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Show Testing Center Dec. 1,1979 Dec. 6,1980 Dec. 15,1979 Dec. 20,1980 Jan. 19,1980 Jan. 17,1981 Feb. 16,1980 Feb. 14,1981 March 8,1980 . March 7,1981 Students should register for the test at the Testing Center in the Library, Room 45, at least one day before the test date. The fee is $10.00. 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 or by writing to College Entrance Examination Board, Box 1824, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The fee is $20 for each exam. 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 payable to CLEP 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 Education Development (GED)Utah residents (18 years and older) 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 Thursday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Testing Center. Registration for the test and payment of the $10 fee may be completed at the time the first test is taken. 4. Graduate School Admissions TestsCandidates applying to the Graduate program in Education are required to write either the GRE Aptitude Test or the Miller Analogy Test as part of the admission procedures. Test dates and fees are as follows: a. Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are offered on the following test dates for 1979-80: October 20 and December 8, 1979 and January 12, February 23, April 26, and June 14, 1980. Test dates for the 1980-81 school year were not available at the time of this publication. Registration forms are available at the WSC Testing Center, and should be submitted to Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ at least four weeks before the test date. The fee is $13. b. Miller Analogy Test (MAT)The MAT is administered at the WSC Testing Center Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The fee is $9.00. Registration may be completed on the test day. Most other tests may be taken at the Testing Center Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Testing Center is located in the Library, Room 45. SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS Services for Disabled Students at Weber State College were organized to coordinate support services for students with physical impairments. This office coordinates the following services: interpreting, note-taking, reading, counseling, career planning and placement, parking, tutoring, housing, wheelchair attendance, legal and medical assistance, access to TTY machine, and other needs disabled students might have. Weber State College prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Discrimination is prohibited in recruitment for admission, admission and treatment of students, housing, financial assistance, employment, counseling and placement services, health services, physical education and athletics, social organization, etc. 40 (Ethnic Services) ETHNIC SERVICES The Ethnic Services Program at Weber State College is designed to improve the educational offerings to the culturally different student. Ethnic services has the following objectives: 1. To attract and increase the numbers of culturally different students on campus and assist them in every possible way to successfully complete their higher education. Recruitment, academic and personal advisement, and tutorial services are provided to this end. 2. To infuse existing courses with relevant ethnic content and initiate new courses in campus departments which emphasize the positive aspects of the culturally different. 3. To create a climate whereby a healthy exchange of ideas, cultures, and opinion differences can take place and be resolved between majority and minority groups. 4. To assist in recruiting and increasing the number of minority faculty members to provide the much needed role models for minority students. 5. To establish positive relationships with the minority community, to help make college more desirable and accessible; and with the majority community, to broaden their understanding of the problems, needs, and cultural differences of minorities. LEARNING CENTER The Learning Center provides a facility on campus for the delivery of individualized learning programs for students of all levels of ability. It is designed to help students reach their academic goals. Located on the lower level of the Library, the physical facility includes the reserve area of the Library, audio-visual facilities and a group area for use of faculty and students working in individualized instruction. Support programs in the Learning Center area include Instructional Development, Counseling, Testing, classroom and laboratory facilities for reading programs, Ethnic Studies and Special Services. There are satellite learning centers located in both the Social Science and the Technology buildings to serve students. Individualized, modular programs provided in the Learning Center include: 1. ReadingPrograms in general comprehension, skimming and skanning skills, critical reading, increasing reading rate, and individual clinical help. 2. Communication SkillsIncluding writing, vocabulary, listening, and linguistics. 3. Study SkillsSkills development in listening and note-taking, improvement of problem solving, improving concentration, and effective use of time. 4. ExaminationsPrograms to help students with teacher-made tests, preparation for standardized tests, and reducing test anxiety. 5. MathematicsModular mathematics courses and helps in mathematics skills. 6. Honors ProgramDelivering of programs for honor students. 7. Veterans ProgramsIncluding tutoring and modularized credit offerings. 8. TutoringA comprehensive tutoring program is offered by the Center. Students from most subject areas can receive academic help from the tutors working in the Learning Center. There is no charge to the students for this service. 9. General EducationSeveral general education courses are offered at the Center by departments for students desiring a more individualized approach to academic work. These programs are planned and developed by the academic departments involved and delivered in the Learning Center. Many of the programs of the Center give college credit. 41 |
