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“There are no boundaries here.

No limitations. Everyone is encouraged to pursue whatever it is she wants to explore. You feel like you can try anything, do anything, achieve anything.”

Emily Dukes LeVan ‘04

Welcome to Wesleyan In 1836, Wesleyan College was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. Since that time, we’ve sent scores of women out into the world to do some pretty amazing things, such as the first woman to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree in Georgia and the first woman to argue a case before the Georgia Supreme Court. This year is especially meaningful for Wesleyan College as we celebrate our 175th Anniversary. We are proud of our long relationship with The United Methodist Church. At Wesleyan, First for Women isn’t just a claim to fame –– it’s a philosophy that explains why Wesleyan women continue to make history today.

Campus Our beautiful 200-acre wooded campus, along with historically significant Georgian style buildings, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Wesleyan College Historic District. Wesleyan is nestled in a northern suburb of Macon, just ninety minutes south of Atlanta. Our century-old trees are a beautiful contrast to our recently renovated residence halls; multi-million dollar athletic, wellness, and equestrian facilities; state-of-the-art science center; and natural Arboretum with outdoor learning laboratory, five-acre lake, and more than two miles of jogging and riding trails.

Mission We take our role as a pioneer in women’s education seriously.

Let’s face it: when Wesleyan was founded, the idea of educating women to be “valuable members of society” seemed ridiculous to most people. Today we are educating women to do the impossible, the amazing, and the extraordinary in fine arts, science, business, education, and a wide range of professions. We are – and intend to remain – forever first for women’s education; grounded in faith, striving for excellence, and engaged in service to the world.

Academics We offer 31 majors and 26 minors, plus self-designed interdisciplinary studies and eight pre-professional programs.

Wesleyan offers a dual-degree in engineering, in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Auburn University, and Mercer University. We also offer Executive MBA, Master of Education in Early Childhood Education, Evening, and Encore Day programs. With a student/faculty ratio of 11:1, 90 percent of faculty members hold the highest degrees in their fields from places like Oxford, MIT, Georgetown, Duke, and Yale.

Athletics With six NCAA Division III sports teams – including soccer, basketball, tennis, softball, volleyball, and cross-country – the Wesleyan Pioneers regularly win All-Conference and AllAcademic honors. Wesleyan College is well known for its outstanding equestrian program. With two national champions in hunt seat and western events in recent years, we fit well in the saddle. Our equestrians compete in Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and Affiliated National Riding Commission (ANRC) events.

Students Wesleyan College draws a wonderfully eclectic mix of women – about 700 in all – from all across the U.S. and more than twenty countries, bringing to campus a multitude of backgrounds and ethnicities. Wesleyan students choose to come here because they want to test their limits. The bar is set high because our students demand it. Our students are the best measure of Wesleyan’s success. Before selecting a college, visit campus and talk to real students. They’ll tell you everything you want to know.

Come for a visit We invite you and your family to spend a little time getting to know us in person. Take a tour of the residence halls, attend a class, and meet the students, faculty, and administration who make this place special. You may come to one of our Visitation Events, or plan your own tour – it’s up to you. If you’d like to speak with someone in our Admission Office about visiting campus, just call 1-800-447-6610.

Recognition Wesleyan is regarded as one of the nation’s finest liberal arts colleges and is consistently recognized for academic excellence.

According to the seventh annual report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Wesleyan outperformed the top ten percent of colleges and universities in all five national categories: active and collaborative learning, enriching educational experiences, level of academic challenge, studentfaculty interaction, and supportive campus environment. The Princeton Review has ranked Wesleyan among the Top 10 Best Private College Values in America, right along with Harvard, Yale, and Princeton for the past two years.

Professional Studies & Social Sciences Professional Studies Majors: Accounting Business Administration Early Childhood Education Economics Educational Studies International Business Social Science Majors: History Human Services International Business International Relations Political Science Psychology

business Successful business women see themselves as being in charge of their own destiny. Today, women represent over half of America’s labor force and many are running companies that once saw gender as an obstacle. Overall, more Wesleyan College graduates pursue business-related professions than any other field. Business administration and economics are consistently two of the top five majors for our graduates who leave here well prepared for the graduate MBA programs of their choice like Yale, Northwestern University, Baylor, University of Lancaster, England, and Harvard.

Many others enter the workforce after graduation. Unique qualifications like combined major and minor programs separate them from other job-seeking candidates. Wesleyan graduates are starting careers in rapidly growing business fields and earning positions at leading multi-national companies such as Citi Financial, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, GEICO, IBM, Merck, and Taiwan National Research Center.

Now more than ever, women are perceived as an integral part of the business world. Women are transforming the face of business by not only moving into corporate leadership roles but also owning their own businesses. In 1972, women owned four percent of all American businesses. By 1997, that figure had climbed to 26 percent. In 2008, 40 percent of all American business owners were women and represented the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurship in the country.

Meet Dibya Rawal ’11 This business administration and economics major and finance minor earned a 3.79 GPA at Wesleyan. “My interest in education does not end at Wesleyan. Now I’m ready to pursue my next goal – a Ph.D. in finance.” Dibya interned with Macon’s American Pride Bank and with the Micro Credit Unit of the Nepal Arab Bank Ltd. in her hometown in Nepal.

Dibya participated in Wesleyan’s Atlanta Semester as a full-time intern at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., working with a team of investment bankers in public finance. She produced spreadsheets, debt maps, and used proprietary software to structure new money and refunding municipal bond issues.

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Recent national survey findings show that women start new businesses at twice the rate of men, earn more degrees at every level and with higher grades and honors than men, and hold more middle management positions than men. After graduating from Wesleyan in 1994, Tina Gann spent just three years working in her family’s recycling business before leaving to start her own company. Under Tina’s ownership of Fortune Recycling in Savannah, Georgia, sales quickly increased from $220,000 to almost $4 million. “My industry is such a man’s world, but I have never felt intimidated. I know I have one of the best educations anywhere, which helped me develop confidence in myself and in my abilities. It prepared me to run with the big boys and win,” Tina said.

The only Executive MBA Program in Middle Georgia Wesleyan’s Executive MBA Program is tailored specifically for mid - and senior - level executives in established careers. Classes are scheduled on alternate weekends over a period of nineteen months so that professionals can pursue an advanced business education without interrupting their careers. Business major Brandy Hayes ‘98 is among an increasing number of women who return to Wesleyan for a post-graduate degree. After gaining professional experience, Brandy returned to campus and earned an EMBA.

