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Texas Wesleyan is a participant in the Dental Early Admission Program (DEAP) offered by the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio; applications to the program are coordinated by the 3PR office.
Because of the suggested minimum 3.25 GPA for 3PR enrollment, active participants are eligible for undergraduate scholarships, including the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation as well as the Department of Philosophy & Religion scholarships.
Liberal Studies
Most students take a combination of weekend, online, and evening courses to expedite degree completion. If only weekend courses are taken, degree completion may take somewhat longer.
LIBERAL STUDIES MAJOR
Liberal Studies promotes understanding of several disciplinary perspectives, a greater appreciation of differences and similarities among disciplines, and the integration of diverse views. This major is appropriate for students whose career and personal goals require no specific major. It is not recommended for students continuing toward a specialized advanced degree requiring a specific undergraduate major. Liberal Studies is particularly suited for those working professionals seeking to broaden their skills and enhance their opportunity for advancement.
A Liberal Studies student will select one or two broad-based fields (clusters). If two clusters are selected, the student must take a minimum of 9 hours in each cluster. Thus, proportions of courses within two clusters could be as follows: 27 hours in one cluster and 9 hours in the second cluster or 24 hours in one and 12 hours in the other or 21 hours in one and 15 hours in the other or 18 hours in one and 18 hours in the other.
If only one cluster is chosen, courses from at least two disciplines must be represented. Students do not have to take courses in all of the disciplines listed within a cluster.
The Liberal Studies major is housed within the School of Arts and Letters. Two degrees are possible in the Liberal Studies major: Bachelor of Science (no foreign language requirement) and Bachelor of Arts (12 hours of foreign language required). For students seeking teacher’s certification, the Bachelor of Science is available with a designated Education cluster. The complete offerings are listed in the School of Arts and Letters section in this catalog and include traditional day classes and online courses.
Students declaring Liberal Studies as their major may not have a second major or a minor either during or after completing their program of study. The Liberal Studies major was designed particularly for working professionals seeking to broaden their skills and enhance their opportunity for advancement.
Evening and weekend classes will not be offered within all clusters each semester. However, a student is permitted to transfer hours acquired at another college or university and apply those hours, if applicable, toward the Liberal Studies major. Traditional day classes and online offerings may supplement the course choices.
Cluster EI nglish
Fine Arts/Art/Music/Theater Arts* History