Transcript Welcome to Western Kentucky University!

Welcome to
Western Kentucky University!
Campus Tour Information Session
WKU Facts
2012 Total Student
Enrollment = 21,124
Undergraduate = 17,982
Over 240 Academic Programs
• 98 majors
• 102 minors
• Pre-professional programs
WKU Faculty
• Student Centered Focus
• Average Class Size = 24
• Student-Faculty ratio = 19:1
• 70% of our full-time professors
hold terminal degrees in their
field
Several Perks:
• Priority Registration
• Housing with other Honors students
• Class sizes averaging in the mid to
low teens
WKU Study Abroad Program
• In 2011-12, 1628 WKU Students studied on 6
different continents with the top 3 being:
– Europe
– Asia
– Africa
• 317 course sections offered in 2011-12
• A variety of trips
– Short trips over the summer or January terms
– Semester long
– Year long
Spain
Harlaxton College (Grantham, England)
China
Rome
WKU Admissions Requirements
(September 20, 2012)
• Completed
Kentucky Pre-College
Curriculum
≥ 20 composite on the ACT
Or
≥ 940 score (math + critical reading)
on the SAT
Or
≥ 2.5 unweighted high school GPA
Or
• Composite Admissions Index
score of ≥ 65
(calculated from GPA and test score)
(writing component on the ACT and SAT
are currently not evaluated)
WKU Admissions Process
• Complete an Admissions Application
– Electronic (www.wku.edu/apply)
– $40 Application Fee
• Submit High School Transcripts
– Current transcript when you apply
– Final transcript after graduation
• Submit ACT/SAT Score Reports
It is recommended that you submit an online application by mid-November during
your senior year
*High school transcripts and ACT/SAT scores are not required for GED graduates, transfer students that have earned
>= 24 hours of college work, readmit students, and non-degree seeking students*
Scholarship Opportunities
• Beginning Freshman Scholarship Deadline is
January 15th
www.wku.edu/scholarship
• Awards range from a few hundred dollars all
the way up to full-ride scholarships
• Several different types of awards
• Academic
• Leadership
• Diversity
• College Heights Foundation
• Departmental
• Athletic
(13% of all student financial assistance awarded at WKU in
2011-2012 were in the form of a scholarship)
Miscellaneous Information/Deadlines
• March 31 is the priority deadline for the housing
agreement
– Important to get in as early as possible for preferences
– $150 deposit
– www.wku.edu/housing
• Scheduling an Academic Transitions Program
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ATP is New Student Orientation
Required for all incoming students
You will build your class schedule that day
www.wku.edu/atp
Thank You for Joining Us!
Any Questions?