History majors go on to M.A. and Ph.D. programs in fields as diverse as anthropology, social work, archaeology, law, public history, museum studies, historic preservation, and library studies. Many other graduates immediately embark on exciting and successful careers in a wide variety of fields.

Meet Betty Lo ‘95 Before Wesleyan even had a degree in international business, Betty Lo designed her own major in international business/political science, a course of study that would form the basis of the degree offered today. Following graduation, she joined the Coca-Cola Company. Today Betty is Senior Communications Manager and the Global Knowledge Management Lead for the company’s McDonald’s Division, which is Coca-Cola’s largest customer.

One internship is required of all business majors for graduation, but many students are eager to do more. It is not uncommon for an internship to lead to a job offer.

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Wesleyan is the nation’s #9 “Best Value” private college for 2011 according to The Princeton Review: “rigorous academic atmosphere, highly interactive, discussion-oriented classroom, ultra-loyal alumnae, laudable diversity, and supreme ideals of sisterhood.”

Education According to the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, research has shown teacher quality to be the single most influential school-based factor impacting student achievement. A recent study of twenty-five school systems across the world finds that the best performers internationally share at least one common characteristic: an unwavering commitment to building and maintaining an exceptional, highly effective cadre of teachers.

Wesleyan’s undergraduate and graduate programs empower young women to become exemplary teachers. Upon graduation, they leave our campus prepared to lead primary, secondary, and postsecondary classrooms and, in those classrooms, they are setting new standards of excellence for their peers. These Wesleyan women share a common philosophy about creating wonderful learning environments that prepare children to change the world. They have a great understanding of the important role educators play in not only the lives of their students but also our collective future.

Wesleyan women in education are making a great impact here in Georgia and across the country.

They’re on college campuses and in lecture halls preparing future teachers. And they are winning awards, like Stephanie Griffis Melvin ‘06 who was recently honored as a 2011 Georgia Master Teacher and a top 5 finalist for Houston County’s 2011 Teacher of the Year.

Meet Drew Goddard ’10 This early childhood education major minored in music with concentrations in piano and organ performance. She earned a 4.0 GPA while balancing life off campus as a newlywed. After graduation, Drew began teaching at an elementary school in Bibb County. “I am very excited about having the opportunity to make a difference,” she said. “I have to say, I feel incredibly prepared for my career as a teacher. Every class I took at Wesleyan helped me. Every class pushed me to be a better thinker and a life-long learner.”

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Facilities Taylor Hall has been renovated into an expansive academic space for Wesleyan’s growing business, education, and psychology programs. Education students now enjoy an early childhood model classroom that mirrors a classroom in which they will teach upon entering the workforce. Business and psychology students enjoy research space, computer labs, and specially designed seminar rooms.

Wesleyan College received Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for the Taylor Hall renovation project. The award, from the Green Building Certification Institute, recognizes the building’s energy efficiency and the sustainability of the design and building materials used in its construction.

Master of Education in Early Childhood Education The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Early Childhood Education degree program at Wesleyan College is focused on advanced curricula, issues, trends, teaching methods, research, and leadership skills which transitions already accomplished certified teachers into highly skilled practitioners of the policies, procedures, and principles of early childhood education.

Wesleyan women refuse to limit themselves. Instead of choosing just one major, many choose double majors. As a matter of fact, 31% of Wesleyan’s 2011 graduates earned double majors.

“You really can’t understand why the world still needs women’s colleges until you attend one. There is something unique about sitting in a classroom full of other women with different ideas and opinions. I think attending a women’s college gives you a stronger voice, and a certain edge. I have loved seeing my fellow classmates become Wesleyan women over the past four years. Wesleyan’s heritage truly is something to be proud of.

I love knowing that I have been a part of something so incredible.”

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Math & Science Math and Science Majors: Applied Mathematical Science Biology Chemistry Dual Degree Engineering Environmental Studies Mathematics Nursing* Neuroscience

Over the past ten years, approximately half of Wesleyan mathematics majors have continued their studies at the graduate level in mathematics or related areas. Others are working in government, industry, and information technology fields, and teaching high school or college mathematics.

Employers view mathematics majors favorably as logical thinkers with very good problem solving skills. All mathematics majors are given the opportunity to attend a professional meeting and are encouraged to apply for research and internship opportunities through the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and other programs.

Pre-professional Programs Allied Health Services Dentistry Engineering Medicine Pharmacy Veterinary Medicine

Almost seventy percent of Wesleyan science majors conduct undergraduate independent research.

Eighty percent of student researchers present their results at regional or national scientific conferences.

Practical experience internship opportunities are available locally in the areas of sports medicine, large and small animal veterinary medicine, wildlife management, infectious disease, obstetrics/ gynecology, plastic surgery, pediatrics, and gerontology. Many Wesleyan students majoring in the sciences choose to extend their research experience over the summer and are accepted and supported by programs at leading research universities across the United States.

Explore our Arboretum!

Recent Wesleyan graduates are pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees related to the fields of science and mathematics at countless prestigious institutions across the nation including Dartmouth, Stanford, Texas A&M, Northwestern, Emory, Vanderbilt, Duke, Yale, and George Washington University School of Medicine.

According to Vida Oliveras ’02, her decision to earn a pure mathematics degree, as opposed to a traditional undergraduate education degree, has given her an advantage as a math teacher. “It has made me a better thinker and a better mathematician.”

Meet Yi “Connie” Kang ‘08 After graduating from Wesleyan with a double major in mathematics and economics and a double minor in finance and computer science, Connie began a five-year graduate school program at Johns Hopkins University leading to a master’s degree and then a doctorate in economics. Connie said she chose Johns Hopkins because of its strong finance and economics program, ties to international organizations, and close proximity to Washington, DC. Munroe Scholarships are awarded each year to two incoming first-year students with an interest in the sciences, mathematics, or dual-degree engineering. Munroe Scholars receive an annual $18,500 scholarship, available for a maximum of eight semesters, and are eligible for research stipends of up to $1,000 during their junior and senior years.

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Science facilities The Munroe Science Center is a state-of-the-art science facility that includes cellular, molecular, and developmental biology, ecology, physiology, immunology, and instrumental analysis labs as well as general biology and chemistry labs, modern teaching laboratories, fully-equipped studentfaculty research laboratories, and a community learning center. Multiple ancillary support spaces include a greenhouse, multi-species animal colony, cell culture facility, neurophysiology lab, astronomy observation deck, and digital imaging microscopy room. Our teaching and research laboratories were specifically designed to encourage faculty-student collaboration on research projects.

