Spring 2016 Senior Academy Application Students in the Senior Academy enroll in 9 credit hours at half of the normal tuition and complete a preliminary academic and career plan as part of the Academy. All of the Academy courses are offered between 8:00 – 10:50 am on MWF. Students must be a senior with a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher, a composite ACT score of 21 or higher (or the equivalent SAT or COMPASS score), and have completed at least 6 credit hours of Washburn University courses with a 3.0 GPA to be eligible. Written parent or legal guardian approval is required for students under 18. Students who complete at least 15 hours of WU courses (including the Senior Academy) with a 3.0 GPA and who enroll in 15 WU hours in Fall 2016 following their high school graduation will receive a one-time $1,000 scholarship to Washburn University. First Name:

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Spring 2016 Senior Academy Courses In addition to enrolling in 8:00 am MWF WU 101 The Washburn University Experience course, please indicate which two of the Senior Academy courses listed below are of most interest to you. 9:00 am M/W/F ___ EN 207 A (12304), Beginning Non-Fiction Writing, Dr. Louis Krug [prerequisite is EN 101] ___ PO 106 D (10700), The Government of the US, Professor Clark Duffy ___ HI 111A (10541), History of the US to the Civil War, Dr. Kelly Erby 10:00 am M/W/F ___ CN 101 A, (10016) Principles and Practices of Human Communication, Dr. Jim Schnoebelen ___ RE 106 A, (10486), Introduction to the New Testament, Dr. Barry Crawford ___ MA 123 A ( 10456), Pre-Calculus, Dr. Tracy Wagner [prerequisite is MA 116] Please submit this application with a brief typewritten essay that describes your academic and college goals and how you think the Senior Academy might help you attain those goal, and a letter of recommendation from your school superintendent, principal, or counselor by December 4, 2015 to: Dr. Tim Peterson, Dean of Academic Outreach Benton Hall 408, 1700 SW College Ave Topeka, KS 66621-1117 785.670.1399 [email protected] You will be notified of the status of your application by December 17. Registration will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, in the Washburn University Welcome Center. Student Signature & Date: Parent or Legal Guardian Signature & Date:

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