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Non-traditional Students

At WOU, students who are over the age of 25, returned to school after an extended break, or have children are considered non-traditional students. WOU has an office created to support any and all non-traditional students, which is located on the second floor of the Werner University Center.

Non-traditional Students Services

The school is dedicated toward helping out its Non-Traditional students, providing various means of networking with the students through social media and scheduled events. There is also a number of services available to non-traditional students who need assistance with their child or find balancing their academic life with everything else difficult.

Among the standard services for regular students, nontraditional students can take advantage of these services.

Non-trad Student Lounge

The lounge, which is located in the Werner University Center, was set-up as a place for non-trad students to network and communicate. The lounge offers basic amenities of a phone, sink, coffee maker, microwave oven, and day-use lockers. There is a second, family-oriented lounge found in Todd Hall for students to study while their children play.

Rental Services

Non-trad students have laptop rental and locker rental services available to them on request. Students can check out laptops for at home use in the evening or on the weekend at the Werner University Center Information desk. Non-trad students can rent a locker by term, where they can pay $5 per term for a small locker and $10 for a large locker. These lockers are also rented at the Werner University Center Information desk.

Emergency Locator Service

This service provides a system for family members to get in touch with a student during the school day in emergency situations. Students provide a copy of their schedule to the Vice President of Student Affairs office in the Werner University Center so that in case of emergency, children, child care providers or family members can call and have a message delivered to the student in the classroom. These forms have to be updated each term with the current information and classes scheduled.

Counseling Services and Advisement

WOU has counseling and advisement services available for students that provide them with advice and support for the life of a non-trad student. Advising is done through the Student Advisor’s office, located in the second floor of the Werner University Center. Counseling is done through the Counseling Center on campus.

Child Care Center

The Teaching Research Child Development Center offers childcare for students who need someone to watch their children. WOU uses part of the incidental student fee to supplement the program and the care of children of WOU students.

Transitions Newsletter

Once a week for the first two weeks of a term, a mailing list is sent to non-traditional students by the resident student advisor. It contains a compilation of relevant items of interest for any non-traditional student, including campus events, and peer-written articles.