The Wesleyan Arboretum and Outdoor Learning Laboratory comprises 100 acres of mixed pine and hardwood forest and lies within the boundaries of Wesleyan’s campus. More than 100 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines provide habitat for a diverse assortment of salamanders, snakes, lizards, and mammals, as well as more than 150 species of resident and migratory birds. The five-acre Foster Lake, three streams, and seasonal rain pools are home to many species of turtles, frogs, and both native and game fish.

Exciting Nursing News

Wesleyan College plans to introduce a baccalaureate in nursing degree* with core nursing courses beginning in the Fall of 2013.

Interested students are encouraged to begin the prerequisite coursework as soon as possible. Find out more at: www.wesleyancollege.edu/nursing *Pending approval by the Georgia Board of Nursing and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Meet Cristiana Baloescu ‘09 A recipient of the International Student’s Scholarship, Romanian-born Cristiana graduated from Wesleyan with honors, earning a double major in biology and chemistry, and a minor in neuroscience. She began post-graduate studies at Dartmouth Medical School claiming that an internship at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon sparked her interest in the specialized field of emergency medicine. After completing her medical studies, Cristiana hopes to earn a master’s degree in public health and enter the field of disaster medicine.

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Fine Arts Fine Arts Majors: Advertising and Marketing Communication Art History Music Studio Art Theatre

Find out more about our Fine Arts Program.

Wesleyan women in the fine arts are debunking the myth of the starving artist. A liberal arts background equips Wesleyan women with a unique perspective that makes them highly competitive for many professional opportunities, and quite successful at whatever they choose to do. Wesleyan fine arts majors are consistently accepted into excellent graduate programs, and have gone on to fulfilling careers practicing and teaching the arts. Many Wesleyan women combine a passion for the arts with other professional disciplines to achieve great success, excelling in the fields of art, music, and theatre.

Nationally, about 63 percent of artists working in the fine arts are self-employed, like Tina Farkas Williams ‘74, who founded Young Actors Theatre and School for the Performing Arts, a non-profit youth theater in Tallahassee, Florida –– the fourth largest youth theater in the nation. At Wesleyan, all theatre productions focus on strong roles for women, and women do all the technical work. Taught by award-winning artists and scholars, courses in this challenging program develop excellence in the creative and intellectual skills needed to rise to the top of any desired career.

Fine arts majors are well-prepared to seek advanced degrees in their area of interest. Others pursue careers in a wide variety of fields including performance, studio teaching, composing, museum and gallery administration, art sales, auction work, curatorship, education, historic preservation, conservation, gallery work, graphic design, and advertising.

Meet Chelcey Berryhill ’08 Immediately after graduating from Wesleyan with a double major in art history and studio art, Chelcey moved to Manhattan and began graduate study at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in the American Fine and Decorative Arts master’s program. “I want to work in a museum as a curator, or at an auction house, or even as a conservator,” she said. “I enjoy working with art so much that I want to surround myself with art and with people who feel the same way I do.” Chelcey studied art in Cortona, Italy, during the summer of 2006.

During the summer of 2007, she interned with the International Fine Arts Conservation Studio restoring the exterior decorative faux finish on the 1918 mansion El Jardin.

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Facilities The Murphey Art Building contains 10,000 square feet of floor space designed exclusively for the teaching of visual arts, including an eighteen-seat Macintosh lab, large format color printers, individual studio spaces for painting, pottery wheels, gas and electric kilns, woodworking tools, stone carving equipment, large printmaking presses, and a photography darkroom.

The 1,200-seat Porter Auditorium boasts a forty-foot proscenium, a computerized light board, and a twenty-line counterweight fly system. Our historic 1925 Aeolian organ contains 4,752 pipes, making it the largest musical instrument in central Georgia. The Grassmann-Porter Studio Theatre provides an intimate, flexible black box theatre space with new digital lighting and sound systems.

Galleries Wesleyan College has three professional art galleries with an active exhibition schedule: The Cowles Myles Collier East and West Galleries in Porter Family Memorial Fine Arts Building, and The Frances P. and Dennie L. McCrary Gallery located in the Valeria McCullough Murphey Art Building.

The Lane Scholars program provides three scholarships annually to artist scholars. Each recipient receives an annual $18,500 award. First year students who plan to major in art, music, or theatre may apply.

Meet Caroline Thomas ‘81 After graduating from Wesleyan in 1981, internationally renowned opera star Caroline Thomas studied at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earned her Master of Music Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and attended the American Opera Center at the Juilliard School Lincoln Center in New York. A thirty-year career (so far!) for this first lady of the opera has been virtually unparalleled. In 2003, she sang Brünnhilde with Placido Domingo, and was awarded the Washington National Opera Artist of the Year. Today, Caroline has a full professorship at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany. In 2008, she was elected as the first woman Dean at the School of Music in Detmold.

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Humanities Humanities Majors: Communication English French Philosophy Religious Studies Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Spanish Women’s Studies Pre-Professional Programs: Law Seminary

Liberal arts colleges attract women who believe they can change the world’s inequalities. At Wesleyan, we are intentional about providing an education for women that prepares them to be agents of change and advocates for social justice as professionals, community leaders, and family members.

A liberal arts education will open your mind. It will teach you how to think and how to learn, and it will allow you to see things as a whole. A liberal arts education provides a student with general knowledge of many different subjects in order to gain a better working knowledge of the world, rather than focusing on and specializing in one specific area. This type of education can develop intellectual ability and prepare you for many fields in today’s workplace.

Open-mindedness, adaptability, intellectual curiosity, and creativity are important personal traits for the humanities major. You’ll gain the ability to reason critically, communicate effectively, and make connections across broad fields of knowledge. Because humanities majors are intelligent, imaginative, and well-rounded learners, they graduate prepared for many possible futures in all fields, including medicine, Christian ministry, journalism, business, management, politics, non-profit administration, law, and education.

Humanities majors have interned with The (Macon) Telegraph, Macon Magazine, local television and radio stations, the Cherry Blossom Festival, the American Red Cross, and various law offices, historical sites, and businesses in the community.

Findlay Scholarships are awarded each year to two incoming first year students who plan to major in the humanities or social sciences.

Findlay scholars receive an annual $18,500 award plus $500 annually for research.

