Health and Wellness Center
COUNSELING SERVICES. The Counseling and Testing Center (C&TC) provides counseling services for WWU students free of charge for a maximum of 10 sessions during the academic year. Counseling services are available for students during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. Counselors can help with a variety of challenges, such as: anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, substance use, stress and time management, loss and grief, and career uncertainty. All sessions are confidential.
Applications for counseling services are available online via the student portal. Please visit our website to find options for mental health support during the summer. We begin processing applications for counseling at the start of Fall Quarter.
HEALTH CLINIC. Columbia County Health has contracted with the university to offer on campus medical services to our students beginning in the fall. Details regarding the clinic’s hour of operation will be posted on our website.
WELLNESS RESOURCES. Mental health resources are available through the Student Health + Wellness (SH+W) program throughout the year. Access these resources here.
A therapist will contact students via WWU email to schedule a counseling appointment after they complete the Counseling Application, GAD-7 and PHQ-9 surveys, and sign the Privacy form.
Questions concerning counseling can be directed to our email at : counseling@wallawalla.edu
TESTING SERVICES. The Counseling and Testing Center (C&TC) is the official testing center for most standardized tests administered on campus. These tests are given on dates specified in advance by the testing companies, and most require advance registration. Many of these tests require a fee paid by the student directly to the testing company. Registration information is available at the Testing Center. Tests administered at C&TC include:
- Area Concentration Achievement Test ACAT (Art majors)
- American College Testing (ACT) Residual – offered to WWU students only
- American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- College-Level Exam Program (CLEP)
- Correspondence/Distance Learning Tests
- English and Language Placement test – Tests are done remotely. Please visit the WWU testing page for how to access the tests.
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Graduate Record Examination - Subject only (GRE Subject)
- International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP)
- Major Field Test (MFT)
- Math Placement tests – offered to WWU students only
- Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
- Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES)
- National Evaluation Systems (NES)
- Nursing
- Washington Educator Skills Test (WEST-B and WEST-E)
FEES AND SCHEDULING. Questions related to testing fees can be directed to the Counseling and Testing Center at (509) 527-2147 or testing@wallawalla.edu.
Students may email the Counseling & Testing Center to schedule testing appointments.