Western Carolina University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Western Carolina University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. Western Carolina University is unique in its study options. For one thing, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Western Carolina University.

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

Foreign Language and Literature:

German, Spanish

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Social Work

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Parks/Leisure Facilities Management, Sport/Fitness Administration

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Popular majors:

twenty-four percent business per marketing, fifteen percent education, eleven percent health professions, eight percent security and protective services, five percent communications per journalism, five percent engineering technologies, five percent visual and performing arts

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

History:

History – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Interior Design, Music – General, Music – General Performance

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Communication Disorders, Emergency Medical Technology, Environmental Health, Medical Dietetics, Medical Records Administration, Nursing (RN), Recreational Therapy

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Kindergarten/Preschool Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. Again, for international students, the application fee is 40.

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Western Carolina University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 75%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were one thousand, four hundred and forty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand and ninety-eight total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, forty dollars online application fee and point zero .

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 31st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of May and In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of February. Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of August, with priority applications due on the 1st of June. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 1st of August.

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Western Carolina University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Minority Status and State/District Residency.

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Western Carolina University Students

The school’s size is approximately six thousand, eight hundred and eighty-nine degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, five hundred and fifty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, five hundred and eighty-five graduate enrollment. Besides, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Western Carolina University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. In addition, the student body consists of ninety-three percent in-state students, seven percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty percent women, fifty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, six percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, two percent race per ethnicity unreported, eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-seven percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-one percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 75 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as applied technology center, fine and performing arts center, collection of historical Native American artifacts and documents, center for advancement of teaching, public policy institute. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-six percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-two percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-JUN deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In sum, the school is located 55 miles from Asheville, 140 miles from Atlanta.

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Western Carolina University Athletics

The Catamounts are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Intramural Wrestling

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