Texas Wesleyan University

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Texas Wesleyan University


Established	1890
Type	Private
President	Dr. Harold Jeffcoat
Faculty	258 15:1 Faculty-Student Ratio
Undergraduates	3,100
Location	Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Campus	Urban
Religious Affiliation	Methodist
Mascot	ram
Website	www.txwesleyan.edu

Texas Wesleyan University is a private college located in the southeast part of Fort Worth, Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is located in Fort Worth's Polytechnic neighborhood. Its mascot is the ram. Its school colors are blue and gold.

1 History
2 Schools
3 Majors
4 Graduate Programs
5 School Organizations
6 Sports
7 External links

[edit] History

The university opened in 1890. The college became a woman's university in 1914 but was forced to become coeducational in 1934 due to financial problems from the Great Depression.

[edit] Schools

School of Business
School of Education
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Law

[edit] Majors

Accounting, General
Advertising and Public Relations
Art Teacher Education
Art/Art Studies, General
Athletic Training/Trainer
Behavioral Sciences
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
Biochemistry
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology Teacher Education
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business Administration and Management, General
Business Teacher Education
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Business/Managerial Economics
Business-Psychology
Chemistry, General
Chemistry, Other
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Counseling Psychology
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Economics, General
Education, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Engineering, Other
English Language and Literature, General
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Fire Management
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Health and Physical Education, General
History Teacher Education
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
International Business/Trade/Commerce
International Relations and Affairs
Journalism
Kinesiology
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
Liberal Arts, General
Management Information Systems, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Mathematics Teacher Education
Mathematics, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music Teacher Education
Music, General
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Political Science and Government, General
Pre-Dentistry Studies
Pre-Law Studies
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Psychology, General
Radio and Television/Broadcasting
Reading Teacher Education
Recreation Diving Management
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious Education
School Psychology
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Social Sciences, General
Social Studies Teacher Education
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Speech Teacher Education
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Voice and Opera
Wind and Percussion Instruments

[edit] Graduate Programs

Counseling
Healthcare Administration
Juris Doctor of Law
Master of Education
Master of Business Administration
Nurse Anesthesia

[edit] School Organizations

Motor Board
Sigma Tau Delta
Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO)
Texas Wesleyan University Scuba Club
Baptist Student Movement
Community Church of Christ
Methodist Student Movement
Omega Chi
Student Government Association
Black Student Association
Gamma Sigma Sigma
Gamma Phi Beta
Lambda Kappa Kappa
Sigma Kappa Lambda
Student Ambassadors
Alpha Xi Delta
American Chemical Society
History Club
Kappa Alpha Order
Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc.
Texas Wesleyan Media Guild
Texas Wesleyan Panhellenic
Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders (Toastmasters)
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

[edit] Sports

Texas Wesleyan University has been a member of the Red River Athletic Conference of the NAIA since the fall 2002. The member institutions are in both Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma and include Houston Baptist, SW Assemblies of God, UT-Permian Basin, Northwood, Texas College, Paul Quinn College, Jarvis Christian College, College of the Southwest, Texas A&M International University, Bacone College, Wiley College, and Langston University.

There are eight sports sponsored by the Department of Athletics, and one sports sponsored by the Department of Student Life. The men's sports with traditional season in parenthesis are: Soccer (Fall), Basketball (Winter), Golf (Spring), and Baseball (Spring). The women's sports with traditional season in parenthesis are: Soccer (Fall), Volleyball (Fall), Basketball (Winter), and Softball (Spring). Junior Varsity Baseball and Junior Varsity Basketball have also been added to increase the participation opportunities for students at Wesleyan. On March 24, 2006, Texas Wesleyan University won the NAIA National Championship in Division I Basketball.

The sport sponsored by the Department of Student Life is Table Tennis. In spring 2006 it included two full-time coaches, a 4-person women's team and a 13-person men's team. Table Tennis is the 2004 and 2005 National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) Collegiate Team Champions. The 2006 National Championships will be held April 8-10 in Fort Worth, Texas.

WWE's The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) graduated with a degree in sports management in 1983.