Meet Megan Poole ‘09 Megan is a Findlay Scholarship recipient who graduated from Wesleyan summa cum laude with a major in English and minors in communication and women’s studies. Immediately after graduation, she spent the summer teaching English in China. As for the future, Megan plans to earn a Ph.D. in English and then teach, preferably at a women’s college. Megan is all about promoting the physical, intellectual, and spiritual welfare of women around the globe. As a self-proclaimed feminist, she has definitely found her voice, crediting Wesleyan for teaching her how to write and speak with confidence and poise. Megan believes the most important aspect of the college experience is taking what you learn in class and applying it to everyday life.

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Wesleyan’s 2011 graduates headed off to prestigious graduate schools like Harvard, American University, Northwestern, Penn State, The Medical College of Georgia, Scripps Research Institute, The University of Toronto, and The University of Georgia.

Meet Gina Marie Cody ’09 According to Gina Marie, Wesleyan morphed her from a gifted slacker into a motivated overachiever. This new outlook, along with the selfless assistance of faculty and staff, helped her gain acceptance into the organizational leadership master’s program at Vanderbilt University. This double-major grad made the Dean’s List all four years at Wesleyan, and is thankful to have received a well-rounded education in the presence of sincere sisterhood. An all-female enrollment and liberal arts education “shaped me into the fearless woman that I have become,” she said. “I would definitely encourage any woman to consider Wesleyan. I believe some might underestimate the college because of its small size, but the opportunities on Wesleyan’s campus are innumerable.”

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Study Abroad No matter where you choose to go to college, everybody’s talking about study abroad. And the women of Wesleyan are as worldly as they come. Our International Study Abroad and Exchange programs extend the boundaries of our campus, widen our educational horizon, and encourage personal and academic growth through semester, summer, or year-long studies in a variety of countries.

From time to time, Wesleyan faculty lead special study groups to various countries such as Greece, Russia, Italy, China, Guatemala, and Great Britain, and every summer, faculty organize valuable travel opportunities inside the United States.

We encourage you to take advantage of study abroad opportunities as a part of your undergraduate experience.

The application process is designed to help ensure that your anticipated course of study overseas will also meet your Wesleyan degree requirements. Finding the right program will involve a little research and planning, but the rewards of traveling and learning abroad will be well worth it.

Sylvia Abney ’09 has been fascinated with Japanese culture since high school where she took Japanese language courses. When she discovered an opportunity to spend her sophomore year at Wesleyan studying abroad in Japan, she jumped at the chance. Sylvia believes everyone should try studying abroad. “It not only broadens your own horizons but it makes you more employable in our everchanging global environment. I like change and challenges, so this was the perfect chance for me,” she said.

The trend of a global economy, within the context of a Wesleyan educational experience, includes networking in its most dynamic capacities. Global economy translates to global community, and students clearly recognize that partnerships grounded in this philosophy just make good business sense. Wesleyan College has direct exchange agreements through the Business Education Initiative with various schools in Northern Ireland and with the following schools: Ulyanovsk State University in Russia, Sook Myung Women’s University in South Korea, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages in Taiwan, Ewha Woman’s University in South Korea, and Osaka University in Japan.

Meet Hyun Mi Choi Corin ‘01 Hyun Mi was attending the Sook Myung Women’s University in Seoul, Korea, when she was given an opportunity to apply for a student exchange program. With a list of more than twenty US colleges and universities to choose from, Wesleyan caught her eye. The historic campus was completely different from Sook Myung’s urban campus. Hyun Mi was the first exchange student to attend Wesleyan from Sook Myung. She attended her junior year, then after graduating from Sook Myung, she returned to Wesleyan to earn her second baccalaureate degree in art.

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Internships

More and more employers claim that real world experience can be the key to landing a job, giving one graduate a definite advantage over another. Though an internship is not required of all majors, it is an important component of a Wesleyan education and the College actively encourages all students to have at least one internship experience before graduation. A Wesleyan student may register for up to twelve hours in internship credits per semester, allowing her the opportunity to work full-time.

The College’s Office of Career and Internship Services has established relationships with nearly seventy-five organizations that offer internships.

Atlanta Semester

The Atlanta Semester provides an extraordinary opportunity for students to live, study, and work in Atlanta for an entire semester with support from faculty, staff, Atlanta alumnae, trustees, and friends of the College.

The purpose of an Atlanta Semester is to provide a small, select group of students with a semester-long leadership development program that includes a full-term internship in Atlanta. Students live in Atlanta in an apartment

provided by the College, and may work twenty hours per week to earn six internship hours, thirty hours per week for nine internship hours, and forty hours per week for twelve internship hours.

Externships This program aims to assist students with making informed career decisions by providing unique short-term real world experience during the week of Spring Break.

Through the experience, students are introduced to an organization’s goals, mission, and processes. Students attend meetings, perform assigned tasks, shadow employees, and meet with various members of the organization and other industry professionals.

Spend a Semester in Atlanta!

With a little “networking help” Wesleyan students have landed internships at places like: Pricewaterhouse Coopers, The Weather Channel, Central Georgia Opera Guild, GEICO, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Carter Center, Centers for Disease Control, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the High Museum of Art.

Sarah Hudson ’11 interned all four years at Wesleyan. The day after graduation, she left for New York to begin her career at Text100, a global technology public relations firm with clients that include CNN, Facebook, MTV, Xerox, IBM, Skype, and the Food Network.

Meet Beth Galvin ‘87 As a senior at Wesleyan, Beth interned with WXIA TV in Atlanta. In 1989, she started working for the station answering phones. Soon after, Beth began producing stories for the weekend anchors. Today, Beth is an award-winning journalist and the regular face of FOX5’s Health Watch. She won a regional Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Reporting. “Being around so many smart, gifted women and the liberal arts education at Wesleyan prepared me for lifelong learning. It gave me the foundation to do more with my life.”

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NCAA Division III Athletics Run with the Pioneers!

According to a recent national survey, students at women’s colleges are more likely to be involved in varsity athletics. The survey findings suggest that the distinctive characteristics of a women’s college education creates leaders, communicators, and persuaders. If you want to be a serious student and a serious athlete, Wesleyan is the place for you. Here you’ll find great coaches, top facilities, and plenty of teammates who love to compete.

In NCAA Division III competition, the Wesleyan Pioneers regularly win All-Conference and All-Academic honors.

