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Show 20 WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH P* roarawi >f of J^tudied Weber College aims to realize its objectives through its curriculum which includes the students' out-of-class activities as well as their in- class activities, the instruction proper. At considerable expense, the College conducts a continuous curriculum-building program to meet the needs of its four major groups of students. It aims to keep its curricula sensitive to social changes, and to community and individual needs. The Program of Studies is recommended to the President by the chairmen of the following.divisions of the College: Division of Economics and Business (Business, Economics, Secretarial Science) Division of Humanities (Art, English Language, Literature and Speech, Foreign Languages, Music) Division of Life Sciences (Bacteriology, Biology, Botany, Agriculture and Forestry, Home Economics, Nursing, Zoology and Physiology) Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Chemistry, Civilian Pilot Training, Geology and Geography, Mathematics and Engineering, Physics and Radio) Division of Physical Education (Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation) Division of Social Sciences (History and Political Science, Orientation, Psychology and Education, Sociology and Philosophy) Division of Technical Education (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Aircraft and Engine Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Carpentry, Commercial Art, Machine Shop, Welding, On-the-job Training, Supervisory Personnel Development). Programs of Evening School and Summer Session (including courses from any one of the above divisions) are administrated by the Director of these sessions and recommended by the Director to the chairmen of the respective divisions, and to the President. Students who enroll in Weber College should decide between twi programs: (1) a program that takes them through the university and leads to a professional career, or (2) a program that ends with the junior college and leads into the semi-professions and industry. Courses paralleling the work of the lower division of the universities preparatory to junior standing in the liberal arts and sciences and in the professional courses of the universities are designed for those who choose the first program. These courses are called "transfer courses." Transfer courses are offered in the following: Agriculture, Art, Bacteriology, Biology, Botany, Business, Chemistry. Civil Pilot Training, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Forestry, French, Geography, Geology, German, Health Education, History, Home Economics, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Orientation, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Political Science, Psychology, Recreation, Sociology, Spanish, Speech, and Zoology. Courses numbered from 1 to 49 inclusive allow college transfer credit. Courses of instruction of a cultural, semi-professional, trade, industrial, business, or other occupational nature that will qualify students to enter the industrial or commercial world at the end of two years or less of study are designed for those who choose the second program. These courses are called "terminal courses." Terminal students are not interested in graduation from senior institutions of higher learning. WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH 21 Terminal courses are offered in the following: Agriculture (Floriculture and Gardening), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Aircraft and Engine Mechanics (including Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Engine Mechanics), Auto Mechanics (including Auto Body Reconditioning and Automotive Service and Repair), Bacteriology (Sanitation for Food Handlers), Business (Small Business Organization and Management, and Retailing), Carpentry, Commercial Art, Engineering (Industrial Electronic Control, and Slide Rule), English (Business English, and Essentials of English for Terminal Students), Home Economics (Cafeteria Management), Machine Shop, Radio, Secretarial Science (Shorthand, Typewriting, and General Secretarial Courses), Supervisory Personnel Development, Trade-related Subjects (Drafting Problems, Internal Combustion Engines, Labor Problems, Vocational Orientation, and Vocational Science), Welding, Zoology (Conservation of Wild Life). Courses numbered 50 and above allow terminal credit. Terminal courses are offered for junior college credit only and are accepted by Weber College toward graduation of the terminal student. Evening School Program The Evening School is an integral part of Weber College offering parallel and modified day school courses; and special courses in the homemaking, business and vocational fields. Related programs are planned for veterans who are receiving the major part of their training while on the job. Courses are given in such subjects as Interior Decorating, Tailoring, Upholstering, Organization of Small Business, Tax Accounting, and Refrigeration. Between thirty-five and sixty-five classes are scheduled each quarter. The School is administered by the President of the College, the Director of the Evening School, and the Summer Session and Evening School Committee. The faculty is selected from day instructors, augmented by off-campus accredited teachers and expert craftsmen. The Evening School is designed to meet the needs of students who are unable to attend day classes, such as veterans who must enroll in courses related to on-the-job training, and adults who desire to further their education. However, classes are open to all college students, and to anyone over eighteen years of age. In special cases those under eighteen years of age may enter upon recommendation and approval of the principal of the high school last attended. The courses vary in length from three to twelve weeks. Students may enter some of these any time; others require registration at the beginning of the quarter. The courses are numbered the same as in the day session, except the special classes not catalogued. Credit is of two types: transfer or terminal. The charge for each course is announced in advance of registration each quarter. Further information regarding Evening School courses is available at the office of the Registrar or of the Director of the Evening School, Central Building, Room 100. Summer Session Program The Summer Session Program is conducted throughout the Summer Quarter from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. in day and evening classes that give transfer or terminal credit. |