Texas Woman's University receives grant to support students to study abroad

Institute of International Education (IIE) provides programs, development, research, and crisis support to everyone from the South Pacific to the North Atlantic in international education.

Texas Woman's University is all set to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant to enable up to 25 students of the University to obtain their first US passport and open the pathway to study abroad. The university was selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) which offers programs, research, development and crisis support to everyone from the South Pacific to the North Atlantic in international education.

To get this grant, TWU Education Abroad has allianced with the TWU Center for First-Generation Students. The partnership will continue through the 2024-25 academic year. The focus will be on awarding first-year students and new transfer students who never would have considered owning a passport. 

IIE American Passport Project to date supported 176 higher education institutions in 41 states since its inception in 2021. It aims to reach student populations who often do not obtain a US passport.

TWU Education Abroad will offer ongoing Education Abroad programming and advising. These events will be further tailored for first-generation students, with salient topics such as how to engage their families in the process, navigating the cost of travel, and what opportunities abroad are available for their majors and goals. All these will be offered in collaboration with the Center for First-Generation Students and other campus offices.

TWU: Apply as a first-year student

As a first-year student, students can be admitted under one of the following two categories: Assured Admission or Regular Admission.

Under Assured Admission, the admission is automatically approved if the students meet both of the following: 

• Graduated from a regionally accredited Texas high school during the past two years; and
• Ranked in the top 25 per cent of your high school’s graduating class

Under Regular Admission, the following requirements must be met:

• Earned at least a 2.0 high school grade point average on a 4.0 scale
• Ranked in the top 50 per cent of your high school graduating class
• Graduated from a regionally accredited high school, homeschool program or hold a GED or HiSET* certificate of completion
• Met one of these SAT or ACT score requirements: This requirement is optional for admissions but may be used for honours and scholarship purposes

1. SAT prior to March 2016: 1000 (based on Critical Reading and Math combined)
2. SAT after March 2016: 1080 (based on Evidenced Reading and Writing, and Math combined)
3. ACT: 21 (or above) composite

Following are the curriculum requirements for Regular Admission:

1. If attending a private Texas high school or an out-of-state high school, complete or enrol in a college-prep curriculum as outlined below:

• Science (3 semester credit hours)
• Social Studies (3 semester credit hours)
• Academic Electives (3 semester credit hours)
• English (4 semester credit hours)
• Math (3 semester credit hours, including Algebra II)

1. Completed or enrolled in the Foundation, Recommended or Distinguished Texas High School Curriculum**, or an International Baccalaureate Program, or

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