Online Information

Western Carolina University
Your portal to the WCU campus. Click on "Current Students" for information from WCU’s One Stop Center. You can conduct your business with the university from this site. There are links for financial aid, the bookstore, the registrar, student support services, the library, and many other offices and resources on WCU's campus.

WCU Elementary Education Program
Here you will find information about the elementary education program: program requirements, degree checklists and programs of study for licensure and non-licensure, a student handbook, and other useful information for elementary education students. Soon, there will be a link for your cohort with information specific to your group.

WCU Financial Aid
This is your online contact for financial aid at WCU. Their phone number is 828-227-7290 and their email is finaid@wcu.edu The director of this office is Nancy Dillard. Here, you can find student financial aid forms, information on scholarships, and much, much more relating to financial aid.

WCU Admissions
From this site, you can apply online to the university and request information about the university and its admissions requirements. There is also information here for transfer students, such as which classes transfer to WCU from various institutions. The phone number for admissions is 1-877-WCU 4YOU and the email address is admiss@wcu.edu . You must be admitted to the university before you are admitted to the elementary education program. To be admitted, your application must be complete, which means your completed application, your transcripts from all of your previous schools, and your $40 non-refundable application fee.

WCU Registrar 
At the registrar's site, you can look at academic calendars, view the undergraduate catalog, The Record, and look at other academic information, including policies and regulations. The phone number for the registrar's office is 828-227-7216 and the email is registrarsoffice@email.wcu.edu

WCU Student Technology Assistance Center 
This center offers help on using a variety of computer software applications. Their phone number is 828-227-7067.

WCU Information Technology Services
This center can help you with problems with accessing "My Cat," (the student information system), and with your WCU passwords, your WCU email account, etc. Their phone number is 828-227-7487 or toll-free 866-928-7487. The email address is itshelp@email.wcu.edu

WCU Writing Center
This is an invaluable source of information and help to students. Here, under Isource, you will find help with answering essay questions, avoiding plagiarism, outlining and organizing papers, writing a research paper, documentation (including APA style), sentence-level questions (such as commas and semicolons), how to write a thesis statement, and also how to write a cover letter and organize a resume. Their phone number is 828-227-7197.

Student Support Services
This office offers academic support services to eligible students with disabilities or other challenges. The phone number for this office is 828-227-7127 and the director is Carol Mellen.

Personnel Resources

For questions about the Elementary Education program, contact:
Jane Perlmutter
Elementary Education Program Director
Killian 276
perlmutter@wcu.edu

For questions about student services (registration, payment, University Experience, etc.), contact:
Carole Williford
On-Campus Undergraduate Distance Education Liaison
Killian 232
cwilliford@email.wcu.edu
828-227-3755

For questions about financial aid at WCU, contact:
Nancy Dillard
Director
WCU Financial Aid Office
finaid@wcu.edu
828-227-7290

For questions about teacher licensure, contact:
Barbara Schade
Licensure Specialist
219 Killian
bschade@wcu.edu
828-227-2000

For questions about liberal studies requirements at WCU, contact:
Advising Center, Killian Annex
828-227-7217

For questions about Outreach Education Services, contact:
Bronwen Sheffield
Director, Off Campus Services, Distance Learning
Education Outreach, 138 University Outreach Center
1-800-928-4968 or 828-227-3074
bscheffie@email.wcu.edu