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the Culture of College in the first term, to replace ASE 1111 Freshman Success.
Students placed into Bridge Program courses may also enroll in selected college‐level General Education Curriculum Courses.
Placement into any Bridge Program course does not prevent registration in developmental or college-level mathematics courses, per the results of an approved assessment.
Students who do not successfully complete the Bridge or Developmental Program sequence or score college‐ready on an approved assessment must repeat the most recent Bridge or Developmental Program course(s).
A withdrawal of any kind from Bridge and/or Developmental Program courses will result in an automatic withdrawal from all active college‐ level courses, in absence of a qualifying score on an approved assessment reflecting college‐level ability in Reading and Writing.
Wesleyan Scholars Honors Program
The purpose of the Wesleyan Scholars Program is to provide motivated students the opportunity to enrich their university experience, to recognize outstanding academic achievement beyond degree requirements, to provide a forum for student-student and student-faculty exchange of ideas, to celebrate opportunities for conversations across discipline boundaries, and to affirm the University as a place of informed and reasoned dialogue.
The Wesleyan Scholars Program consists of two separate programs: University Honors and Departmental Honors. A student must earn either Departmental or University Honors (or both) for designation to appear on the student’s diploma.
UNIVERSITY HONORS—UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR
For admission into the University Honors Program, freshmen must have an SAT score of 1200 (Math and Verbal) or an ACT score of 24 and a high school GPA of 3.5. Students who transfer with fewer than 30 hours may be admitted to the University Honors Program if they have the above mentioned SAT or ACT scores and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 from their transferring institution. Texas Wesleyan and transfer students with more than 31 hours may be admitted if they have a cumulative 3.5 GPA.
To qualify for University Honors recognition on their diploma, students must complete four (4), three-hour honors seminars and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5. WSP Courses satisfy General Education Curriculum requirements in Language Literacy, Analytical Literacy, Cultural Literacy, and Social Literacy. The course choices will change each year.
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS—WESLEYAN SCHOLAR
Unless otherwise specified, students are eligible for the Departmental Honors Program and may enter their department's program at any time with the approval of the faculty of the student's major program and a GPA in their major of 3.5.
Students in the Departmental Honors Program must complete at least six (6) hours of honors credit. The content and requirements of the honor's credit are determined by each student's participating academic department or program. Students must complete a minimum of 30 approved credit
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