Transfer Credit Policy
A student transferring from a regionally accredited college or university will be granted credit for work earned elsewhere, provided the work is comparable to that offered by Texas Wesleyan University. All transferring student documents will be evaluated in accordance with the academic standards as outlined in the Texas Wesleyan University catalog regarding academic probation, suspension, and readmission after academic suspension.
A student who transfers to Texas Wesleyan University may receive credit for courses taken more than once if, and only if, the institution of higher education granting the original credit indicates in its catalog that the course may be re-taken for credit.
“Applied” courses may only transfer upon initial admission into Texas Wesleyan to meet the requirements of approved degree programs. Once accepted into the University, a student may not use these courses in any other program other than the program of admission.
If a student successfully completes the state of Texas 42 semester credit hour baccalaureate core curriculum at any Texas public institution of higher education, that block of courses may be transferred to Texas Wesleyan University and will be substituted for Texas Wesleyan’s General Education Curriculum (GEC). A student who transfers from a private institution with a core curriculum equivalent to Texas Wesleyan University’s core curriculum may be able to transfer that block of courses as determined on a case-by-case basis. All students will still be required to take three hours of an approved religion course (unless already completed) as listed in the General Education Curriculum requirements. A student suspended or dismissed from a previous institution will not receive the waiver of the General Education Curriculum. Students should also note that although exempt from the General Education requirement, they might still be required to take specific prerequisite courses for other courses.
In the General Education Curriculum, EXS 1220 is a wellness course for which an activity course will not substitute.
The University Registrar, in consultation with the appropriate academic dean, determines the transferability of courses.
The transfer of courses is subject to the limitations of the residency requirement for the major and for graduation. Transfer of courses is also limited by the provision that courses that were completed 10 or more years before matriculation may, at the discretion of the dean of the school in which the student is enrolled, have to be repeated.
Texas Wesleyan University will not accept the transfer of Intermediate Algebra for credit from any institution.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) - Police officers enrolling as students who provide official evidence of passing the TCLEOSE state licensing examination will be provided the following credit:
- CRJ 1301, Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRJ 2323, Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement
- CRJ 2314, Criminal Investigation
- CRJ 2328, Police Systems and Practice
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