Public Services and Applied Sciences Department

The Public Services and Applied Sciences Department offers the following programs:

The admission requirements for the associate degree programs are as follows:

Proof of standard high school diploma or GED certification.
A minimum of two years of significant full-time work experience beyond high school.

The admission requirements for bachelor degree programs are as follows:

Proof of high school graduation or GED certification.
Original transcripts from all previous college or university study at regionally accredited colleges or universities or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
Prior completion of at least 60 transferable credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education is required before the student is eligible to start a bachelor core program.
- A maximum of 40 hours of credit may be earned through the assessed learning process toward the required 60.
A minimum of two years of significant full-time work experience beyond high school.

The admission requirements for the master's degree program are as follows:

A baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body or the Association for Biblical Higher Education verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
An undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher from the baccalaureate degree granting institution at which at least a minimum of 30 hours was completed. If an applicant's GPA is below 2.5, the student may be admitted on a probationary basis, as established by the guidelines of the college.
A minimum of two years of significant full-time work experience.

To graduate with an associate degree the following requirements must be met:

Completion of the core requirements.
Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
A minimum of "C" (2.0) must be achieved in both of the communications courses (WRI-140 and WRI-141). Failure to achieve a "C" in either course will require repeating the course until a "C" is achieved before the student may continue with the core. (The "repeated courses" policy as found in the Academic Information section does not apply in this case.)
Payment of all tuition and fees in order to receive a diploma.

To graduate with a baccalaureate degree the following requirements must be met:

Completion of 124 semester hours.
Completion of the required core courses with a GPA of 2.25 or higher.
Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Completion of 30 hours of general education as specified (General Education Requirements).
Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.

To graduate with a master's degree the following requirements must be met:

All credits required in the curriculum sequence with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum grade of "C" in each course. A grade of "C-" or below will require the course to be repeated.
Overall GPA of 3.0 in all IWU graduate work.
Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.