Western Seminary

Current Students

IMPORTANT DATES

August 1	Late fees for Fall registration begin
September 1	Labor Day - Western's offices and campus closed
September 2	Start of the Fall semester
September 2-6	Fall Tuition Due
September 3	New Student Orientation 7-9:30pm
September 18	Campus Preview Day 7-9 pm

August 2008 Issue

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San Jose Campus Summer Hours
The campus hours will be Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM through the end of August.

Fall 2008 Registration Continues...
Starting August 1st, late fees will be incurred for any adds or drops. Please remember that you must meet (face to face, email or phone) with your academic advisor and also submit a signed Enrollment Agreement (mailed or hand-delivered) before you will be able to register. You may find the Enrollment Agreement by going to www.westernseminary.edu --> San Jose Campus --> Current Students --> Forms & Petitions --> 2008-2009 Enrollment Agreement. If you have any questions about this, please contact Carrie Priest at carriepriest@westernseminary.edu.

Fall 2008 Tuition
Fall 2008 Tuition is due during the first week of the Fall semester (September 2-6). You may either pay online, with credit card, or you may pay by check. If paying by check, please send your check directly to the Portland campus (Attn: Chrissy Bottiglia). The address is 5511 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, 97215.

NEWS UPDATE: Current Legislative and Regulatory Action to Resolve BPPVE Closure
The State legislature and BBS are vigorously attempting to resolve the problems created by the demise of BPPVE, the state regulatory agency that was a bridge between out-of-state accredited school programs, such as Western Seminary’s (both San Jose and Sacramento campuses) Marital and Family Therapy degree programs and the BBS. This bridge allowed Western Seminary to award MFT degrees in California that the BBS accepted for state licensure. This agency’s demise potentially impacts the MFT degree program and whether the degree will be recognized for the purpose of state licensure.

Proposed legislation would extend the BBS’s ability to accept qualifying degrees from programs approved by the BPPVE as of June 30, 2007 (to candidates graduating on or before July 1, 2010). Bill AB 1897 has recently passed both houses and is ready for the Governor's signature. This bill would also allow the BBS to accept degrees from programs accredited by regional accrediting bodies equivalent to WASC.

Until a permanent solution is created, the BBS is also attempting a strategy through regulation that would permit the BBS to continue to accept degrees for state licensure from accredited schools approved by the BPPVE as of June 30, 2007. This ability to accept degrees would extend to those degrees that are awarded on or before June 30, 2010. This regulation would become inoperative should there be legislation that continues the BPPVE.

We applaud the BBS for its proactive efforts and look forward to the permanent resolution to this issue.

Students with inquires may contact Dan Ruiz (San Jose Campus) at 408.356.6889 x402 or Dave Fredrickson (Sacramento Campus) at 916.488.3720 x5.