General Education
To help first-year students transition to college, is often a part of General Education.
What is FYE 100 or the First-Year Experience course?
Before becoming West Chester University, the institution was originally founded in 1871 under this name.
What is West Chester Normal School?
FYE courses introduce students to this digital tool used for tracking progress across their undergraduate degree.
What is the Gen. Ed. E-Portfolio?
Located in Lawrence Center, this office helps students explore career paths, build resumes, and connect with employers.
What is the Twardowski Career Development Center?
This violation includes the act of using someone else's work, ideas, or data without proper acknowledgment.
What is "Plagiarism"?
All students must complete two courses in this subject to develop their writing and analytical abilities.
What is English Composition?
The university’s official mascot, Rammy, represents this animal, known for its strength and determination.
What is a Golden Ram?
FYE faculty oversees this number of Peer Leaders who assist first-year students with academic coaching.
What is 8 Peer Leaders?
This resource provides free health consultations, immunizations, and wellness programs to all WCU students.
What is the Student Health Services Center?
This office handles cases related to violations of student conduct and academic dishonesty.
What is the "Office of Student Conduct"?
This requirement encourages students to take courses that integrate knowledge from multiple academic disciplines.
What is the Interdisciplinary Requirement?
This spring event involves a fruit.
What is Banana Day?
This program at West Chester University allows students to design a customized academic path by combining courses from multiple disciplines to align with their career goals and interests.
What is Interdisciplinary Studies?
Offering both individual and group support, this office assists students with personal challenges, mental health concerns, and overall well-being.
What is the Counseling Center?
A student may be placed on academic probation after earning this GPA or lower in their cumulative average.
What is a "2.00 GPA"?
This requirement includes courses in psychology, sociology, and anthropology to help students understand human behavior and social systems.
What is the Behavioral and Social Sciences Requirement?
If you stand at opposite ends of this architectural feature at Philips Memorial Building and whisper, your message can be heard clearly on the other side.
What is the Whispering Archway?
This field of study was the focus of Dr. Lloyd's academic journey at Penn State, which provided a foundation for their career.
What is Criminal Justice?
Located in Sykes Student Union, this center is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion through programs and support for underrepresented students.
What is the Dowdy Multicultural Center?
Students can withdraw from a course without academic penalty until this week of the semester.
What is the "ninth week"?
This culminating academic experience allows students to synthesize knowledge and skills in their major field of study.
What is the Capstone Requirement?
West Chester University was founded in this year, originally established as West Chester Normal School to train future teachers.
What is 1871?
While choosing a specific major is important, this concept emphasizes that pursuing a field you enjoy and are passionate about leads to greater long-term satisfaction and success.
What is "studying what you enjoy" or "passion over the major"?
This office helps students with academic advising, peer tutoring, and workshops to improve study skills and time management.
What is the Learning Assistance and Resource Center (LARC)?
This office at West Chester University assists students with notifying faculty of absences lasting three or more consecutive days due to medical or personal emergencies, but emphasizes that faculty have the final say on excused absences.
What is the Office of Student Assistance?