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Texas Wesleyan University

Texas Wesleyan University
1201 Wesleyan
Fort Worth, TX 76105-1536

Official telephone: (817) 531-4444
Toll-free telephone: (800) 580-8980
Fax number: (817) 531-4425
Website: www.txwesleyan.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2008
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-January.
Calendar system: trimester system (three terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, psychology, legal studies
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Spanish, religion, humanities/religion
Average freshman GPA: 2.67 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 62%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 79 men, 75 women
Graduation rate: 38% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Graduate studies homepage: web3.txwes.edu/aboutus/
graduateprograms.htm
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-theology
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, bilingual/bicultural
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus Texas Christian University

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Art
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Early Childhood
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • History
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising/Public Relations
  • Art
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Early Childhood
  • Economics
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Finance
  • History
  • International Business Administration
  • Journalism
  • Kinesiology
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Paralegal Science
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Psychology
  • Radio/Television
  • Spanish
  • Theatre

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate