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to enroll in courses that meet or surpass 12 hours the student will be required to complete the full admission process as a transfer student.
Admission as a Concurrent Student
High school seniors may enroll in credit courses at Texas Wesleyan University during their senior year. Admission requires submission of application for admission, sixth-semester official high school transcript, and a letter of recommendation from the high school principal to the Office of Admission. The course load is limited to a maximum of 6 hours per semester. An application may be obtained from the Office of Admission.
Academic Fresh Start
In keeping with the Texas Education Code, 51.929, applicants to Texas Wesleyan University may seek initial admission to the undergraduate programs of the University under the provisions of “Academic Fresh Start,” which allow an applicant to ask that the University not consider credits or grades that were earned 10 or more years prior to current matriculation. “Academic Fresh Start” is an inclusive policy. An applicant requesting and approved for “Academic Fresh Start,” will not receive credit for any college work that was earned 10 or more years prior to current matriculation. The Texas Wesleyan University transcript of the student will indicate that she/he requested and was approved for “Academic Fresh Start.” The transcript will reflect all college work attempted within the 10-year period after the student was approved for “Academic Fresh Start,” and these grades and credits earned will be used for purposes of calculating grade point average, class standing, and/or meeting graduation and other requirements of the University. The applicant must submit an Academic Fresh Start request, available in the Admission Office, to the Office of Student Records for approval prior to admission and registration.
Bacterial Meningitis Immunization
The 82nd Texas Legislature approved Senate Bill 1107, and a follow-on Senate Bill 62 passed during the 83rd Texas Legislature and signed into law in June 2013, requiring all new students to submit evidence of being immunized against bacterial meningitis. This vacation requirement under Chapter 21, Student Services, Subchapter T, Sections 21.610 – 21.614 applies to:
• All first-time freshmen
• All new transfer students
• All new graduate students
• All returning students who have experienced a break in their
LIMITED EXCEPTIONS
The following students are not required to submit proof of receiving a bacterial meningitis vaccination:
enrollment of at least one fall or spring semester.
• Students who are 22 years of age or older by the first day of the semester;
• Students enrolled only in online or other distance education courses;