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Academic Success Experience (ASE)
These courses cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements.
Required for all first semester freshmen and freshmen transfer students with 11 or fewer completed credit hours or conditionally admitted students. This course is designed to address issues related to the successful transition from high school to the University. Campus orientation, college level study skills, and other transitional issues are covered. A student may not drop ASE 1111. If a student fails to achieve a passing grade in ASE 1111, the student will be required to retake the course the following semester until a passing grade is achieved.
A mandatory course for all freshman students placed on academic probation following their first semester. This class explores the various causes of academic probation and addresses strategies to regain adequate academic standing. Failure to enroll in ASE 1112 as required may result in administrative withdrawal from the University. A student may not drop ASE 1112. If a student fails to achieve a passing grade in ASE 1112, the student will be required to retake the course the following semester until a passing grade is achieved.
Ram Rebound is a course required of any non-freshman student placed on academic probation. (Freshmen may enroll in ASE 1113 in lieu of 1112 with permission of the Dean of Freshman Success.) This course will address the various barriers to academic success, explore individual goals, strengths, and personal issues, as well as promote the development of time management strategies, study skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities related to academic performance. Failure to enroll in ASE 1113 as required may result in administrative withdrawal from the University.
1111. Freshman Seminar 1 hour
1112. Freshman Seminar Laboratory 1 hour
1113. Ram Rebound 1 hour
This is a mandatory course for non‐native speakers of English placed into the Linguistic Diversity Student Bridge Program and is taken in place of ASE 1111. A student may not drop ASE 1311. This course is designed to address issues related to the successful transition to the American system of higher education. Campus orientation, college level study skills, and other transitional issues are covered, with expanded content related to American higher education and culture including U.S. classroom expectations.
Transfer Success Experience is a course designed for new transfer students. It is a one hour elective course designed to assist new transfer students as they transition to the Wesleyan campus. The course addresses such issues as Wesleyan’s policies and procedures, available resources on campus, charting the course for graduation, academic integrity, and other helpful information.
1311. The College Success and American 3 hours Cultural Experience
2111. Transfer Success Experience 1 hour
2101. Community Service 1 hour
This course is designed to encourage students with faculty sponsorship to participate in community service volunteer activities from 35-50 hours on behalf of Texas Wesleyan University. This course will provide the opportunity for students to receive service-learning credit. This is a pass/fail course.