Western Washington University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Quarter
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 Washington University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. That is, the university has a Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, 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 and Veterans Counselor can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Western Washington University is unique in its study options.

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

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Ceramics, Commercial/Advertising Art, Dance, Design/Visual Communications, Drama/Theater Arts, Drawing, Fiber/Textile/Weaving Arts, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Multimedia, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music History/Literature, Music Theory/Composition, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English, English Language & Literature – General

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education

Mathematics:

Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general

History:

History – General

Psychology:

Developmental and child psychology, Psychology – General

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Community Health Services, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, GeophysicsSeismology, Physics

Public Administration and Service:

Human Services

Popular majors:

fourteen percent business per marketing, thirteen percent social sciences, seven percent english, seven percent psychology, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent communications per journalism, five percent family and consumer sciences

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Linguistics, Spanish

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Cellular Biology/Histology, Cellular/Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Marine/Aquatic Biology, Zoology

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Human Resources Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Operations Management

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Accounting/Computer Science, Biological/Physical Sciences

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $469 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Again, for international students, the application fee is 50.

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Western Washington University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 67%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were two thousand, five hundred and thirteen total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty 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. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. The regular application is due the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st 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.

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Western Washington University Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at forty-one percent scholarships per grants and fifty-nine percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA.

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Western Washington University Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 67 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Further, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the student body consists of ninety-one percent in-state students, nine percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-eight percent women, forty-two percent men, thirty-one percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-five percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99. Western Washington University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The school’s size is approximately twelve thousand, eight hundred and sixteen degree-seeking undergrads, two thousand, three hundred and eighty-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and forty-five graduate enrollment.

Students should note the housing policies: ninety-three percent of first-year students live in college housing, twenty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), fifteen-JUN deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as wind tunnel, electron microscope, neutron generator laboratory, planetarium, air pollution laboratory, motor vehicle research laboratory, electronic music studio, 11-acre recreational park on lake, marine laboratory. Of course, the school is located 90 miles from Seattle, 60 miles from Vancouver, Canada.

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Western Washington University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

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

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