Core Requirements and Options

Culture and Society

Total for graduation: 3 sem. hrs. Courses may include anthropology, communications, economics, geography (not GEOG 101, 102), political science, psychology, or sociology.

English

Total for graduation: 6 sem. hrs. ENGL 103 and 104 (required). A modern language literature may replace either ENGL 103 or 104.

Fine Arts

Total for graduation: 3 sem. hrs.
Excludes music lessons and small ensembles.

History

Total for graduation: 3 sem. hrs.

Human Kinetics (non majors)

Total for graduation: 4 sem. hrs.
HKIN 190 (required) plus two activity courses.

Interdisciplinary Studies

Total for graduation: 4 sem. hrs.
IDIS 102 is not required if students have a minimum of 42 semester hours transfer credit before starting studies at TWU; IDIS 400 or an approved alternative, usually taken in fourth year, counts for 3 sem. hrs.

Natural Sciences

Total for graduation: 6 sem. hrs.

Philosophy

Total for graduation: 3 sem. hrs.

Religious Studies

Total for graduation: 12 sem. hrs.
In addition to RELS 101, 102, you must take 3 sem. hrs Bible content and 3 sem. hrs of one other Religious Studies over the course of your degree program.

University 101 requirements

1. Students with less than 27 credits with first year status are required to take University 101. A transfer student must use his/her discretion when signing up for the course if credits are close to 27. If credits are under 27 when transfer credits are finalized in November, the student will be required to take University 101 in January. A transfer student will be informed of this policy upon admission to the university.
2. Students taking less than 12 credit hours will be exempted from taking University 101.
3. Mature students may have this course waived at the discretion of the course facilitators.

Why havent I received transfer credit?

1. We havent received your final transcript or
2. We havent received required course syllabi or
3. Your course is currently in evaluation (2 week process) or
4. Your transfer credit is complete and a summary letter is pending.

I have transfer credit questions not addressed above.

Address further questions to your Admissions Counselor. If needed you will be advised to make an appointment with our Transfer Credit Coordinator.

What is the difference between ENGL 103 and ENGL 100 level transfer?

Course transfers in one of two ways:

1. A course from X college has the same content as a course at TWU. It will receive specific transfer credit (e.g. ENGL 1110 = TWUs ENGL 103).
2. A course from X college is a valid and recognized course but TWU does not have a course equivalent to it. General undesignated transfer is assigned (e.g. ENGL 3120 = ENGL 300 Level).

Transfer anomalies

1. TWU will not allow a student to declare a minor, concentration, or major in any discipline in which TWU does not offer such a minor, concentration, or major even if it was possible for the student to obtain at least one-half of his/her upper level courses at TWU in that minor, concentration, or major.
2. In a discipline in which TWU offers one or more courses but not at least a minor (e.g. accounting, biology, German) no limit needs to be imposed on the number of transferable elective credits such a student can receive, regardless of whether the courses are lower or upper level.
3. In a discipline in which TWU offers no courses whatsoever, transfer credit may be awarded for liberal arts and science courses of the type that would be appropriate for TWU to offer (e.g. in languages such as Spanish, Chinese or Latin), but no transfer credit should be offered for university-level courses outside of such related areas (such as Applied Science and Engineering, Home Economics, Law, etc.).