TCU
Texas Christian University
Admissions
- Your application
- Application Fee $40 or International $50
- Official High School Transcript
- Your Essay over one of the 4 topics available
- Activity Resume
- Counselor and Teacher Evaluation
- ACT/SAT Scores
Credits required upon Graduation at Minimum:
- 4 units of English
- 3 units of mathematics (including 2 units of algebra and 1 of geometry)
- 3 units of science (including one laboratory science)
- 3 units of social studies
- 2 units of foreign language
- 2 units of academic electives.
Ways to Contact Admission office:
-By e-mail
Contact your admission counselor
-By telephone
800.828.3764
817.257.7490
817.257.7268 (fax)
-By mail
TCU Office of Admission
TCU Box 297013
Fort Worth, Texas 76129
-By visit/shipment
TCU Office of Admission
3301 Bellaire Drive North
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Academic Costs
2014-2015 Tuition($19,255 per semester):$38,510
Books (Estimated Annual Cost): $1,050
Residence Hall: $6,900
Rates include phone service, voice mail and cable tv
(Common freshman rate)
Dining Plan: $4,480
Incoming students may choose among $2,240, $2,365, or $2,525 per semester plans, all of which include unlimited dining at Market Square. Students who do not
choose meal plans will be assigned the $2,240 per semester plan.
Annual Cost Estimate: $50,940
Housing
1. $500 non-refundable Tuition Deposit
2. $400 non-refundable Housing Deposit
3. Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination Records
call at (817)257-7865
email at housing@tcu.edu
Visits
AP & Transfer Credit Policy
Biology
3 10003 3 sem. hrs.‡
4 10000 4 sem. hrs.‡
5 10000, 10504 8 sem. hrs.‡
Chemistry 4 10113 3 sem. hrs.
5 10113, 10125 8 sem. hrs.
Computer Science
A or AB 4 or 5 10403 3 sem. hrs.
Economics
Macroeconomics 4 10233 3 sem. hrs.
Microeconomics 4 10223 3 sem. hrs.
English
Language and Composition 310803 3 sem hrs.
Language and Composition 4 or 5 10803, 20803 6 sem hrs.
Literature and Composition 3 10803 3 sem hrs.
Literature and Composition 4 or 5 10803,10103 6 sem hrs.
Mathematics
Calculus AB 3 10283 3 sem. hrs.
Calculus AB 4 or 5 10524 4 sem. hrs.
Calculus BC 3 or 4 10524 4 sem. hrs.
Calculus BC 5 10524, 20524 8 sem. hrs.
Statistics 3, 4, or 5 10043 3 sem. hrs.
Music
Music Theory 4 or 510201, 10203 4 sem. hrs.
Physics
B 4 or 5 10154, 10164 8 sem. hrs.
C - Mechanical4 or 5 204744 sem. hrs.
C - Electricity & Magnetism 4 or 5 20484 4 sem. hrs.
Political Science
American Government 3, 4 or 5 General Core** 3 sem. hrs.
Scholarships
Call (817) 257-7858 or 1-800-TCU-Frog (outside of Tarrant County).
Fax at (817) 257-7462
Email at financialaid@tcu.edu.