One of the top-ranked goalies in the nation played on Wesleyan’s soccer team. On the hard court, our Pioneers have been national leaders in both three-point and individual scoring. And in the saddle, our equestrian team has had two national champions in dressage and western events in recent years.

As a member of the Great South Athletic Conference, Wesleyan offers competition in six NCAA sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, tennis, and softball.

Our equestrians compete in Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and Affiliated National Riding Commission (ANRC) events.

Facilities Whatever the sport, Wesleyan athletes benefit from great facilities right on campus. The Mathews Athletic Complex features a well-equipped training facility, an aerobics studio, tennis courts, soccer and softball fields, and a running track. The Nancy Ellis Knox Equestrian Center includes a lighted riding ring, hunter trials field, forty acres of wooded trails, and stables for twenty-four horses.

Athletes and non-athletes alike can burn calories in a heated indoor swimming pool, weight room, and dance studio. Hit the jogging course! Buff up with aerobics, yoga, Pilates, and spinning classes! Plus, our studentrun recreation council (SRC) coordinates intramurals, plans skiing and whitewater trips, sponsors bowling tournaments, and generally keeps the campus humming with activity.

Meet Emily Epperson ‘11 Wesleyan College Goalkeeper Emily Epperson broke the NCAA all divisions career saves record on Sunday, October 24, 2010. Tallying twenty-three saves in her final home game against Great South Athletic Conference power Salem College, her career total stands at 1,118 saves. Wesleyan Head Coach Michael Spivey said, “Her work ethic represents everything you want to see in a student-athlete as far as her balance between her studies and soccer. To me, the leadership she shows off the field is just as important as how she leads on the field.”

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Service Leadership How can a woman –– or a women’s college, for that matter –– make a difference in the world? There are countless ways, both at Wesleyan College and in Macon, Georgia. As a college supported by Methodists from its earliest days, Wesleyan has a long tradition of service to the community. Across all major fields of interest, students are shaped by our commitment to provide opportunities for community engagement. This is one of the most unique aspects of the Wesleyan experience. Above all else, today’s students develop a sense of purpose, viewing themselves as leaders who serve.

For nearly a decade, the College’s Lane Center for Community Engagement & Service has served as the heart and soul in Wesleyan’s ongoing work of preparing women for life-long service to others, allowing them to develop their interests in helping others while learning how to assess community challenges and go about addressing them. With the support of the Lane Center, Wesleyan women work with dozens of community agencies through

initiatives like WOW! A Day for Macon, Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build, Macon Housing Authority’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, Project Feed the Hungry, and LEAP! Camp.

We do little things that make a big difference –– practical things that help people improve the quality of their lives. Some students act as translators at parent-teacher conferences. Others mentor middle school students. Business and accounting majors offer financial advice to local families and, each spring, help members of the community prepare tax returns.

Perhaps the most exciting example of the Lane Center’s impact on our community is the nationally recognized after school program at the College’s primary outreach center, Aunt Maggie’s Kitchen Table. Programming, managed and staffed mostly

by Wesleyan students, is geared toward supporting hundreds of vulnerable families in their efforts to become more self-sufficient through tutoring, mentoring, gardening, and even an organized Girl Scout troop.

Although service is not a requirement at Wesleyan, two-thirds of our students remain actively engaged in the community through Lane Center initiatives at dozens of local agencies. Wesleyan Women leave campus understanding community as a global concept.

Maddie Allsup ‘09 “I believe that if I change even one life for the better, then I have changed the world. I don’t have to move mountains to make a difference. We all have the power within us and we are all leaders in our own way. We just have to find our voice, our passion, our motivation. I feel a strong responsibility to my fellow man and firmly believe that we all have a duty to help one another. I want to make a lasting impact on other people’s lives. This isn’t only my duty as a human being, but also as a child of God. It is my purpose in life.”

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Sisterhood Traditions “The sisterhood extends all the way (to Connecticut).

I’ve met graduates in the area who are 40, 60, even 80 years old.

Talk about amazing, interesting women – I always feel an instant bond with them. That’s the everlasting power of sisterhood.”

Shannon Kundey ’01 now in the Ph.D. program at Yale University

A Day in the Life of a Wesleyan Student.

At its best, Wesleyan will teach you about character, conscience, and the unlimited creativity you have to transform the world.

Whether you come to campus eager to jump right in, or if you prefer to observe for a while and find your way later, we guarantee you will become involved in more than academic classes at Wesleyan. You’ll take advantage of all that Wesleyan offers – the clubs and organizations, the easy camaraderie, the multicultural diversity, and the never-ending pursuit of ideas and ideals.

year, you will be a Green Knight, Pirate, Purple Knight, or Golden Heart. Sisterhood starts as soon as you enter Wesleyan, when your new “big sister” shows you the ropes, and begins your introduction to traditions like STUNT, class cheers, songs, and pep rallies. Sisterhood even extends to intramural sports, where the interclass rivalry climaxes at Homecoming with the competition for the coveted Soccer Cup. For most students, the Wesleyan experience lasts about four years. But the feeling of sisterhood never ends.

Wesleyan is a tight weave of traditions that combine to create what we call “sisterhood.”

It all started in 1851, when the world’s first sororities Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu were established right here at Wesleyan. Before long, though, we realized that sororities tended to be too exclusive. And so the sisterhood began, and no one is left out. Depending on your

“There is no typical Wesleyanne,” says Hillary Jarrett ’08. “We come from different cultures and different countries, we have different religions, different personalities, different goals. But we come together to form a place where none of that matters, where you are liked and loved for who you are. It exemplifies what’s best about family, most especially sisters.”

“In addition to providing me with an excellent education, Wesleyan became my safe haven from which I was able to explore life and discover those things that brought me joy.”

Janice Mays ’73, Democratic Chief Counsel and Chief Tax Counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, and 2011 commencement speaker

Meet Natalia Fuller-Reed ‘10 After graduating from Wesleyan, this psychology major who minored in theatre and neuroscience, headed to North Carolina State University to begin earning her master’s degree in marriage and family counseling and therapy. According to Natalia, the bond Wesleyan students have with their fellow sisters is an experience exclusive to Wesleyan.

SISTERHOOD, she said, is what Wesleyan is all about. “We are well-rounded and dedicated to achieving academic excellence,” said Natalia. “But our traditions make us unique. Wesleyan women take pride in sisterhood, in caring for others.” In 2010, Natalia was voted Homecoming Queen, and she was honored with the 2010 Lane Center Servant Leadership Award, setting an excellent example for her Wesleyanne sisters.

