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Show Career Planning Drug AbusePossession, or distribution of marijuana, LSD, narcotics or other illegal drugs on College-owned property except as expressly permitted by law will not be tolerated. Any violation of this rule will result in disciplinary action. SmokingSmoking is prohibited in all buildings on the campus except in designated areas. Provisions for AppealAny student who has received disciplinary action for academic or social reasons will have the right to appeal his case as stated in the Student's Rights and Responsibilities document. CAREER PLANNING, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND PLACEMENT CENTER Purposes and Objectives: The objective of the Center is to assist all students in formulating a career development program, starting at the earliest possible time that will permit them to put their education to work in a career field that will be both satisfying and rewarding on a lifetime basis. The Career Planning, Cooperative Education and Placement Center also provides services to students needing part-time employment through its Student Employment Center, and to alumni needing assistance in furthering and broadening their careers through counseling, job referrals, and updated career information. The Career Planning, Cooperative Education ,and Placement Center, located in Suite LB29 on the bottom floor of Stewart Library, provides centralized and education oriented career development, work environment, and job placement programs with related facilities of the college. Career development ,is an important part of the educational resources available to all students at Weber State College. Career Planning: Ideally, the career decision making process should begin as soon as a student enters college. Students are provided opportunities to talk with career advisers, join in self-exploration and career exploration classes and seminars, use audio visual facilities and career exploration modules, and avail themselves of other programs and personnel at the Center to increase their knowledge of occupations of interest or learn about new ones. Testing is also an important tool used by the Center to help students evaluate and select tentative vocational goals, and correlate academic choices with career interest. The objective is to have students become their own experts in formulating career plans that will be compatible with their academic pursuits, serve as a motivational factor while a student, and become a career direction after graduation. This kind of planning insures students maximum future employability. Cooperative Education: Beginning with their second year, students should take advantage of the Center's facilities to further refine career plans through Cooperative Education classes and work environment experiences. Besides giving the student an opportunity to gain marketable work experience, they are also given the opportunity to test the reality of their career decisions. In preparation for the Co-op experience or entry into the job market, the Center provides on-going programs in personal job search plan development, communication skills, and interviewing skills and techniques. Finally, the Center provides students with the opportunity to interview with many employer representatives from business, industry, government, and educational institutions. These representatives are invited to campus and hosted by the Career Planning, Cooperative Education, and Placement Center for the express purpose of giving Weber State students the broadest and most direct access to the job market possible. COUNSELING CENTER ObjectivesThe objectives of the Counseling Center are to assist students in making intelligent decisions regarding their adjustment to the academic community, to help them select a major and a vocation, to organize their curricular plans, and to work through whatever personal problems they may have. 36 Testing Center CounselorsAll counselors in the Counseling Center are professionally trained in educational and counseling psychology which enables them to deal with a wide range of vocational, educational, and personal problems. Any student who desires assistance may visit with a counselor prior to his first registration to help him in the choice of a major and in making other educational plans. Appointments may be made through the main office of the Counseling Center, located in the basement of the Library. Psychiatric ServicePsychiatric assistance is available to WSC students on a limited basis through the Counseling Center. Appointments and referrals to the psychiatrist must be made through a counselor in the Counseling Center. TESTING CENTER The Weber State College Testing Center offers a variety of standardized tests for the purpose of placement, evaluation of achievement and granting of credit. In addition, aptitude, interest, personality and intelligence tests are given as aids to counselors in helping students select a major or deal with personal concerns relevant to college adjustment. 1. American College Test (ACT)It is recommended that students take the ACT test as early as possible during their senior year of high school. The test is offered on a national basis for high school students and on a residual basis for those who failed to take the test during high school. a. National ACT tests are given five times each year at college testing centers in all states and in many foreign countries. Registration packets may be obtained from high school principals or counselors, from the Weber State College Testing Center ,or by writing ACT Registration, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. b. Residual ACT or the local administration of the ACT is given before the beginning of each quarter for students who will be attending Weber State College and who did not take the National ACT test. The residual ACT will be given on the following dates: May 21, June 4, August 20, September 3, September 17, December 3, and December 17, 1977, February 25, and March 11, 1978. Students should register for the test at the Testing Center in the Library, room 28, at least one day before the test date. The fee is $10. 2. College Level Examination Program (CLEP)The CLEP examinations are offered during the third week of each month at testing centers throughout the United States. Registration forms may be obtained at the Testing Center in the Library, or by writing to College Entrance Examination Board, Box 1824, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The CLEP tests are offered at Weber State College as follows: a. General Examinations are offered on the third Saturday of each month. Students who are interested in taking the test should submit their registration form and a check or money order for the correct fee to the Testing Center at least two days before the test date. b. Subject Examinations are offered on Thursday of the third week of each month. Registration forms and fees should be returned to the Testing Center at least 15 school days before the test date. 3. General Educational Development (GED)Utah residents who have not graduated from high school may take the GED battery of tests as partial fulfillment of the application requirements for Weber State College. The tests are administered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Testing Center in the Library. Registration for the test and payment of the $10 fee may be completed at the time the first test is taken. Most other tests may be taken at the Testing Center, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Registration forms for graduate school admissions tests may be obtained at the Testing Center. 37 |
