Student Life
Academics
Sports
Buildings and Grounds
Admissions
100
This electronic appliance is not permitted in dorm rooms
What is a microwave
100
This is the resource to check out classes offered by WCSU and plan what you would like to take in the upcoming semester.
What is the course catalog?
100
Join one of these if you would like to compete against your fellow WCSU students in a friendly match. Play hard and have fun!
What are intramural sports teams?
100
In this building, you can visit the Office of University Admissions, get your student I.D, arrange an email account or register for classes.
What is Old Main?
100
200 points are awarded on the SAT test for filling out this crucial piece of information.
What is your name?
200
West Conn students are allowed to have a car on campus beginning which year?
What is freshman year
200
This is the College within WCSU where you would find undergraduate liberal arts classes.
What is the College of Arts and Sciences?
200
These team activities currently include Rugby, Ice Hocky, Cheerleading, and Dance at WCSU.
What are Club Sports?
200
Constructed in 1959, this building was originally named Memorial Hall. After a renovation and addition project that doubled the building size to more than 71,000 square feet, it re-opened in 1998. This is where you can find the bookstore, dining services, and the information desk,
What is the Student Center?
200
To be admitted to WCSU, applicants must submit scores from one of which two tests?
What is the SAT or ACT?
300
This student peer advisor is assigned to one section of a residence hall. He or She helps you adjust to campus life.
What is an R.A. or Residential Advisor?
300
This campus resource, located in Berkshire Hall 104, helps students improve study skills, and improve their grades.
What is the Tutoring Resource Center?
300
This is the nickname WCSU students cheer for at sporting events.
What are the Colonials?
300
Named for a former university president, this six-level library was named for the first woman to be elected president of a four-year college in the United States. Originally built in 1969, a $19.8-million expansion project in 2000 funded an addition and renovation that more than doubled the size of the library to 95,000 square feet.
What is Haas Library?
300
Upon graduation from WCSU's undergraduate program, a student will receive this degree.
What is a Bachelor's?
400
Three of West Conn's six residence halls are located on this campus, where new students under the age of 19 are expected to live.
What is Midtown Campus?
400
This set of courses covers a range of subjects including communication skills, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and computer sciences.
What are General Education Requirements?
400
This class is part of the Gen. Ed. Requirements for WCSU, but it is different from your average High School gym class.
What is Fitness for Life Lecture & Activity (Physical Education)?
400
Built in 1950, this hall was named in honor of a science professor who became the school's second principal while the university was known as Danbury State Normal School. In 1962, an addition was added to the Hall, nearly doubling the size of the building to more than 85,000 square feet. This is the location of Academic Advisement, ConnCap/Upward Bound, English, and Mathematics.
What is Higgins Hall?
400
WCSU requires this average grade in a student's core academic classes.
What is a B-?
500
Built in 1917, this was WCSU's first residence hall. Formerly a "female only" building, this hall was renovated and reopened as a coeducational facility.
What is Fairfield Hall?
500
This person is the chief academic administrator at Western Connecticut State University and responsible for all aspects of the academic mission—from recruitment of students to the administration of the schools and other units that are central to the academic enterprise. She collaborates with the President in setting academic priorities and provides leadership for the school and college deans and their faculties.
Who is Dr. Jane Gates, Provost and V.P. of academic affairs at WCSU?
500
This section of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) includes schools with a range of around 500 to 20,000 students. These schools compete in athletics as a non-revenue-making, extracurricular activity for students; hence, they may not offer athletic scholarships.
What is Division III?
500
Once the home of Danbury's high school, this building was purchased by the university in 1964. Built in 1925, the building was named in honor of Alexander, a Danbury native and the school's original benefactor. Today, it serves as a multi-purpose academic building.
What is White Hall?
500
This is the type of deadline for applications to WCSU. Since WCSU uses this type of admissions, time is of the essence, especially in the case of financial aid.
What is Rolling Admission?