs in the health professions are offered by special arrangement with selected health care facilities in Utah and surrounding states. For more information about these courses, see FinishatWebe r. com. WSU Online WSU Online, Weber State University's virtual campus, offers classes that conform to the academic calendar but can be attended anytime and anywhere via the internet. Several degree programs and courses to meet general education requirements are offered via WSU Online. Go to weber.edu/ distancelearning. Hybrid Accelerated Courses Continuing Education currently provides several seven- week hybrid accelerated courses to meet nontraditional student needs. Hybrids are accelerated courses that combine the benefits of classroom instruction with the convenience of online courses. With WSU hybrid accelerated classes, students finish course work twice as fast with half the time in class. It is a unique way for students to complete their general education requirements. Learn more atweber.edu/hybrids. Independent Study/Self-Paced Courses Independent Study/Self-Paced online courses are offered from a wide range of academic disciplines for students who cannot attend regularly scheduled classes. This allows students to complete course work at home (or anywhere) at their own convenience, beginning at any time during the year and having six months to complete a course. General education as well as a few bachelor-degree completion programs in the health professions are available in this format. Learn more about the Independent Study/Self-Paced programs at weber.edu/distancelearning Professional and Non-Credit Opportunities Director: Lauren Andersen, 8oi-3g5~34i3 Conferences and Workshops The CE Conference staff plan and facilitate seminars, workshops and conferences for business, government, public education, and community organizations. For updated information about upcoming events, see weber.edu/ce/ conferences. Customized Training Programs Continuing Education links the University's internal and external resources to business and industry education needs by providing customized training programs for organizations to improve performance, increase productivity, decrease costs and get bottom line results. See weber.edu/businesstraining for course schedule and registration information. Certificate Programs Weber State University partners with APICS - The Association for Operations Management and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) to deliver preparatory courses for certification examinations. Courses, which may carry college credit, are designed for individuals who wish to receive professional recognition or expand their skills in these fields. Additional professional certification programs may be offered. Visit the Web site for the latest information at weber. edu/busine sstraining. Teacher Professional Development Continuing Education partners with various school districts, Utah State Office of Education, WSU campus departments, and other organizations to provide courses and programs to meet the endorsement and professional development needs of educators throughout northern Utah. Courses are offered at WSU sites and at various school district sites. Among the subject areas included in our offerings are math education, ESL endorsement, science, special education, reading, and writing. For contact and program information, visit weber. edu/T eacherTraining. Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) and Governmental Training and Development Programs Weber State University Continuing Education partners with Hill Air Force Base to offer a variety of training and education programs to its employees. These programs include: Degree attainment opportunities, Microsoft Certification, Computer languages, APICS Certification, ASQ Certification, Lean Manufacturing, Certified Process Improvement, ISO and other customized/professional programs. Community Education Center Program Administrator: Luis Lopez, 801-626-7872 The role of this center is to break down social and historical barriers in order to create an environment of trust, collaboration and inclusiveness between Weber State University and under-represented communities in Ogden, helping students choose a path of higher education in their lives. Utah Law Enforcement Academy Director: Jack Rickards, 8oi-3g5~34ii WSU Continuing Education is a sanctioned provider of the Utah Law Enforcement Academy, the basic training program for certification of law enforcement officers. The academy provides both day and evening sessions. The daytime academy is 19 weeks long. It is an 8 am. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday academy. When the student graduates they are certifiable as a special functions officer, basic corrections officer and law enforcement officer. The evening academy is divided into two modules. The first, or core, provides training required for certification as a special function officer and basic corrections officer. The second module continues with training for certification as a law enforcement officer. The evening session is part-time and is held Monday -Thursday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The evening academy is approximately eight and one half months long. Both day and evening sessions provide the students with certification that allows them full corrections and police powers after being appointed by a corrections or law enforcement agency (police, deputy sheriff, Utah Highway Patrol, Utah Department of Corrections, etc.). For more information see weber.edu/policeacademy. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog