Wayne State University

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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Science, Technology and Society Requirement
Second Degree, Requirements for
Senior Rule
Social Work
Study Abroad Programs
Transfer Credit Evaluation
Transfer Policy
Transfer Student Statute
TOEFL

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) may be used by University Admissions as the basis for admitting or rejecting an applicant when his or her HPA in high school is between 2.00 - 2.74. The SAT consists of two sections: Verbal and Mathematics. To be admitted solely on the basis of the SAT, a student must have minimum scores of 450 on the Verbal test and 400 on the Mathematics test.

Science, Technology and Society Requirement

These courses will assist students in understanding the interplay that occurs among social, scientific, and technological advances and in becoming aware of the contemporary issues surrounding the development and application of science and technology. To meet this objective, all undergraduate students entering Wayne State University fall 2005 or later are required to successfully complete a course from a list of approved options.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Students who need to have their SAT scores sent to Wayne State should call The College Board at 1-609-771-7600.

Second Degree, Requirements for

The University's position with respect to students who wish to earn a second undergraduate degree, is that the University imposes no competency requirements on such students if they have received their first baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited school "or from a foreign institution that is normally recognized by Wayne State...." Students must earn at least 30 hours at Wayne State and must fulfill all Group Requirements of the college and Major Requirements of the department from which they intend to graduate. Students beginning work on the second degree Fall 2005 or later must also complete the Exposure Areas if their first degree was earned at an institution other than Wayne State University.

A student who is pursuing a second degree in a college that imposes time limits concerning undergraduate science requirements must be referred to that college for an answer to the question of whether he or she must repeat any coursework. Students should be referred to their respective programs for information regarding any time limits.

Business Administration

The only baccalaureate degree offered by Business Administration to students who already have one is in Accounting. All other students who want a degree must pursue a Master of Business Administration.

Prospective Accounting majors must fulfill all Pre-Business Administration course requirements. They are not required to meet English or Math Proficiency.

Education

The College of Education does not offer a baccalaureate degree to students who have already earned one. Students who wish to earn a teaching certificate may do so as a post-bachelor's student in Education through the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. An exception is allowed if the first degree is from an unaccredited school.

Engineering

Students must meet all college and departmental course requirements and, in the process of doing so, must complete at least 30 semester hours beyond those that applied toward the first degree.

Fine, Performing & Communication Arts

Students must earn at least 30 hours at Wayne State and must fulfill all Group Requirements of the college and Major Requirements of the department from which they intend to graduate.  In addition, if the transferable/applicable credit hours from the first degree total less than 90 credit hours, a student is required to complete whatever credit hours are needed to bring them to the 120 credits required for a degree at WSU

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students must earn at least 30 hours at Wayne State and must fulfill all Group Requirements of the college and Major Requirements of the department from which they intend to graduate.  In addition, if the transferable/applicable credit hours from the first degree total less than 90 credit hours, a student is required to complete whatever credit hours are needed to bring them to the 120 credits required for a degree at WSU

Nursing

Students who plan to earn a second degree may pursue the BSN either through the Collaborative Degree Program (also known as the "CD 2" program) or through the traditional undergraduate route. Students are required to fulfill the courses within the Nursing major (after completion of prerequisites for admission consideration).

Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Pharmacy: second-degree students must meet all pre-professional course and examination requirements listed for the Pre-Pharmacy program.

Clinical Laboratory Science: second-degree students must fulfill all requirements except for: Math Competency, Critical Thinking, English Proficiency, Computer Literacy, Historical Studies, Social Science, Visual and Performing Arts, Philosophy & Letters, and Foreign Culture.

Cytotechnology: second-degree students must fulfill the all requirements except for: Math Competency, Critical Thinking, English Proficiency, Computer Literacy, Historical Studies, Social Science, Visual and Performing Arts, Philosophy & Letters, and Foreign Culture.

Mortuary Science: second-degree students must complete the courses required for the pre-professional program.

Pathologists' Assistant: second-degree students must complete the courses required for the pre-professional program.

Occupational Therapy: second-degree students must complete BIO 1510 and 2870, CHM 1020, PHY 102 0(with laboratory), P S 1010, PSY 1020 or 1010, and Basic Social Science to be considered for admission to the professional program. The department recommends that all pre-professional students take O T 2050, OT 3200, and AED 5260.

Physical Therapy: second-degree students must complete BIO 1510 and 1500, CHM 1220/1230, BCH 1010 or CHM 1030, ENG 1020, ENG 3010 or 3030, STA 1020 or PSY 3010, PHY 2130 and 214,0 PSY 2400, P S 1010,  and one course under either VP PL.

Radiation Therapy Technology: refer students to the department at 577-1137.

 

Senior Rule

Senior Rule is a one-term opportunity provided to students who need only one or two courses to complete their undergraduate work and who wish to use their last term to take some graduate courses. He or she must be admissible to the graduate program and should apply well in advance of the beginning of that term. For that term only, the student's tuition is assessed at the Junior-Senior rate for all coursework, even for that which is designated as graduate credit. Courses carrying graduate credit are entered only on the graduate transcript.

NOTE:

  • Students who have completed all requirements for a bachelor's degree are not eligible.
  • Students must register for at least one credit which is required for the undergraduate degree to be eligible.
  • Undergraduate and graduate courses combined may not exceed 16 credit hours for the final semester of the baccalaureate degree work .
  • Only graduate courses numbered 5000 and 6000 may be taken under this rule.

Social Work

The Pre-Social Work curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts requires students to complete a minimum of 60semester hours, including all course prerequisites, many of which fulfill one or another University General Education Requirement, and to earn a minimum HPA of 2.60.

The application deadline is Feb. 28 . Students who are admitted are given a Plan of Work which outlines the upper-division coursework, field practice and any remaining university requirements not fulfilled prior to admission.

Students may call the School of Social Work at 577-4409 for an application for admission to the professional program or for the schedule of informational meetings. The school is located in the Thompson Home, 4756 Cass Avenue at the corner of Hancock.

Students who earn the bachelor of social work are eligible to enter the Advanced Standing program that leads to the Master of Social Work in one year. Students who hold a degree other than the BSW may pursue the MSW on a two-year, full-time schedule. A part-time program leading to the MSW is available to those whose circumstances prohibit full-time enrollment.

Study Abroad Programs

Undergraduates at WSU may participate in any of several kinds of Study Abroad Programs:

  1. Programs sponsored by WSU such as the Junior Year in Germany (academic year); Salford, England (fall or winter semester); the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (academic year).
  2. Programs sponsored by other U.S. universities.
  3. Programs offered by foreign universities and other schools.

General points to consider about Study Abroad Programs:

  1. Student eligibility for financial aid for Study Abroad Programs has been authorized by new legislation.
  2. The student must expect to complete at least 30 semester hours at Wayne State upon returning from the program unless given permission by the Educational Adjustment Committee of his/her intended college.
  3. Credit earned in Study Abroad Programs may, if approved, apply toward General Education Requirements or, with the approval of the department, toward the major.

Points about programs sponsored by other universities and institutions:

  1. Students who wish to participate in a Study Abroad Program sponsored by another U.S. university should consult the Academic Year Abroad and the Vacation Study Abroad manuals published annually by the Institute for International Education and discuss their intentions with the Study Abroad Office. Credit is posted to the transcript of the U.S. university which offers the program. The student requests an official transcript from the host institution to be sent to the Transfer Credit Evaluation Unit.
  2. Authorization for WSU to accept credit from foreign universities, non-sponsored programs, or language schools should be secured by the student prior to departure.

 

Study Abroad Programs at Wayne State University

 

Transfer Credit Evaluation

Currently, theTransfer Credit Evaluation Office evaluates credit earned through Advanced Placement, the College-Level Examination Program, the International Baccalaureate program, and course credit from other colleges and universities in the United States for all undergraduates who enter WSU.

A typical time period between the point at which a student is notified of being admitted and his or her receipt of the official credit evaluation is approximately 4 - 6 weeks. This period will be somewhat lengthier from July through October since approximately one-half of all undergraduate transfer students who apply for admission to the fall term do not do so until the period between June 1 and July 31; in the months preceding the spring / summer Term, the period will be somewhat shorter. Credit evaluations are done in the order in which they are received for a given term.

Deductions of transfer credit for courses repeated at WSU should be communicated to the following offices:

Records Office, for students admitted prior to Fall 1998 whose transfer credit does not appear in Banner or SIS
Transfer Credit Evaluation Office, for students admitted after Fall 1998, for whom a Banner or SIS record exists

Transfer Policy

This General Education Transfer Policy, as detailed on the Office of Transfer Credit Evaluation web site (http://www.transfercredit.wayne.edu/GETP.php), applies to students who transfer to Wayne State University from a Michigan community college with an Associate of Arts (A.A.), an Associate of Science (A.S.), an Associate of Baccalaureate Studies (ABS), or an Associate of Liberal Arts (A.L.A.). The Associate of Science in Nursing DOES NOT QUALIFY for the transfer policy. The transfer policy also includes students who transfer to Wayne State University from a Michigan community college with a MACRAO-stamped transcript but do not hold the associate degree. The schools and colleges at Wayne State have reviewed the policy and made determinations about how this policy will effect transfer students in their programs. The following list specifies for students and advisors how this policy will be interpreted for each program and where a program will demand specific general education course work because of major/professional requirements. The transfer policy satisfies only the University General Education requirements which are represented on the following lists. There may be additional courses and/or categories needed to satisfy the major and college requirements.

Program specific information

Transfer Student Statute

Among the provisions of the full statute are the following:

  1. The university will accept all traditional academic credit from regionally accredited four-year schools.
  2. The university will accept up to 64 semester hours from accredited two-year schools. In practice, all transferable credit from either four-year or two-year schools is posted to to the Wayne State transcript although not more than 64 hours from a two-year school or schools will apply toward the minimum number of hours required to graduate.
  3. The university will accept transferable credit in which the student has earned a "D" or better.
  4. Concerning schools accredited by other agencies or having candidacy status with a regional association, the university will accept transferable coursework in which a grade of "A" or "B" has been recorded. The school must grant a degree, not merely a diploma, and must be accredited by an agency recognized by COPA. Finally, as with accredited schools, the course must either be equivalent or be of traditional academic nature.
  5. The university will transfer "up to 12 semester hours of credit earned in technical, vocational and applied (TVA) courses ... if such courses are determined to be cognate or related to a student's intended program."

The statute contains several other provisions, a number of which merely codify previous practice. For an understanding of the impact of the statute, see External Credit: Domestic Schools. 

TOEFL

TOEFL policy changes are as follows:

  1. International students who complete the equivalent of our two freshman composition courses with a grade of C or better at a U.S. college or university are exempt from taking the TOEFL. Completing an associate degree also exempts them from the TOEFL.
  2. International and other students (regardless of their immigrant status) are not required to take the TOEFL if they graduate from a U.S. high school.