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NOTE: Texas has six common
core areas and state guidelines below for the core which must be
followed at all public institutions.
1. Can one core class count for two areas of the core curriculum?
2. Can a core class be counted for both a major course and a core
course?
3. Can the department make transfer students repeat an area of the
core that was completed for core credit if the department specifies
which core classes majors should take?
4. Can my department specify which science courses and labs I take?
5. Who has to complete competencies in computer literacy and oral
communication?
6. Do transfer students who transfer "core complete" have to satify
the TWU core requirements?
7. If a class counted at another Texas public institution, does TWU
have to accept that class for the area of the core for which it was
taken?
8. If I transfer to TWU, and I have not completed the core, do I
have to complete TWU's core.
9. If I transfer from a private or out-of-state institution, will my
core credits transfer?
10. Can advisors, institutions, or institutional representative
approve course substitutions or waivers of core curriculum
requirements?
11. Who can approve accommodations for disabled students?
1. Can one core
class count for two areas of the core curriculum?
No. A core class cannot be taken for more than one core area (no
“double-dipping). This includes courses that are cross-listed in
two or more departments and are approved for two or more areas of
the core.
2. Can a core
class be counted for both a major course and a core course?
No. A core class cannot be counted for both the major hours and
the 42 hour core (no “double-dipping).
3. Can the
department make transfer students repeat an area of the core that
was completed for core credit if the department specifies which core
classes majors should take?
No. Departments may specify which core classes majors should
take; however, transfer students cannot be required to repeat an
area of the core which they have completed for core credit. If the
major has prerequisites, the student may have to take those in
addition to the core.
4. Can my
department specify which science courses and labs I take?
Yes. Students must follow the requirements of their majors in
selecting science courses and labs [details on 2005 General
Catalog, p. 69]. The TWU core requires a minimum of 6 credit
hours in natural sciences, and there is no stated requirement for a
science lab.
5. Who has to
complete competencies in computer literacy and oral communication?
Students who entered under the 2005 General Catalog and
subsequent ones must complete competencies in computer literacy and
oral communication [2005 General Catalog, p. 69].
6. Do transfer
students who transfer "core complete" have to satify the TWU core
requirements?
No. A student who transfers to TWU from a Texas public
college/university and is “core complete” does not have to take any
of the TWU core or satisfy other core requirements. If the “core
complete” does not appear on the transcript, students may be asked
to provide documentation showing its completion at the original
institution.
7. If a class
counted at another Texas public institution, does TWU have to accept
that class for the area of the core for which it was taken?
Yes. If a class counts at a core at another Texas public
institution, TWU must accept that class for the area of the core for
which it was taken.
8. If I
transfer to TWU, and I have not completed the core, do I have to
complete TWU's core?
Yes. Students who have not completed all areas of the state core
must complete the TWU core.
9. If I
transfer from a private or out-of-state institution, will my core
credits transfer?
Courses from private or out-of-state institutions must be
evaluated for core credit based on their teaching and testing of the
approved core educational objectives.
10. Can
advisors, institutions, or institutional representative approve
course substitutions or waivers of core curriculum requirements?
- No advisor, institution, or institutional
representative may approve course substitutions or waivers of
core curriculum requirements.
11. Who can
approve accommodations for disabled students?
- Only the Texas Commissioner of Higher
Education can approve accommodations for disabled students on a
case-by-case basis.
Detailed state rules
can be found at the TWU Core Curriculum website:
o
State Assumptions and Defining
Characteristics
o
State and Local Educational
Objectives
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