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Student Life Life outside the classroom is a pretty big component of happy college days. You might try out for any of Wesleyan’s six athletic teams or join one of our clubs or organizations. With thirteen academic honor societies and more than twenty-six clubs and musical groups, Wesleyan has never believed that nonsense about the pace of life in the South being slow. At Wesleyan, life is anything but slow! There’s so much to do – class pep rallies, STUNT (skits written and performed by the students to raise money for scholarships), class color wars, and Homecoming.

Residential life at Wesleyan is grounded in close interaction between students and faculty – both in and out of the classroom – which we believe is an essential part of developing a scholarly community. The co-curricular program also is a critical component of the total Wesleyan experience and offers opportunities to students through programs and activities in the residence halls and other venues on campus.

A variety of student housing environments are provided in five residence halls and two apartment buildings. Residence halls have been recently renovated and most rooms are equipped for double occupancy. Corn North and Corn South Apartment buildings offer private rooms in an apartment-style setting for upper class students.

The program of religious life at Wesleyan focuses on embracing our heritage and affiliation with The United Methodist Church, and maintaining an open dialog with other faiths. Our Wesleyan Disciples organization helps to fulfill this goal.

Campus Chaplain Reverend Bill Hurdle invites representatives of other major world religions to speak about Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. These sessions usually occur on Inter-Faith Tuesdays, or the second Tuesday of each month and are sponsored by the Council on Religious Concerns (CRC).

STUNT From hilarious costumes to moving candlelit ceremonies, tradition is alive and well at the world’s oldest and boldest college for women. Many students and alumnae claim STUNT to be their favorite sisterhood tradition. Unique to Wesleyan, STUNT is a night filled with chants & cheers, costumes, and an outrageous show of spirit.

Weeks of preparation go into this annual class musical production that began in 1897. The four classes write, direct, act, and produce their own skits to compete for the coveted STUNT cup. All proceeds from the annual event benefit academic scholarships. The 2012 performance will mark the 116th annual STUNT competition.

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Murphey Art Building

Huckabee

Corn Hall South

Porter Gym

Porter Fine Arts

Corn Hall North Taylor Hall

Munroe Science Center

When to apply? How about now!

Applying to Wesleyan is easy, but you need to follow the steps carefully and submit all materials on time.

This will help us process your materials quickly and give your application maximum consideration.

Application Checklist

1. Complete an application form online at: www.wesleyancollege.edu/apply 2. Ask a secondary school counselor to complete a recommendation form on your behalf.

3. Ask a teacher to complete a recommendation form on your behalf. Choose someone who knows you well and who has taught you in an academic area within the past two years (optional).

4. Ask your counselor to send your transcripts or GED to Wesleyan College.

5. If your SAT and/or ACT scores don’t appear on your transcript, you must arrange for them to be sent to Wesleyan College by the testing agency. Tell the agency Wesleyan’s identification codes: SAT 5895 ACT 0876

Early or Regular Decision

You’ll need to decide whether you’re applying for early decision or regular decision.

Early Decision

Consider applying for early decision only if Wesleyan is definitely, without question, your first choice. If you’re accepted, you’ll have to withdraw applications from all other schools. You must apply by November 15 for fall admission. You’ll be notified by December 15 and will need to send us a $400 enrollment deposit by January 7.

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Regular Decision

We recommend getting your application in as early as possible in your senior year. Priority consideration for admission and scholarships will be given to students who apply by January 15. If you’re accepted, you’ll need to send us a $400 enrollment deposit by May 1.

Getting to Know You

One important step in your application process is something you don’t have to do at all. Wesleyan does it. We want to meet all our prospective students, so expect someone from Wesleyan to contact you after we receive your application. If it’s not possible for us to get together in person, no problem—we’ll just chat on the phone.

To Transfer from Another College

1. Complete an application form online at: www.wesleyancollege.edu/apply 2. Submit your official transcripts from each college you’ve attended. You should request these from the registrar of your prior institutions.

3. Submit your SAT or ACT scores and high school transcript, if you have fewer than 24 semester hours of college credit.

4. Request a recommendation from a teacher or professor. Use the form included in this publication or download one from our website.

Did you know that if you are a member of Phi Theta Kappa, you are eligible for a $9,000 Presidential Scholarship?

Wesleyan offers many scholarships based on GPA and SAT or ACT scores.

You will find out which ones you are eligible for once you are accepted.

International Baccalaureate

If you receive your IB diploma you will be eligible to receive 30 credit hours toward your 120 credit degree requirements here at Wesleyan! An IB diploma will also waive the need for you to submit your SAT or ACT scores.

Even if you do not receive the IB diploma, you can still receive college credit and up to $11,300 in scholarship awards for individual IB courses for which you have scored at least a 4 on the examinations.

2011-2012 Costs

Tuition: $18,500 Room and Board: $8,200 Total: $26,700 Moderate increases in tuition, fees, and room & board may be anticipated from year to year.

Schedule a visit to Wesleyan

Hightower

Banks

Wortham Jones Hall

Olive Swann Porter

Persons Candler

Tate Hall

Library

Road Trip to the Middle of Georgia We invite you to spend a little time on campus.

Wander around, tour a residence hall, attend a class, meet the students and faculty. You can come to a special visit event, or plan your own tour – it’s up to you.

Macon’s metro population is around 350,000.

Not huge, but not so small, either. A town of great heritage and tradition, Macon is located in the center of the state, 85 miles south of Atlanta. Music lovers appreciate Macon as the place where Lena Horne, Otis Redding, James Brown, “Little Richard” Penniman, and The Allman Brothers launched their careers. Like to Shop? Our shuttle will take you to the new outdoor shopping mall located just five minutes from campus.

What you’ll do We’re proud of our campus, so we’ll want to give you the tour – from our state-of-the-art science labs to our championship equestrian center. You’ll also be able to sit in on a class, eat in Anderson Dining Hall, and spend time with Wesleyan students. If there’s something specific you’d like to do, just say so.

How to get here We’re located right in the middle of Georgia at 4760 Forsyth Road in Macon. We’re easily accessible off I-475 (Exit #9), just an hour and a half south of Atlanta. For directions (by land or air), visit us online or give us a call. We’ll get you from your front door to our main gate.

Macon is known as the “Cherry Blossom Capital of the World.” For ten days each March, our international festival features more than 500 events, including concerts, fireworks, dances, parades, and other entertainment.

