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ALMA MATER Hail, Wesleyan, thou emblem of all that is grand The noblest, the greatest, in all our fair land. Thine ideals are honored, thy name always blest. A fountain of knowledge, the oldest and best.
A star in the dark is thy glorious past, Forever and ever thy glory shall last. Upholding thine ideals, thy daughters shall be True, faithful, and loyal, dear Wesleyan, to thee.
FREQUENTLY USED TERMS • Academic Calendar: The academic calendar is maintained by the Registrar’s Office and includes important dates for each semester. To view an updated academic calendar, visit wesleyancollege.edu/academics/ academiccalendar-home.cfm. • Academic Catalogue: A comprehensive official record of academic policies and procedures, course descriptions, major and minor requirements, and academic department information available on the
Wesleyan College website. • Add (Courses): During the first week of classes each semester, a student may add courses to their schedule (up to 18 credits) without additional fees. • Advisor: Faculty or staff member assigned to help you select classes and help you map your coursework. • ARC: Academic Resource Center (see “Academic Resource Center” in the Support Services section) • Big/Little: First year students are matched with an upperclassman “big sister” during the fall semester who acts as a mentor. • CAB: Campus Activities Board; student group that plans and facilitates campus-wide programming throughout the academic year. • CCD: Center for Career Development (see “Center for Career Development” in the Support Services section). • Class Colors: Each class is represented by a different color: golden (graduating in 2023), purple (graduating in 2022), red (graduating in 2021), and green (graduating in 2020). • Convocations: Lectures, performances, and other educational events on a wide variety of topics that add to students’ well-rounded education outside of the classroom (see “Convocations” in the Involvement &
Engagement section) • Credit Hour: A unit for measuring progress toward graduation, loosely based on the number of hours per week a class meets. • Drop (Courses): During the first week of classes each semester, a student may remove, or drop, courses on their schedule without penalty. NOTE: Students must maintain 12 credits to be considered full time. The
Drop/Take period for 16-week classes is 5 days. The Drop/Take period for 8-week and 12-week classes is 3 days. • FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the federal application that determines how much government aid a student is eligible for based on family tax records. FAFSAs must be submitted each year to receive any financial aid. • Full Time/Part Time: A student is considered “full time” at 12 credit hours and are allowed to register for up to 18 credits per semester. Any student with less than 12 credits is considered part time. Dropping below 12
credit hours may affect your housing status, international student VISAs, and financial aid requirements; if you need to drop below 12 credits, please visit the Registrar’s Office in Tate Hall. • Gen Ed: “general education” or core classes in a broad range of subjects that students are required to take regardless of major • GPA: Grade Point Average, a student’s average grade across all courses on a 4-point scale. Semester GPA reflects grades in one term’s classes; cumulative GPA reflects grades in all Wesleyan College coursework over time • Hold: A flag on a student’s account that will prevent them from registering or graduating, usually tied to an unpaid fee or missing form. • Honor Code: Student code of conduct for students’ academic and social behavior; penalty for violating the
Honor Code may be Honor Council, a hearing before a student conduct board. • Loggia: Covered area between the Olive Swann Porter Building and Persons Residence Hall; many shuttles depart from this area. • MAC: Mathews Athletic Center; on-campus student recreation center featuring a weight room, exercise equipment, and fitness classes (see “Staying Active at Wesleyan” in Health & Wellness section). • OL: Orientation Leader; trained student leaders who guide groups of new students through orientation activities and their transition to Wesleyan. • OSP: Olive Swann Porter Building; visit for on-campus dining, Student Affairs staff, Campus Store, Campus
Police, Communications, and Computer & Information Resources staff. • PDE: Professional Development Experience; all students are required to complete a PDE during their
Wesleyan career (see “Center for Career Development” in the Support Services section). • Prerequisite: A course which you must complete in order to take a more advanced course. • RA: Resident Advisor; trained student leaders who live on each residential floor and/or apartment building to guide community-building and preserve residents’ well-being. • Recycling: Wesleyan recycles *clean* cardboard; green bins: paper; blue bins: #1 and #2 plastics, aluminum;
CIR collects e-waste (technology such as computers, peripherals, wires). • Section: A specific offering of a particular course, at a particular time and location, by a particular instructor, during a specific academic term. • Split Term: An abbreviated semester; see academic calendar for details. • Stall Wall: A weekly events newsletter sponsored by Student Affairs that is placed in all campus restrooms. • Student Handbook: The student handbook, call the Wesleyanne, is published by the Division of Student
Affairs. Located on WesPortal, the handbook is updated on a yearly basis and provides current information on college policies and regulations. Students are expected to understand and abide by all policies in the
Wesleyanne. • STUNT: Annual skit show competition when students write and perform one-act musicals in hopes of winning the STUNT Cup (late February). • Title IX & Clery Act: federal laws that address campus safety and the responsibility of colleges to prevent and respond to sexual discrimination and violence (see “Equity & Inclusion” in Support Services section). • Transfer Credit: A student may transfer up to 90 semester hours of credit from an accredited four-year institution. No more than 60 semester hours can transfer from an accredited junior or community college.
International transcripts are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Refer to the Credit Options page in the
Catalogue for details. • Voter Information: Please visit the Voter Info page on our website for a link to register to vote and to view elections schedules: https://www.wesleyancollege.edu/about/voterinfo.cfm. • WISe: See “WISe” in the Academic section • Withdraw (from courses): After the drop/take period, you may withdraw from courses by completing a
Withdrawal From a Class Form, which is available in the Registrar Office Forms section and on WesPortal.
Refer to the Registrar’s Academic Calendar for the withdrawal date. Until this date, you may withdraw without academic penalty; after that, a withdrawal carries the same academic consequence as an F.
Withdrawing from a course does not decrease the amount of billable credit hours.
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WESLEYAN COLLEGE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
1. MUN - Munroe Science Center
Nursing 2. TATE - Tate Hall 3. LIB - Willet Memorial Library
Confucius Institute
Academic Resource Center 4. CAN - Candler Alumnae Center 5. TAY - Taylor Hall 6. CRN - Elizabeth Turner Corn Hall
North Apartments 7. SRN - Ernest & Pauline Pierce
Corn Hall South Apartments 8. ATH - Porter Gymnasium 9. POR - Porter Family Memorial
Fine Arts Building 10. PER - Persons Residence Hall 11. BNK - Banks Residence Hall 12. WOR - Wortham Residence Hall 13. HTW - Hightower Residence Hall 14. OSPOR - Olive Swann Porter Student Center MAIN ENTRANCE FORSYTH ROAD
Burden Parlor
Hurdle Cafe
Center for Career Development
Post Office & Campus Store
Lane Center
Manget & Anderson Dining Rooms
Student Affairs and Campus Police
Trice Conference Rooms 15. JON - Jones Residence Hall 16. SRN - Huckabee Hall: Admission Office 17. MUR - Murphey Art Building 18. Physical Plant 19. EQC - Nancy Ellis Knox Equestrian Center 20. MAC - Mathews Athletic Center 21. Bradley House 22. Arboretum Entrances 23. Dice R. Anderson Cabin and Ellen Ann Edenfield Pavilion 24. James Hyde Porter House 25. CHA - Pierce Chapel
