Wheaton Passage is an immersive orientation designed to help you transition smoothly into college life. Passage fosters personal and spiritual growth while building a strong sense of community among new students.
Choose from various tracks that align with your interests and passions, including:
Before anything else, Wheaton is a place to belong.
From your first days on campus, you are invited into a community that is intentional, relational, and rooted in Christ. Whether through your residence hall, student organizations, or shared rhythms of campus life, you will find people who know your name, walk with you in both joy and challenge, and help you grow.
This is a place where friendships deepen over time - through late-night conversations, shared meals, prayer, and everyday presence.
This is where Wheaton begins to feel like home.
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Whether in a residence hall, apartment, or a campus house, find authentic, Christ-centered community.
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Dining at Wheaton features award-winning Bon Appétit service in Anderson Commons with locally and sustainably sourced meals and flexible meal plans to fuel students daily.
At Wheaton, spiritual life is not something you add to your schedule - it is the center that shapes it.
Three times each week, the campus gathers in chapel to worship, listen, and reflect together. But formation extends far beyond those moments. It continues in small groups, mentoring relationships, residence halls, classrooms, and quiet spaces of personal reflection.
Here, students are invited into a deeper life with God - one marked not only by knowledge, but by practice, community, and transformation.
You won’t simply learn about faith. You will learn how to live it.
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Chapel Worship is envisioned as an intentional, equitable, organic mosaic where the Gospel is proclaimed and applied, with the goal of nurturing kingdom diversity through a variety of worship experiences reflective of the global evangelical church.
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DSGs strive to cultivate lifelong followers of Jesus Christ through the prayer-filled reading of God’s Word in life-giving community.
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Ministry and Evangelism is rooted in our steadfast commitment to the Great Commission—to share the transformative message of the Gospel and make disciples of all nations.
Wheaton is a member of NCAA Division III and offers men’s and women’s intercollegiate participation in 21 different sports. Our teams have won over 50 titles in 13 different sports over the past 10 years. Over 375+ Wheaton Thunder student athletes have earned All-American recognition, and 120+ have been recognized as Academic All-Americans.
Try something new, or nurture your existing passion. With athletics, visual and performing arts, and clubs of every size, shape, and style, you'll find new friends and new opportunities to discover who God made you to be at Wheaton.
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Find your people. From academic honor societies and performance to justice, advocacy, and common interest groups, there is something for everyone. Belonging is just around the corner.
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Explore Wheaton's multi-faceted community with cultural events, multi-ethnic and culture-based organizations that celebrate the Christ-centered diversity of Kingdom community.
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Wheaton offers a variety of Athletics, Club Sports, and Intramurals. You can participate at the level you feel most comfortable and enjoy the camaraderie.
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Develop your voice and advance your creative skills. Showcase your talents in a variety of ways. Wheaton’s musical ensembles, theater, and art exhibitions connect you with endless opportunities for personal expression.
We believe that formation includes the whole person. That means attending not only to intellectual and spiritual growth, but also to emotional, relational, and physical well-being.
Through counseling services, health resources, mentoring, and a supportive campus culture, students are encouraged to grow in resilience, self-awareness, and balance.
You are not expected to navigate college alone. You are supported - personally, relationally, and holistically.
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The Counseling Center at Wheaton College provides a safe place for students from all backgrounds to receive confidential, compassionate, competent, wholistic, and Christ-centered psychological services.
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The Student Wellness Team is here to walk with you as you navigate your holistic needs encompassing the emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, and physical aspects of your personhood. Your overall success is important to us, so we seek to partner with you and help you thrive in our community.
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Our team is here to serve you! We understand that Wheaton students come from many backgrounds and have diverse health care needs. We hope to treat you and teach you how to find your best potential health so you can focus on your education.
The Center for Vocation and Career's mission is to equip all students with tools and opportunities to discover, prepare for, and launch into their next steps to help build the Church and benefit society worldwide. The Center for Vocation and Career offers drop-in and scheduled advising appointments, career coaching, resume and cover letter reviews, career community meetups, networking events, and alumni connections.
Connect with the offices and people that make Wheaton feel like home.
Interested in joining the Wheaton community? Request more information or start your application today.