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We know that going to school is not as easy as just showing up for classes! You need to think about which classes you take, how to set up your email, how to use Canvas, child care if you have kiddos, parking, textbooks, where to live, how to put money on your wildcard, how to get your wildcard! There is so much! Here are some resources to help you with the basics so you can get all set up with school. All resources on campus are available to all students with a valid Wildcard.*
What You Need To Know Now
Spring 2025:
- Classes begin Monday, Jan. 6, 2025
- Registration is open |
- Tuition and fees due Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 Payment Plan
- Your financial aid will be applied to your bill approximately 10 days before the start of the semester.
- Saturday Hours: Jan. 4, 2025
- Spring Book List
- | Campus Maps
- Check your 91¶ÌÊÓƵ student email for important communications!
Tech Support:
- Weber State WiFi
- Support Desk: If you have WiFi challenges or need other tech support
- Canvas Tech Support
- Wildcard
Money for School:
- The , which covers the aid year starting fall 2025 through summer 2026 is open. Find the most up-to-date info and help at weber.edu/fafsahelp.
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Emergency contacts if you are concerned that you or someone you know is at risk for suicide.
Get local help with food, housing, utilities, medical needs and more.
Get two bags of food and resources a week from Stewart Library, Room 224
Canvas is a course management system that supports online learning and teaching. It allows professors to post grades, information, and assignments online. This is an essential tool for doing well in class. If you are not sure how to use it, take the quick
Canvas Tech Support
Child Care
The Hourly Child Care Center is a state-licensed facility that provides hourly care to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ students' children while they attend classes or partake in academic events.
Code Purple
Code Purple is an emergency notification system that gives 91¶ÌÊÓƵ the ability to communicate health and safety emergency information quickly by text, voice and email message. By enrolling in Code Purple, you may receive safety-related information, regardless of your location.
Weber State offers six free non-credit, online, self-paced courses for active 91¶ÌÊÓƵ students (and faculty/staff) to expand computer literacy skills. Courses include how to use a computer, Microsoft programs and more.
Sodexo offers meal plans for students living in the residence halls or for retail stores in the Shepherd Union. Sodexo provides a variety of dining choices for everyone on campus.
Duo
Required third-party, two-factor authentication system Weber State uses to protect your accounts in the event that your password is stolen or compromised. It can be used on a smartphone or tablet. Duo sends a push notification to your smartphone when logging into Weber State accounts and services in the eWeber portal, which you can then authenticate.
The eWeber Portal is where you can find many applications that you will need such as access to your student email account and Canvas. Your username is the name in your assigned student email (example: “WaldoWildcat”). Learn how to use the eWeber Portal.
Healthcare for Students
Eligible 91¶ÌÊÓƵ students may use services from Ogden Clinic- Professional North (only) for care with common illnesses and injuries, lab testing, reproductive healthcare, physical exams, and more.
Housing & Residence Life
Live on campus! Meet tons of friends and live in Living Learning Communities with topics that interest you.
Insurance for Students
91¶ÌÊÓƵ does not currently offer a student health insurance plan. We strongly encourage students to have health insurance in case they need care beyond what is offered at Ogden Clinic - Professional North. Find resources for obtaining health coverage.
Maps
Here are a few maps that you may need to get to and around campus:
New Student Orientation
Upon admission, New Student Orientation is the next step in getting started as a Wildcat. All new students seeking a credential at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ are required to complete orientation.
Pay for School
Get money for school by completing your FAFSA every year. This is how you apply for all federal and state financial aid, including Pell Grants, work-study, and federal student loans.
Parking Services
Get parking maps and permits, pay parking citations and appeal parking citations.
Register for Classes
You must register for the classes you want to take every semester. Log into your eWeber portal to check your registration time and register for classes. Make sure to meet with your well before registration opens so you can plan out your class schedule.
Safe@Weber
91¶ÌÊÓƵ takes the safety and well-being of all individuals on its campuses seriously. Safe@Weber provides access to resources to help you deal with a variety of safety and emergency issues.
Shuttle
Free parking at Dee Event Center and free shuttle to campus. Check out new extended (OGX) services. Get your free UTA Ed Pass to ride all UTA transportation for free.
Student Email
All official communications from 91¶ÌÊÓƵ will come through your student email. Please check it often!
- How to check your student email & redirect it to your preferred email accounts.
- Need help with email?
Student Employment
Working on campus offers flexibility, real-world experience and helps you build
connections and references.
Student Resource Guide
Check out the virtual and in-person services, events and engagement opportunities designed to help you get through classes and keep you connected to Weber State!
Offers child care, pantry and financial literacy to help students with basic needs and remove barriers so they can focus on their education. The center has a lounge space for studying, a kitchen, lockers and computers.
Checkout laptops, web cameras, Wifi hotspots, calculators, GoPos, anatomical models and more from the Stewart Library.
Tech Support
Having issues with connecting to the internet, downloading or using Duo, passwords, accessing software or any other IT related issue?
Terms and Definitions
There are lots of new words in higher education that may seem overwhelming. Check out our terms and definitions to help you navigate all these new words.
Physical copies of textbooks and other course materials are available to borrow for short periods of time from the Stewart Library.
Update Your Legal Name, Preferred Name and Gender
The University's name and gender change processes are designed to ensure that students are correctly identified in their student records and learning environments, including in the classroom, in Canvas, and when accessing academic and support resources.
Wildcard
Get your Wildcard to access 91¶ÌÊÓƵ services such as the library and gym. Download your Wildcard to your phone. Get your UTA Ed Pass from the Wildcard Services and Information Center in the Shepherd Union.
Get your books, technology, supplies and 91¶ÌÊÓƵ gear!
Taking online classes and have questions?
91¶ÌÊÓƵ WiFi
91¶ÌÊÓƵ provides secure wireless internet access for use by faculty, staff and active students.
FREE Pantry & Hygiene Resources
Weber Cares Pantry
The Weber Cares Pantry provides free food to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ community to ensure food is not a barrier to academic success. All students, faculty and staff can use the Weber Cares Pantry once a week.
Safe@Weber Resource Pantry
The Safe@Weber Resource Pantry offers menstrual products, safer sex products and pregnancy tests for currently enrolled Weber State Students.
Safe@Weber PantryHealth & Hygiene Pantry
Student Health and Wellness offers a variety of basic health and hygiene resources for currently enrolled Weber State Students. Pantry supplies include hygiene kits, basic health supplies, menstrual supplies, smoking cessation kits and more.
Student Health & Wellness
Do you have questions? Ask Waldo! You should be receiving text messages from Waldo with important deadlines, class waitlists and more. If you are not or you opted out and want to opt back in, check out the Ask Waldo website.
*Concurrent Enrollment students may not be able to access all of these student services because they do not pay student fees.