Weber State University (September 19, 2024)

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Weber State University

9.19.24 Campus Visit Report

Lindsay Woodard - San Marcos High School




ADMISSIONS

  • Weber State University has an episode of The College Tour

  • Open enrollment

    • Fill out the application on the Weber State website

    • Pay the $30 application fee

    • Submit official transcript(s)

    • SAT/ACT scores are optional for English and math placement



ACADEMIC

  • Focus on teaching, not research

  • Class sizes average in the low 20’s

  • Business school has entrepreneurship

  • WSU trains 83% of all nurses in the state

  • Architectural design

  • Advisors in each major

  • Technical programs

    • Advanced Hybrid and Electric Vehicle

    • Advanced Hybrid and Electric Vehicle

    • Automotive Service Technology

    • Behavioral Health Technician

    • Biotechnician

    • Cardiology Technician

    • Chemical Technician

    • Cloud Computing Security Certificate of Proficiency

    • Construction Apprenticeship 

    • Construction Management

    • Cybersecurity and Network Management

    • Cybersecurity Policy and Management

    • Dental Hygiene

    • Design-Build Essentials

    • Digital Media Production

    • Early Childhood

    • Entrepreneurship

    • Environmental Science Filmmaking

    • Forensic Science Fundamentals

    • Game Development

    • Geomatics (Applied Mapping Sciences) 

    • Geospatial Analysis

    • Geospatial Technology

    • Health Information Technology

    • Healthcare Coding & Classification

    • Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Maintenance

    • Interior Design

    • Management Information Systems

    • Manufacturing Engineering Technology

    • Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Plastics & Composites 

    • Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Production Operations & Control

    • Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Welding

    • Mechanical Engineering Technology

    • Medical Laboratory Sciences

    • Network Technologies 

    • Nursing

    • Outdoor Leadership

    • Paramedic Studies

    • Product Design & Development 

    • Professional & Technical Writing 

    • Professional Sales

    • Programming Essentials

    • Respiratory Therapy

    • Solar Photovoltaic Systems

    • Sound Production/Recording

    • Sustainable Land Use Planning 

    • Technical Theatre

    • Therapeutic Dance

    • User Design Experience

    • Victim Advocacy

    • Web & User Experience

    • Workplace Communication & Writing



SOCIAL

  • Greek life

    • 3 sororities

    • 3 fraternities

    • Sororities and fraternities are small and do not have houses

  • Natatorium

    • Paddleboard yoga

    • The pool is dyed purple for homecoming week

    • Float-in movies

  • Free tickets for students to all sporting events

  • Very outdoorsy school with equipment rentals and guided trips



CAMPUS

  • 30,000 undergrads (11,500 are full-time; some students are enrolled in online programs)

    • Feels no where near this big when you are actually on campus

  • 500 acres

  • Carbon neutral by 2040

  • First years can live in apartments or in a single if there is availability

  • $1,000 grant for first years living in on-campus housing

  • University Village (3 residence halls)

    • Suites

    • Community-style

      • Bathrooms are locking sink/toilet/shower rooms, not banks of showers and toilets stalls

    • One of the residence halls has a small dining commons/market that all of University Village shares

      • Good for times when students don’t want to talk to the Student Union for the main dining options

  • Laundry is included in tuition

    • There’s an app to monitor the progress of a load

  • Living learning communities (LLCs)

  • Student IDs are digital on one’s phone

  • Parking is as low as $64/yr for a permit for the student housing lots

  • Free transportation from the SLC airport, but it’s 2-3 legs depending on the time of day

  • Massage chairs (and sometimes dogs!) in the Stress Relief Center

  • Ogden Clinic for health services

    • Urgent care there is free of charge

  • Counseling and psychological services are unlimited



FINANCIAL

  • Total direct cost of attendance with the WUE discount is $19,506

  • WUE

    • Apply by Dec 1

    • Minimum 2.0 GPA

    • Available for all majors except Dental Hygiene and Nursing

      • These majors would pay $27,685/yr

    • 4-yr renewable

  • The tour guide let me in the secret to an automatic full-tuition scholarship

    • A student qualifies if they work theatre tech/sets/costumes for one show per year and work 44 hours per semester in one of these areas

    • The student does not need to be a theatre major

    • Open to in-state and out-of-state students

    • The full-tuition scholarship means that the student would only pay for housing and meal plan costs of $10,140

  • WSU utilizes Scholarship University for institutional and outside scholarships

    • Institutional academic scholarships do not stack on top of the WUE discout

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