Visit the Macon and Bibb County Convention and Visitors Bureau for more information: www.maconga.org

When to come Our admission office is open from 8:30 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays).

Schedule an individual campus visit at your convenience. Or, attend an Open Saturday or one of the special admission events planned this year. To make arrangements for your visit, choose a date and give us a call. Visit us at: www.wesleyancollege.edu/visit

Who you’ll meet Anyone you want to meet, including Wesleyan’s president. If you’d like to meet with professors, coaches, or even students from your hometown, we’ll be glad to make the arrangements. Plus, you’ll meet someone from our admission staff who can answer your questions, show you around, and explain the ins and outs of everything from financial aid to residence life.

Open Saturdays 9:00 am - 1:00 pm A great time to take a tour and meet with an admission counselor! The Office of Admission opens several times throughout the year on Saturdays to accommodate the busy schedules of prospective students: September 10, 2011 January 21, 2012 October 8, 2011 Sunday, March 25, 2012 November 12, 2011 Cherry Blossom Finale!

During Open Saturdays, music and theatre faculty will be available for auditions and art faculty will be available for portfolio reviews if you RSVP ahead of time. Auditions and portfolio reviews also may be scheduled during an individual campus visit or special visit event.

Or, we’ll road trip to you!

Our admission counselors go on the road to visit high schools throughout the United States and internationally. Your hometown may be on our 2011-2012 schedule. For more information, please call the Office of Admission at 800-447-6610.

Special Event Weekends Fall Preview Weekend October 23-24, 2011 This free, overnight event is open to any high school senior interested in learning more about Wesleyan’s academic offerings, the admission process, financial aid, campus activities, and residence life.

Pioneer Weekend April 13 - 14, 2012 Open to all admitted students considering attendance at Wesleyan the following fall semester. This free, overnight event is packed with sessions and activities designed to introduce you to Wesleyan.

Junior/Senior Day Friday, June 8, 2012 Open to any rising high school junior or senior (and her family) interested in beginning her college search at Wesleyan. This free, one-day event will introduce you to Wesleyan campus life and our admission process.

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Take a look at some of our most National Excellence Scholarship - $18,500 annually • Awarded to National Merit or Achievement Finalist and/or National Hispanic Scholars.

• Must meet our minimum admission requirements.

Munroe Scholarship - $18,500 annually • Awarded to two first-year students with interests in sciences, mathematics, or dual-degree engineering.

• Requires 3.25 GPA & 1300 SAT/ 29 ACT; or 3.5 GPA & 1200 SAT/27 ACT.* † Findlay Scholarship - $18,500 annually • Awarded to two outstanding first-year humanities or social science students.

• Requires 3.50 GPA & 1200 SAT/27 ACT; or 3.75 GPA & 1100 SAT/25 ACT.* † Pitts Scholarship - $18,500 annually • Awarded for outstanding commitment to community service, leadership, and The United Methodist Church.

• Requires 3.00 GPA & 1000 SAT or 21 ACT. * † Mary Knox McNeill Scholarship - $18,500 annually • Awarded to two first-year students with outstanding commitment to faith and community service.

• Requires 3.25 GPA & 1000 SAT or 21 ACT. * † 20

Lane Scholarship - $18,500 annually • Awarded to three outstanding first-year fine arts students.

• Requires 3.00 GPA & 1000 or 21 ACT.* † Valedictorian/Salutatorian - $14,000 annually • Awarded to students who have earned the recognition as valedictorian or salutatorian of their high school.

• Must meet our minimum admission requirements.

Trustee Scholarship - $11,300 annually • Requires 3.50 GPA & 1400 SAT/ 31 ACT; or 3.75 GPA & 1300 SAT/29 ACT. Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship - $9,000 annually • Applicants must be candidates for the Girl Scout Gold Award.

• Designate Gold Award on “How did you hear about Wesleyan” section of application.

• Requires 3.0 GPA & 1100 SAT/ 25 ACT. FBLA Scholarship - $9,000 annually • Applicant must be Georgia FBLA member and recipient of the America Level Business Achievement Award.

• Designate FBLA on “How did you hear about Wesleyan” section of application.

• Requires 3.0 GPA & 1100 SAT/ 25 ACT.

most prestigious scholarships Presidential Scholarship - $9,000 annually • Requires 3.50 GPA & 1300 SAT/ 29 ACT; or 3.75 GPA & 1200 SAT /27 ACT. Dean’s Scholarship - $6,700 annually • Requires 3.50 GPA & 1200 SAT/ 27 ACT; or 3.75 GPA & 1100 SAT/ 25 ACT. Wesleyan Merit Scholarship - up to $5,000 annually • Requires 3.0 GPA & 1000 SAT/ 21 ACT. Peyton Anderson Scholarship - Tuition, room & board (varies) • Awarded to outstanding first-year students with a commitment to teach in Middle Georgia.

• Requires 3.60 GPA & 1100 or 29 ACT. Pierce Leadership Award - $1,000 - $3,000 • Awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential.

United Methodist Leadership Award - up to $2,000 • Awarded to a United Methodist Church member for leadership and service; requires nomination by UMC minister or church.

Wesleyan College offers special scholarship opportunities for Methodist students, but opportunities also exist through The United Methodist Church and other Methodist affiliated organizations.

Endowed Scholarships. Amounts vary; requirements vary.

Wesleyan has a number of endowed or otherwise funded scholarships that are provided from College sources, private businesses, civic groups, estates, individuals, and alumnae. Some of these scholarships are restricted to students who fulfill designated eligibility requirements.

Additional awards and scholarships are available! It is not necessary to apply for individual scholarships. Wesleyan automatically matches you with scholarships during the admission process.

Every applicant will be considered for scholarships, grants, and loans simply by submitting the Wesleyan admission application and application for financial aid. Scholarships may have additional major, minor, or club requirements. *Requires special scholarship application. Students must compete on Scholarship Day (February 2012) to be considered.

SAT score requirements include only Critical Reading and Math ACT requirements are based on the total composite. † Scholarships may have additional major, minor, or club requirements.

Actual scholarship amounts may vary from advertised amounts based on availability of funds and combined awards total of student.

Wesleyan College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, or disability in the recruitment and admission of students. This nondiscriminatory policy also applies to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the College, and to the administration of educational policies, scholarships and loan programs, student employment and other College-administered programs.

