New Student Programs welcomes you to Texas Wesleyan University! You have made the right choice and we are glad you are here. Please take a look below for helpful information.
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation is an opportunity for new and transfer students to become familiar with Texas Wesleyan University's academic programs, facilities, and various services available on campus.Students should make every effort to attend one of the on-campus orientation sessions. Topics covered are tuition and fees, RamLink, career services, and much more. For more information, please go to Student Services
Placement Testing
In order to ensure students are placed in the appropriate college level courses, Texas Wesleyan offers placement testing in math, English, and reading. We use Accuplacer, a computer generated test for our placement testing needs.
All students who have not earned college credit for ENG 1301 are required to take the English Placement Exam. The exam focuses on a student's writing proficiency.
Students without college algebra or its equivalent are required to take the Math Placement Exam. Freshman students who have a Math SAT score of 600 or above or Math ACT score of 28 or above take the Mathematics Placement Examination---Precalculus Form.
All freshman students with an SAT verbal below 530, or the equivalent ACT score, must take the Reading Placement Exam. Students who transfer in with 31 hours or more or with a verbal SAT score of 530 or above or the quivalent ACT score are exempt from taking the exam. For more information please go to Placement Testing
Mentorship Program
The purpose of the mentorship program is to introduce students to mentors from our faculty, staff, and upperclassmen with similar interests and attain compatible matches. These matches meetduring the semester for lunch, dinner, sports events, and more! The Mentorship Program is available for freshmen and transfer students.For more information please go to Mentorship Program
