A distinctive feature of this campus is its program of compulsory core classes in each year of study. Graduate degrees at both the master s and doctoral levels are offered in arts and science. The faculty of social work offers graduate study only, at the master s and doctoral levels. The university is home to the internationally-acclaimed Penderecki String Quartet and WLU Press. The university has a strong career services department and a rapidly expanding international exchange program.
Students apply in the winter term of their first year.
Normally, each course has three contact hours per week. First-year students are guaranteed a place in residence if applications are submitted before the deadline. Approximately 1,525 spaces are reserved for first-year students. Over 80 percent of the available spaces in residence are reserved for first-years. Accommodations are very accessible to campus.