CWU - Moses Lake Center

Hello and welcome to CWU - Moses Lake. I am Kim Ostrowski, the Site Manager, and will be your contact while you are enrolled at the CWU - Moses Lake center. I hope the following information will prepare you for your first quarter. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions or need additional information.

MOSES LAKE CONTACT INFORMATION

Site Manager:		Kim Ostrowski
Address:		Big Bend Community College 7662 Chanute St NE, Room 1843 Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone:		509-793-2355 800-540-6537 (Wenatchee center)
Fax:		509-762-1918
E-mail:		ostrowsk@cwu.edu

OFFICE HOURS

M & W - 11am - 4pm
T & TH - 8am - 1pm
For immediate assistance outside regular office hours, please call the Wenatchee center at 1-800-540-6537.

QUARTER START DATES

2004-2005
Fall - September 22, 2004
Winter - January 4, 2005
Spring - March 29, 2005
Summer - June 20, 2005

2005 - 2006
Fall - September 21, 2005
Winter - January 4, 2006
Spring - March 28, 2006
Summer - June 19, 2006

Degree Programs

• M. Ed. Master Teacher

Certificates

• Initial Teacher Certification
• Professional Teacher Certification

Courses Leading to a Degree

• Accounting - B.S.
• Business Administration - B.S.

PREREQUISITES FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO PROGRAMS LEADING TO A DEGREE

Business Administration and Accounting:

• ACCT 251 & 252 - Principles of Accounting I, II & III
• BUS 241 - Legal Environment of Business
• OMIS 221 - Business Statistics
• ECON 201 - Principles of Economics Micro
• ECON 202 - Principles of Economisc Macro
• MATH 153 or MATH 170 or MATH 172 - Pre-calc Math I, Intuitive Calculus, or Calculus

Master of Education: Master Teacher

• Must have met requirements for a teaching certificate
• A minimum of one year of successful teaching experience, certified by an appropriate school official.

APPLYING FOR YOUR MAJOR

Once you have been accepted by CWU, and you have completed most of the prerequisites, you can apply to the College of Business to get accepted by the department into your specific program. This is mandatory in order to enroll into most of the core requirement courses. Forms can be obtained in the Moses Lake office.

ADVISING

Upon your admittance to the Business Administration major, you will be assigned a faculty advisor. The professor will most likely be located on the Ellensburg campus. You will want to make contact with them as early as possible to begin a rapport regarding the direction of your education.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

New student orientation is done before the beginning of every quarter. Fall Orientation it is in early September; Winter Orientation is in mid-December; Spring Orientation is mid-March and Summer Orientation is in June. A letter will be sent to new students advising them of the date(s) and time(s) and location of orientation.

FIRST TERM REGISTRATION

New students will register for classes during the orientation. After the first term, students will be able to register for classes on their own via the World Wide Web with the CWU SAFARI system which will be covered during orientation.

STUDENT E-MAIL ACCOUNT

Every student admitted to CWU has access to a free CWU GroupWise e-mail account. GroupWise is the main e-mail source for CWU students. This will be our form of communication to you to advise you of important dates such as class and registration information, advisors coming to CWU - Moses Lake, classroom assignments, class cancellations, and graduation application deadlines. It will be important for you to check your CWU e-mail on a regular basis. If you don’t have Internet access at home, you can use the computer lab in the office or BBCC library to access your e-mail.

WILDCAT CONNECTION

The WILDCAT CONNECTION is part of the CWU webpage where you can access your personal and campus information. You can link up to it from the CWU homepage. Once logged on the SAFARI link is your source for personalized student information that includes your financial aid, class schedule, grades, CAPS report, and more. You will receive information on how to access this account with your acceptance letter.

FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS (if necessary)

• Financial Aid - Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1 for priority consideration.
• Scholarships (for Fall only)--You will automatically be considered for CWU general Fall Scholarships if you applied to CWU online before February 1st.
• Check the Scholarship web page for information and deadlines on all outside scholarships available.

COMPUTER LAB

We have a computer set up in the office for student use. It is available during office hours, hours of instruction, and by appointment.

CWU - Moses Lake students also have access to the Big Bend Community College (BBCC) computer labs. They are located in the library and the hours of operation are :

Fall/Winter/Spring quarters:
Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 9:00pm,
Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm,
Saturday & Sunday - Noon - 6:00pm

Summer quarter:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm,
Saturday & Sunday - Closed

STUDENT PARKING

There is no charge for parking at the BBCC campus. Please park in the designated student parking lots.

Contact Information
CWU MAIN CAMPUS ADDRESS: 400 E UNIVERSITY WAY, ELLENSBURG, WA 98926
CWU Main Web Site http://www.cwu.edu
CWU - ELLENSBURG TOLL FREE NUMBER - 866-CWU-4YOU
CWU – MOSES LAKE (509) 793-2384 or 1-800-540-6537
Advising
Pre-Admissions	Kim Ostrowski	ostrowsk@cwu.edu or 509-793-2355
Accounting	M. Atkinson	atkinsom@cwu.edu or 509-963-3885
Business Administration	J. Lasik	lasikj@cwu.edu or 509-963-2933
Education	L. Plourde	plourdel@cwu.edu or 509-682-6972
Services
DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES	Pamela Wilson	wilsonp@cwu.edu 509-963-2171 or TDD 509-963-2143
FINANCIAL AID		finaid@cwu.edu or 509-963-1611
VA	Dottie Louttit	va@cwu.edu or 509-963-3028