The fall 2012 enrollment numbers show a modest 1.11 percent increase throughout the WBU system, with the Plainview campus enjoying a 5.86 percent increase in student enrollment. Plainview campus enrollment reached 1,826 students while the system enrollment grew to 6,834. Those students are enrolled in 48,779 credit hours, with 17,927 begin taken at the Plainview campus, an increase of more than 3 percent.

The Plainview campus shows a 3.43 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment with 1,387 students, up from 1,341 a year ago. The largest increase came in the number of students enrolled in graduate programs with 439, a 14.3 percent increase from the 2011 numbers. Wayland offers graduate programs in history, English, counseling, education, business administration, management, religion, Christian ministry, public administration and multidisciplinary science. The WBU School of Nursing, based at Wayland’s San Antonio campus, also offers a master’s degree in nursing.
The San Antonio campus remains the largest Wayland campus in terms of head count with 1,969 students, an increase of nearly 4 percent from a year ago. The enrollment at Wayland’s Lubbock campus dropped to 624 students, down from 686 a year ago. The campus in Amarillo remained steady with 109 students, up from 106 in 2011.

Wayland Baptist University is a faith-based institution of higher learning with campuses in Plainview, Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls and San Antonio, Texas; Clovis and Albuquerque, N.M.; Altus, Okla.; Phoenix and Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.; and Mililani, Hawaii.

            The one-day sessions offer new freshmen and transfer students the opportunity to take placement tests, meet with faculty advisors in your major area and discuss academic plans, meet with financial aid advisors, and lock in class registrations before the fall semester starts.

            The process not only helps new students transition into the Wayland family more smoothly, it also provides new students a chance to get into their desired classes before the rush of fall registration hits.

            The three sessions are slated for Saturday, June 11, Friday, June 24, and Saturday, July 23. The day begins with check-in at 8:30 a.m., followed by a general information session at 9:30, placement testing (for those who require it) at 10 a.m., and registration, beginning at 10:45 a.m. The process lasts several hours and lunch is provided for students and parents participating.

            Wayland will offer the ACT residual exam on the day prior to each early registration session provided students have submitted their application for admissions and all transcripts by the deadlines. Those with a permit to enter may also take the Accuplacer exam at 1 p.m. the day before or at 10 a.m. the day of each session, though it is preferred to test on the day prior to early registration so students have more time with advisors. Reservations for any placement testing must be made in advance through the office of admissions.

            Students must be fully admitted to WBU in order to participate in early registration, which includes submitting all applications, transcripts from high school and colleges attended (if applicable) and ACT or SAT scores. Deadlines to reserve a place at early registration are June 8 (for the June 11 session), June 21 (for June 24) and July 20 (for July 23).

            Regular registration for the fall semester is August 23, with classes beginning on August 24.

Visit our website to see dates and schedules for early registration.  Become a part of a leading Christian university by signing up today.

http://www.wbu.edu/admission/accepted_students/early_registration/default.htm

Plan now to attend one of  Wayland’s Pigskin Preview Days.

February 12, 2011
March 5, 2011
Big Weeken – March 25-26, 2011

For details and registration information, click here.

Want to attend a Christian College?  Here is your chance…………   

Big Weekend is our annual spring preview event for high school juniors, seniors, and transfer students.  Big Weekend is scheduled this year for March 25-26.   Big Weekend is our annual spring preview event. It’s one of the best ways ever for prospective students and their families to learn all about Wayland and get a feel for life here.  At Big Weekend, you’ll have a chance to complete your Admissions and financial aid processes, visit classrooms, secure your housing, meet professors, tryout for athletic or fine arts scholarships, and rock the night out.  

Read all about Big Weekend and sign up to attend.