School of Continuing & Professional Studies

University College — the professional and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences — is hosting Preview Night for the spring 2014 semester at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, on the Danforth Campus. Doors open at 6 p.m.; a light dinner will be served.

For U.S. veteran Robbie Garrison, ­attending University College tuition-free was a dream come true. “One of my goals was to attend Washington University,” said Garrison, a first-generation college student. “I was not sure how I would afford it, until I learned about the Yellow Ribbon Program.”

University College, the adult, evening and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed three new degree programs, including a master’s in statistics that is the only one offered in the St. Louis area. The other two new  programs are a bachelor’s in communications and a bachelor’s in journalism. University College will offer the new programs this fall semester, which begins Aug. 27.

University College — the professional and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences — is hosting Preview Night for the spring 2013 semester at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. The program will provide information on tuition, transferring college credits, financial aid, academic advising, and the professional and continuing education programs. Spring classes begin Jan. 14, 2013.

​More students are enrolling in University College’s post-baccalaureate pre-med program because of the economy and a newfound desire to help people.