Preparatory and Competency-Bachelor's Degree

Supporting Requirements (0-6 hours)

All supporting requirement courses require a “C” or higher.  At the time students register at IWU, they will be informed whether it is necessary to take any of the following preparatory courses:

ENG-119 Effective Writing – Students are required to take ENG-119 in their first semester unless they have met one of the following components:

1. A 2017 or more recent ACT/SAT score of:

a. SAT subscores of Reading and Writing of 25 or above (RSAT WL & RSAT R of 25 or above) as determined at time of registration

b. ACT of 19 or above (ACTE 19 or above)

2. A High School GPA of 3.0 or higher

3. A transfer course or AP score that equates to ENG-119, Effective Writing, or ENG 120, Research Writing.  

4. A transfer student with 12 or more credits with a minimum of a 2.0 college GPA.

MAT-101 Introductory Algebra – Students are required to take MAT-101 unless they have met one of the following components:

1. A 2017 or more recent ACT/SAT score of:

a. Math SAT 480 or above (RSAT)

b. Math ACT 19 or above 

2. A High School GPA of 3.0 or higher as determined at time of registration

3. A transfer course or AP score that equates to a Math Course

4. Completion of a preparatory math course at another institution

Students who have not fulfilled this requirement within their first 30 hours will not be allowed to enroll in courses at IWU unless they are also enrolled in MAT-101.

Competency Requirements (0-9 hours)

Courses taken to satisfy any of the following competencies must be passed with a grade of “C” or better. Any course identified as meeting a university competency must be passed with a minimum grade of "C."