To avoid problems in determining and meeting University requirements you should examine the requirements listed in the University catalog for the year that you enter West Chester. Program revisions are made rather frequently in an effort to improve curricula, to meet State requirements, and to better satisfy the needs of the students. The requirements listed in the West Chester University Catalog for the year that you matriculate at West Chester are the official requirements for you. You may elect to pursue a later set of requirements; but you can so change only once, and you may not change back.
- English Composition Requirement
- See University Catalog for information about specific requirements.
- Policy for Placement in Mathematics
- See University Catalog for information about specific requirements.
- University GPA Requirements
- A student’s scholastic standing at the University is indicated by his or her cumulative grade point average (GPA). Three categories of academic standing have been established: good academic standing, probation, and dismissal. A student remains in good academic standing as long as he or she maintains a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all work taken at the University.
If you are a transfer or re-admission student, you are admitted for one semester. To continue in the University, you must have a cumulative grade point average for courses taken at West Chester of 2.00 ("C" or better) each semester.
- Departmental GPA Requirements for Graduation
- You must achieve a GPA of at least 2.50 in your major before you will be recommended for graduation. Grades of "C-" or lower in major subjects must be raised to a "C" or better. Transfer credits from another institution are accepted for courses in which a student earned a grade of "D" or better EXCEPT when those courses are to be counted as part of the student's major. A grade of "C" or better is then required.
- Foreign Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree
- Candidates for the B.A. degree are required to fulfill a foreign language requirement. One of the ways in which this requirement may be fulfilled is to complete the second half of the intermediate year of a foreign language with a "C-" grade or better. This means in effect that only the 202 (Intermediate II) language course is required. However, students who are not qualified to take the 202 course must prepare themselves by taking the Elementary (101-102) and/or Intermediate I (201) course. Students may also satisfy the foreign language requirement by presenting a certificate or examination results which verify that they are competent in a foreign language at the 202 level. A third way to fulfill the foreign language requirement is to earn a "C-" grade or better in a 102 level course of a foreign language and then take three courses dealing with the related foreign culture area. These courses are termed “culture clusters.” If this third option is chosen, the 102 level course must be taken for a grade ("C-" or better). The 101 course may be taken pass/fail but the culture cluster courses must be taken for a grade.