Associate in Arts

Entry Requirements

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 Hours - 60

• General Education Requirements - 22 credit hours

• Mathematics Elective - 3 credit hours

• Lab Science Elective - 4 credit hours

• Social Sciences Elective - 3 credit hours

• Humanities Elective - 3 credit hours

• ENG 103 English Composition I

• ENG 113 English Composition II

•  ENG 133 Technical Communication

• General Education Elective - 3 credit hours

Content  Requirements - 24 credit hours (Choose one of the following areas):

• Communication

• English

• History  

• Humanities

• Music

Additional Requirements - 14 credit hours

• UE 101 University Experience

• SP 203 Effective Speaking

Unrestrictive Electives - 10 credit hours