POLICY GOVERNING TRANSFER STUDENTS' COMPLETION
OF
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

(Approved: Faculty Senate October 14, 2002; General Faculty November 19, 2002)

A transfer student who has completed the Ohio transfer module at a previous institution is considered to have completed General Education.

A transfer student who has not completed the transfer module may satisfy Wright State University's General Education requirements by combining WSU-approved General Education courses completed at a previous college or university with courses in the WSU General Education Program initiated in Fall 2003. These courses must total at least fifty-four credits and comply with the following distribution requirements:

Area I: Communication and Mathematical Skills

A. English Composition: two courses
B. Mathematics: one course

Area II: Cultural-Social Foundation

A. History: one course
B. The Non-Western World: one course

Area III: Human Behavior

One course each from two different categories
A. Economics
B. Political Science
C. Psychology
D. Sociology

Area IV: Human Expression

One course from either category
A. Great Books
B. Fine and Performing Arts

Additional Courses from Areas Two, Three, and Four

Two additional courses from Areas II, III, or IV, each from a different area. Except for Area II, the course selected must come from a different category than the course(s) chosen to meet the area requirement.

Area V: Natural Sciences

Three quarter courses or equivalent - (lecture and lab) from any one or a combination of the following:
A. Biology
B. Chemistry
C. Earth and Environmental Sciences (formerly Geology)
D. Physics

Area VI: College Component

One course as determined by major college

 

Writing Intensive (WI) Courses in GE

A transfer student who has completed the transfer module that is part of the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy will be considered as having met the Writing in GE requirements.

A transfer student who has completed at least 75% (40 hours) of the transfer module may meet the Writing in GE requirement by completing one writing intensive course.

A transfer student who has completed less than 75% (40 hours) of the transfer module must complete the University's general education requirements, including the Writing in GE requirement, as follows:

• A transfer student who has completed 50%-74% (28-39 hours) of general education must successfully complete two WI courses in GE, in addition to English 101 and 102.
• A transfer student who has completed 25%-49% (14-27 hours) of general education must successfully complete three WI courses in GE, in addition to English 101 and 102.
• A transfer student who has completed less than 25% (13 or fewer hours) of general education must successfully complete four designated WI courses in GE, in addition to English 101 and 102.
  
  NOTE: All transfer students must complete two WI courses in the major.