Associate of General Studies

 Admission requirements for transfer students:

• Transfer students applying to the Allen School of Engineering and Computing must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of “C” or better in Calculus I, Chemistry I, and College Composition.
• Transfer students applying to the Franks School of Education must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and a grade of “C” or better in a mathematics course, a social sciences or humanities course, and English Composition 1.
• Transfer students applying to the Rinker Ross School of Health Sciences must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of “C” or better in a mathematics course, a social sciences or humanities course, and English Composition 1.
• Transfer students applying to the Ketner School of Business and the Jannen School of Arts and Sciences must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.25 and a grade of “C” or better in a mathematics course, a social sciences or humanities course, and English Composition 1.  

High School Transcripts: 

• Request your high school to send a copy of your current transcript to Trine.
• Transcripts can be submitted via mail, fax, Parchment, screenshot, and e-mail.
• Trine University is Test Optional for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years. "Test-optional" means that standardized tests are not required from high school students when they are considered for admission to Trine University.  Of course, students can still choose to submit their test scores, however, those scores will be considered to be only part of the student’s overall academic record.  
• High school students can take the American College Test (ACT) and/or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and request that scores be sent to Trine.
• The University's code numbers are 1250 for the ACT and 1811 for the SAT.  
• Test scores can be submitted via mail, fax, Parchment, screenshot, or e-mail and may be sent FREE from College Board to your counselor at any time.

Total Credit Hour 60

General Education - 22 credit hours

• ENG 103 English Composition I

• ENG 113 English Composition II

• ENG 133 Technical Communication

      or  COM 213 Business Communication

•Math elective - 3 credit hours

•  Science elective - 3 credit hours

• Social Science elective - 3 credit hours

• Humanities elective - 3 credit hours

• General Education elective - 3 credit hours

Content Requirement - 37 credit hours

• 37 credit hours, to include at least 9 hours earned in each of the two academic departments

Additional Requirements - 1 credit hour

• UE 101 University Experience - 1 credit hour

Non - Engineering

• ONE-TIME Intl Enrollment Fee:  $500  

• ONE-TIME Housing deposit:  $150  

• Tuition:                                         $33,650  

• Intl Health Insurance:               $1,499  

• Housing & Meal Plan:             $11,700  

• Student Fee*                                 $530  

• Parking Permit Fee**                   $120  

• Total Annual Estimate ***         $47,649