Welcome to Western Kentucky University!

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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

Harlaxton College (Grantham, England)

China

Spain

Rome

WKU Admissions Requirements(September 20, 2012)

• Completed Kentucky Pre-College Curriculum

≥ 20 composite on the ACTOr

≥ 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– ATP is New Student Orientation– Required for all incoming students– You will build your class schedule that day– www.wku.edu/atp

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