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Library and Special Collections
3. International students must also present copies of the following forms to the International Programs Office: • Passport • Visa • I-94 print out • I-20 • Financial statement showing resources for a one-year period • Proof of health insurance
Admission of an international student who requires an F-1 visa is only final when the visa is obtained. A student must be fully admitted to the graduate program to receive an I20. International students holding current tourist (B1/B2) visas are not allowed to enroll in a degree program. We also cannot enroll F1 visa students for the purpose of completing prerequisites only.
Questions about F1 visa requirements can be addressed to international@wingate.edu.
CO U N T R I E S E X E M P T F R O M EN G L I S H PR O F I C I E N C Y EX A M SC O R E RE Q U I R E M E N T S
• Antigua and Barbuda* • Australia • Bahamas* • Barbados* • Belize* • Bermuda • British Indian Ocean Territory • British Virgin Islands • Canada (expect Quebec) • Cayman Islands • Dominica* • Falkland Islands • Fiji • Gibraltar • Grenada • Guyana* • Guinea (British) • Ireland • Jamaica* • Marshall Islands • Mauritius • Anguilla* • Micronesia • Montserrat • Nauru • New Zealand • Palau • Papua New Guinea • Solomon Islands • St. Kitts and Nevis* • St. Lucia • St. Vincent and the Grenadines* • Tonga • Trinidad and Tobago* • Turks and Caicos Islands • Tuvalu • United Kingdom (England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland &
Wales) • U.S. Virgin Islands • Vanuatu • Western Samoa
*With CXC or CAPE examination.
Since English is the official first language at the countries listed above, students from those countries are NOT required to submit a proof of English proficiency.
L I B R A R Y A N D S P E C I A L C O L L E C TI O N S
SP E C I A L CO L L E C T I O N S
Wingate University Special Collections is comprised of physical holdings related to Wingate School/Junior College/College/University, providing researchers information about the education community and traditions of Wingate University. To learn more about using the materials contact Wingate University’s Special Collections Archivist at the Jesse Helms Center, (704) 233-1776, extension 6.
LI B R A R Y MI S S I O N
In keeping with the Wingate University mission to develop educated, ethical, and productive citizens at home and abroad, the Ethel K. Smith Library serves as a gateway for all students, faculty, and staff to access, explore, and evaluate a variety of traditional, multimedia, and electronic resources, which support the University’s curriculum and facilitate academic inquiry. Fostering a foundational sense of lifelong learning for all constituents is paramount to the librarians and the library staff.
LI B R A R Y GO A L S
In keeping with the EKS Library mission, the librarians and library staff endeavor to: • Offer a welcoming, research-oriented, and engaging environment which fosters academic inquiry • Provide access to collections, resources, and programming services in a variety of formats, physical and virtual • Encourage faculty members to actively participate in collaborative collection development practices supporting the foundations of academic freedom by developing a diverse collection of materials which present differing perspectives • Instill the elements of information literacy including information access, evaluation, and the ethical use of information and intellectual property through reference transactions and library instruction sessions cooperatively designed by librarians and faculty
The Library houses more than 85,000 print volumes in the facility, as well as 100 database subscriptions which provide students online access to a variety of scholarly journal and newspaper titles. Additionally, the Library’s InterLibrary Loan Department enables students to research supplementary materials not held in the collection. For students attending our satellite campuses, Library materials can be supplied through the Library’s Bulldog Delivery system in which materials are delivered from the Library via professors or others traveling between campuses.
A variety of study options are available in the Library including individual study carrels in the Quiet Room, several group study spaces, and general areas for individual or group work. For those who bring their laptops to the Library, Wireless LAN access and wet carrels are available in several areas of the facility. The building also includes an electronic instruction lab equipped with computers for interactive teaching.
The Ethel K. Smith Library is staffed with highly trained, professional librarians available to assist students in their research endeavors and to instruct individuals or entire classes in the most effective and efficient research applications available in today’s academic library. The computer commons in the Reference Department is specifically designed for the purpose of such instruction, with the goal of cultivating a basic, interdisciplinary, transferable skill set regarding applied research. In person, phone, and online reference help is available to all Wingate students, and library instruction sessions can be scheduled at our satellite campuses as well.
Please visit https://www.library.wingate.edu for more information on the Ethel K. Smith Library.
