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This Student Handbook is a publication of Washington Adventist University (WAU), and is a guide for students who have chosen to become a part of the WAU community. By accepting admission to WAU, you agree to abide by all of the Student Handbook policies and conditions while enrolled at the University. During an academic year, it is sometimes necessary to make amendments to various regulations. These situations are not predictable. Once announced to the WAU community, they are applicable as if they were published in this Student Handbook.
WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
Washington Adventist University admits students of any race, gender, age, disability, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The university is committed to equal education and employment opportunities for everyone and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, color, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
The University is compliant with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and in substantial compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (34 CRF 106 et seq.), with Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and with Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Adjustment Act of 1974. The University does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of age or because they are disabled veterans or veterans of the Vietnam era
The University reserves all applicable rights as a religious institution and employer.
A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WAU
Washington Adventist University was established in 1904 as a coeducational institution known as the Washington Training Institute. Its purpose was to train young men and women in the liberal arts. In 1907, when the name was changed to Washington Foreign Mission Seminary, the more limited objective of special training for missionaries replaced the original concept of a liberal arts college.
In 1914, the Seminary resumed the status of a liberal arts college and took the name Washington Missionary College. At the first commencement, held May 22, 1915, five students received the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Continued growth and development led to further changes. In 1933, the lower division was organized as Columbia Junior College and received accreditation. It ceased to exist as a separate college in 1942 when Washington Missionary College was given accreditation as a four-year, degree-granting institution by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
In March 1961, the college constituency voted to change the name to Columbia Union College. In May 2009, in keeping with our educational growth, the constituency voted to change the name to Washington Adventist University (WAU), with the three-school model
WAU FACTS AND FIGURES
Address: Washington Adventist University, 7600 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone: 301-891-4000
Fax: 301-270-1618
Web Address: www.wau.edu
Student Web Address: https://my.wau.edu/
Founded: 1904
Accreditation:
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801, (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- The Adventist Accreditation Association (AAA) of the Department of Education of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD, 20904-6600. Phone: 301-680-6000.
- Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), 6 N. Liberty Street Baltimore, MD, 21201, 410-767-3300
- Individual programs are also accredited by professional accrediting agencies.
Affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist Church
Degrees Offered: MBA, MA, MS, BA, BM, BS, AA, AAS, and AS
Faculty/Student Ratio: 1:14
Special Programs: School of Graduate and Professional Studies; Honors College
Campus Size: 19 acres
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