Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST)

The mission of WUST is to provide a diverse student body with career-related education based on scholarly, innovative, and practical approaches to meet emerging global challenges, through the following objectives: To develop and offer career-orien g objectives: To develop and offer career-oriented degree programs. To provide skills development and practical training. To provide ongoing career development services for job placement. The purpose of WUST and its programs is to provide affordable yet effective education services with lifelong learning opportunities to every human being for their intellectual, professional, and leadership development and growth, whether they are young or old, rich or poor, privileged or underprivileged (financially, physically and/or socially), local or remote. The essential drive of WUST is reflected in its variety of educational programs offered to worldwide students. Diversity: WUST welcomes students from all over the world and fosters equal participation of all its constituents[a4]. Lifelong Learning: WUST stimulates and promotes learning and life-long knowledge retention through continuing education. Affirmative Spirit: WUST promotes integrity and harmonious work with pride and compassion. Partnership Cooperation: WUST cooperates with all its stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, and community citizens. Effective Instructional Delivery: WUST’s educational programs are designed for students who aspire to many professional areas of study. WUST’s instructional delivery is based on primarily residential settings. The purpose of WUST and its programs is to provide affordable yet effective education services with lifelong learning opportunities to every human being for their intellectual, professional, and leadership development and growth, whether they are young or old, rich or poor, privileged or underprivileged (financially, physically and/or socially), local or remote. Statements regarding tuition and fees contained in this Catalog comply with the 8 VAC 40-31 et seq. of the Virginia Administrative Code as adopted by the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV). The academic and graduation requirements and the curricula outlined herein apply to all appropriate students enrolling at WUST as of September 2009 and thereafter. WUST was founded from a deep commitment to transforming the world by providing a quality and most effective education to all individuals around the world to provide lifelong learning opportunities for all learners at the local, national, and global levels based on the instruction presented by competent faculty, the offering of advanced and rigorous academic curricula, and the use of technologies for the most effective and efficient delivery of instruction. ...view more