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The Wesleyan Collegiate Institute introduces a higher education experience
to (at most) 25 high school seniors each year who are capable of attending
college, but who are at risk of not staying in high school, or not even
applying to college. The Institute, developed through Texas Wesleyan
University and FWISD in 1992, offers dual high school and college credit
for required English courses. Participating seniors can earn six transferable
college hours before their high school graduation by passing the two
English courses required of any first-year student: English 1301 (rhetoric
and composition) and English 1302 (literature and composition).
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| The Wesleyan Collegiate Institute helps students from various Fort Worth
Independent School District high schools make the transition from high
school to the university. But unlike other area programs that offer dual
high school/college credit, the Institute offers students much more: |
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| Texas Wesleyan University provides each student with books, lunch, and
tuition for the entire academic year, as well as a university identification
card that gains him/her access to campus resources (the West library,
computer labs, career guidance and counseling, and admission advising).
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| Students selected for the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute are in the top
half of their graduating class, have recommendations from both an academic
counselor and an English teacher, and of course, have the desire to be
here. Institute students accept Texas Wesleyan's support, but are in no
way obligated to attend Texas Wesleyan University at a future date. Again,
Texas Wesleyan University believes in every student and offers this program
as an outreach to the FWISD community. |
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