West Virginia University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

West Virginia University Academics

Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Speech Or Communications Disorders, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 2500 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Online Course Registration for Freshmen, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Repair Service Available On Campus, Computer Helpline Available, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Discounted Computer Software for Sale, Discounted Computer Hardware for Sale, Student Web Hosting, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 3%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 2% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 95%. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. West Virginia University is unique in its study options. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at West Virginia University.

Computer Science:

Biometric Systems, Computer Science

Security and Protective Services:

Criminalistics/Criminal Science, Forensic Technologies

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science, Dental Hygiene, Nursing (RN), Prenursing, Prepharmacy, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

Popular majors:

twelve percent business per marketing, eleven percent liberal arts, ten percent communications per journalism, nine percent engineering, eight percent social sciences, six percent health professions, five percent interdisciplinary studies, five percent psychology

History:

History – General

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

Social Sciences:

Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management, Sport/Fitness Administration

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Education:

Agricultural Education, Physical Education

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Exercise Physiology

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Public Relations

Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 50. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of April.

West Virginia University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 92% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 81%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, twenty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, four hundred and thirty total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of August. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of March. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

West Virginia University Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty percent scholarships per grants and sixty percent loans per jobs. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Job Skills and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form.

West Virginia University Students

West Virginia University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. Moreover, the student body consists of fifty-one percent in-state students, forty-nine percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, forty-seven percent women, fifty-three percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, eighteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-three percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-four percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Furthermore, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately nineteen thousand, five hundred and ten degree-seeking undergrads, four thousand, five hundred and seventy-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five thousand, one hundred and fifty-one graduate enrollment. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 92 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, eighty-three percent of first-year students live in college housing, twenty-seven percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, one hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as personal rapid transit system (PRT), arboretum, planetarium, herbarium, pharmacy museum, 2 art galleries, 8 experimental farms, 4 forests, software development center, mineral and energy resources museum, center for Black culture and research, student recreation center.. Anyway, the school is located 70 miles from Pittsburgh, 200 miles from Baltimore.This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus.

West Virginia University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Softball
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling