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Through continuing program admission, students
may enter the program during any of the four quarters of the academic
year. Deadlines for
receipt of applications by the Graduate School are:
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Fall - June 1
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Spring
- February 1
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Winter - October 1
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Summer - May 1
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Submit the
online application with application fee; then send all supporting materials (except test scores) in one packet addressed
to:
Western Washington University-Graduate School
516 High Street, Old Main 530
Bellingham, WA 98225-9037
Phone: (360) 650-3170
Email: gradschl@wwu.edu
Website:
http://www.wwu.edu/depts/gradschool/index.html
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Admission to the Continuing and College Education program requires the
candidate to fulfill
the
admission requirements of WWU’s Graduate School
and demonstrate professional goals consistent with those of the
program.
The Graduate School provides the
application forms online in Portable Document Format (.pdf). You need
to have a copy of
Adobe
Acrobat Viewer in order to download or print the forms.
Application forms and requirements are:
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A completed
application form and application fee
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Baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Minimum
grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60
semester credits of undergraduate and graduate study
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Two sets of official (sealed) transcripts from each
previous institution attended
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Three
current references - the
reference form is available online through the Graduate School, or alternatively, letters of reference that address items on the
reference form can be submitted
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Miller
Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general
test scores - current within the past 5 years - are due by the
application deadline (applications
cannot be reviewed until test scores are received).
No test scores are required if the applicant holds an advanced
degree. Refer to the Testing information below
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Current
resume
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A
300 - 500 word Statement of Purpose -
Describe your
past experience working with adults as a volunteer or an employee,
particularly in an education capacity; your understanding of and
commitment to the field of continuing and college education, why you are interested in pursuing this particular degree,
and how you see this degree program fitting with your career
goals.
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Computer
competence is expected.
For questions about the application process, refer
to the WWU Graduate
School website, email
gradschl@cc.wwu.edu or call (360) 650-3170.
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While a standardized exam score is a required
part of the application materials, it usually provides a limited
picture of the ability of applicants to do well in the Continuing and College Education
program. Other variables
are more important, such as the applicant's goals, prior work or
volunteer experiences, and demonstration
of continued lifelong learning.
The Miller Analogies Test is
usually preferred by adults who do not have recent experiences doing
math. According to the
MAT information booklet, "The MAT is a high-level mental ability
test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies.
It consists of 100 partial analogies that are to be completed
in 50 minutes." For information on testing times and cost, contact the WWU
Testing Center at (360) 650-3080 or http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/mat.htm. The test is also given at the University of Washington - (206)
543-1170. If you
are still anxious, contact a faculty advisor.
An alternative assessment is the Graduate Record
Exam. According to the
GRE information bulletin, the general GRE "measures verbal,
quantitative, and analytical skills that have been acquired over a
long period of time and are not related to any specific field of
study." The test can
be taken as either a paper-and-pencil test or a computer-based test.
For more information, refer to
http://www.gre.com/ or phone (609) 771-7670.
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For graduate tuition,
refer to the Graduate School website at:
http://www.wwu.edu/depts/gradschool/funding/tuition_and_fees.shtml.
To apply for financial aid, students must
complete the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Forms are available WWU's Student Financial Resources office, and on the
web. To contact the Student Financial Resources office, call (360)
650-3470 or email Student Financial
Resources. For graduate scholarships available from the
Woodring College of Education, refer to:
http://www.wce.wwu.edu/Resources/Scholarships/GradStudents.shtml.
For financial aid purposes, full-time graduate student
enrollment is a minimum of 8 credits, half-time is 4 credits and 5-7 credits
is three quarters time. The
majority of CCE students are part-time students because
they are balancing work, family, and other life activities with their
graduate school work.
Western Washington University links for financial
aid are as follows:
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