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W esleyan Women earn scholarships , Billions of federal and state dollars are distributed every year to students who need help to afford college. A whopping 95% of Wesleyan students receive financial aid, usually a combination of these types:

Grants

Wesleyan distributes federal and state grants and awards grants funded by the College’s own resources. Many grants are need-based.

Like scholarships, grants do not require repayment.

Federal Pell Grant Program These awards, which currently range up to $5,550 annually, are based on your family’s expected family contribution (EFC), based on information generated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). No repayment required.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants These federal grants are designed for students with financial need and may range from $100 to $4,000 per year. No repayment is required.

Georgia Tuition Equalization Grants This state grant is given to Georgia residents who are full-time students at private colleges in the state. The amount is determined by

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the state legislature each year. This grant is not based on financial need and no repayment is required. To apply: www.gacollege411.org HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship This lottery-funded Georgia Scholarship is awarded to state residents who graduate from high school with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Students who earned a GED or graduated from an ineligible high school or home study program may qualify for a HOPE Scholarship, after earning 30 semester hours of college credit with a 3.0 GPA. Awards are $3,600 per year, and renewable if the 3.0 cumulative grade point average is maintained. No repayment required. To apply: www.gacollege411.org Zell Miller Scholarship This lottery-funded Georgia Scholarship is awarded to state residents who graduate from high school with a 3.7 GPA, 1200 (combined critical reading and math) SAT score and rigorous course of study.

Students who earned a GED or graduated from an ineligible high school or home study program may qualify for a HOPE Scholarship, after earning 30 semester hours of college credit with a 3.3 GPA. Awards are $4,000 per year, and renewable if a 3.3 cumulative grade point average is maintained. No repayment required. To apply: www.gacollege411.org

Loans

Regardless of financial need, students and parents may apply for low interest federally sponsored loans through the Direct Loan Program. There are also private loans for education available from various sources: commercial lending institutions, The United Methodist General Board of Higher Education & Ministry, Wesleyan College and other sources. All loans must be repaid.

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan Program This loan is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA and Federal Student Aid guidelines. Students may borrow up to $3,500 per year as first-year students, $4,500 per year as sophomores, and $5,500 per year as juniors and seniors.

Under this program the Federal Government subsidizes the interest while the student is enrolled at least half-time. Repayment begins six months after the student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time.

Federal and State funds are determined annually and are subect to change. Amounts listed are based on current regulations.

win grants , and apply for loans .

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Program This loan is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who do not demonstrate financial need. Students may borrow the same amounts as listed under the Subsidized Stafford Loan. In addition to these amounts, dependent students may borrow an additional $2,000 in unsubsidized Stafford loan funds while independent students may have higher borrowing limits. Dependent students whose parents apply and are denied for the Federal Direct PLUS Loan qualify for additional unsubsidized loan funds up to $4,000 per year as first-year and sophomores; $5,000 per year as juniors and seniors. Interest accrues (accumulates) on an unsubsidized loan from the time it’s first paid out. You can pay the interest while you are in school and during grace periods and deferment or forbearance periods, or you can allow it to accrue and be capitalized (that is, added to the principal amount of your loan). If you choose not to pay the interest as it accrues, this will increase the total amount you have to repay because you will be charged interest on a higher principal amount.

Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program This loan is available to U.S. citizen or permanent resident parents of dependent students who are enrolled at least half-time.

The parent may borrow an amount equal to

the difference between the student’s cost of attendance minus any other financial aid the student receives. Interest accrues (accumulates) on a Plus loan from the time it’s first paid out.

You can pay the interest while you are in school and during grace periods and deferment or forbearance periods, or you can allow it to accrue and be capitalized (that is, added to the principal amount of your loan).

Federal Perkins Loan Program These low-interest federal loans, up to $5,500 per year, are made to students with exceptional financial need. No principal is due on the loan or interest charged while the student is enrolled at least half-time and for nine months after graduation.

Borrowers who become full-time teachers in certain elementary or secondary schools may qualify to have part or all of their loan repayment forgiven.

Federal Work-Study Through this federally subsidized employment program, you can pay part of your college expenses by working a part-time job on campus. No repayment required. Plus, it’s a great way to gain valuable work experience.

Help out in the library, IT help desk, or athletic center. Lead the Annual Fund Phone-a-thon. Be a videographer for the PR Department.

the application process

Before January 15: Apply for admission.

Wesleyan accepts applications after this deadline, but you should apply early to improve your chances of getting the best financial aid possible. Apply online www.wesleyancollege.edu/apply for easier tracking and to save the $30 fee.

Before January 15: Fill out and submit the Wesleyan College Financial Aid Application found on our website (www.wesleyancollege. edu/apply). This form provides our Financial Aid Office with an early indicator of how much aid you may be eligible to receive.

Soon after January 1: Apply for federal aid.

File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is required for any type of federal financial aid. Wesleyan also uses the FAFSA to determine eligibility for other financial aid awards. (You’ll need Wesleyan’s school code to file: 001600.) File online at www.fafsa.ed.gov Last thing: Contact us if you have questions.

Wesleyan College / Financial Aid Office 4760 Forsyth Road / Macon, GA 31210 (800) 447-6610 / (478) 757-3780 fax financialaid@wesleyancollege.edu

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Wesleyan College is affiliated with The United Methodist Church, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the baccalaureate degree, the master of education in early childhood education, and the master of business administration.

Exciting Nursing News

Wesleyan College plans to introduce a baccalaureate in nursing degree* with core nursing courses beginning in the Fall of 2013.

Interested students are encouraged to begin the prerequisite coursework as soon as possible. Find out more at: www.wesleyancollege.edu/nursing *Pending approval by the Georgia Board of Nursing and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Undergraduate Majors Accounting Advertising & Marketing Communication Applied Mathematical Sciences Art History Biology Business Administration Chemistry Communication Dual-degree Engineering Early Childhood Education Economics Educational Studies English Environmental Studies French History Human Services International Business International Relations Mathematics Music (General Voice, Organ, Piano Emphasis) Neuroscience Philosophy Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Self-designed Interdisciplinary Major Spanish Studio Art Theatre Women’s Studies

Undergraduate Minors Accounting Art History Biology Business Management Chemistry Communication Economics Educational Studies English Environmental Science Finance French History International Relations Mathematics Music Neuroscience Philosophy Photography Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Spanish Studio Art Theatre

Pre-professional Programs Allied Health Services Dentistry Engineering Law Medicine Pharmacy Seminary Veterinary Medicine