Introduction
Community and Campus
Page Two - Academic Divisions and Programs
Page Three - University Services

Majors Offered
Alphabetical Listing
Listing by College/School

ACADEMIC DIVISIONS AND PROGRAMS

The University comprises a decentralized group of 13 colleges and schools, an arrangement that helps maintain the friendly, informal atmosphere typical of smaller institutions. The colleges and schools are briefly described; more information can be obtained by writing to the dean of the appropriate college or school.

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences
The College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences is divided into five divisions of study: Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Family and Consumer Sciences; Forestry; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Resource Management. The excellent instructional facilities of the College offer students many learning opportunities. The Agricultural Sciences Building contains most of the offices, classrooms, and laboratories for agricultural programs as well as the dairy plant and meat laboratories. The headquarters for the Division of Forestry, Percival Hall, houses that unit's offices, classrooms, and laboratories, including the wood processing facilities. In Allen Hall, Family and Consumer Science classes are held, and the laboratory nursery school is located on the Evansdale Campus. Maintaining eight farms, two campus greenhouses, and more than 8,000 acres of forest land for teaching and research, the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences offers students a variety of educational opportunities.

Undergraduate students in the College are offered fields of study, which complement various careers. The study of ecology is interwoven throughout the courses to offer students the education necessary for careers emphasizing the protection of environmental quality and the management, utilization, and conservation of our soil, water, forests, wildlife, domestic animals, food, and fiber.

Students from around the world come to WVU to work with the internationally recognized faculty of the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences. Master's and doctoral degree candidates pursue varied programs such as entomology, genetics, resource economics, and child development, among others. Many of our graduate programs are nationally accredited or certified, and our students and faculty regular win national awards and honors.

• Graduate student researchers in the Division of Plant and Soil Sciences are working with faculty to develop treatments for the varroa mite that threatens wild and commercial honeybee populations.
• Graduates from the Division of Forestry are among the top ten most recruited in the nation, according to a survey of industry leaders.
• Many graduate programs in the college offer research or teaching assistantships.

For more information about specific programs in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences, please contact:

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences
West Virginia University
PO Box 6108
Morgantown WV 26506-6108
USA
Web page: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse academic unit within West Virginia University. A faculty of 300 and a staff of 125 support more than 6,000 students (nearly one-third of the WVU student body) who are majoring in one or more of the 28 undergraduate, 18 master's, or ten doctoral degree programs offered by the College's 14 departments and School of Social Work and Public Administration.

The College provides the majority of the core liberal studies course work for all WVU undergraduates and a wide variety of required and elective courses for the entire student body. Nearly all students majoring in secondary education (a five-year program) receive an undergraduate degree from the Eberly College prior to completing a master's degree in education. In addition, many departments offer minors for students majoring in other schools and colleges. Arts and Sciences students may, with permission, elect to major in more than one discipline and may, when appropriate, design an interdisciplinary degree program. Several programs, including biochemistry, environmental geoscience, industrial mathematics and statistics, international studies, forensic identification, liberal arts and sciences, and Slavic studies, are interdisciplinary by design.

The various degree programs offered by the College are enriched through individualized guidance and mentoring, state-of-the-art computer labs, and world-class research and teaching facilities. In addition, the reach of the College's academic programs is extended into research and practical situations through the work of numerous research laboratories, five centers, and two institutes.

Eberly College programs prepare graduates for many specific professions, while also providing a broad-based education that will remain relevant beyond the first job after graduation. Many College graduates go on to complete graduate and professional degrees. By providing students with analytic and communication skills, reasoning abilities, and a broad knowledge of the humanities and the behavioral and natural sciences, Eberly College graduates are equipped for life-long learning and are prepared to meet the challenges of an ever-changing job market.

The largest college within the University, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences offers master's and doctoral degree programs in a broad range of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Several of our graduate programs, including those in communication studies, political science, and psychology boast research programs that are among the highest rated in their respective disciplines. Our programs in clinical psychology, public administration, and social work are nationally accredited. A few particular points of pride:

• Our Department of Psychology was recently ranked fourth in the world in research productivity in behavior analysis and therapy research. Our political science and communications studies programs are also rated as among the highest in their respective disciplines.
• Students in our Department of English can work under Gail Adams, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and poet James Harms, recipient of the 1999 CASE West Virginia Professor of the Year Award.

For more information about specific programs in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, please contact:

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
West Virginia University
PO Box 6286
Morgantown WV 26506-6286
USA
Web page: http://www.as.wvu.edu/

College of Business and Economics
The College of Business and Economics offers students a well-rounded business education and the technology skills to succeed. The foundation for the undergraduate curriculum is the "business core" which introduces students to business. Each undergraduate student chooses a field of study from one of the following majors: accounting, economics, finance, management, or marketing. The core emphasizes technology, teamwork, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

The College of Business and Economics is a modern facility, equipped with the latest technology. Through course work, students learn to implement the most current word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software. The College has a wireless network that enables students with properly equipped laptops to access College software from designated student work areas. In addition, the B&E building houses two multi-media classrooms and three distance learning centers. Top Fortune 500 companies hire WVU business students because of their ability to apply technology in a business environment.

Faculty and staff in the College are committed to helping students to succeed. An Introduction to Business course is offered for Pre-Business and Economics students to investigate career options. In addition, the Office of Employment and Internships fosters partnerships between students and employers for the purpose of practical work experience. Clubs and organizations in the College allow students to interact with alumni and to network with business professionals.

If you are looking for academic excellence and career advancement in business or economics our MBA program is highly selective and its graduates are equally successful. Our Industrial Relations program is among the top 5 in the country. All of the Big 5 accounting firms recruit our M.P.A. grads. Our master's and doctoral students in economics publish in top journals and have a 100 percent job placement rate.

• Our Executive MBA program, geared to working professionals, is offered in eight West Virginia cities and delivered on site via interactive TV.
• All of our business programs are accredited by A.A.C.S.B. - the International Association for Management Education --assuring employers and students of quality.
• Graduate classes in all of our departments are small, allowing for extensive student-faculty contact. Students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on important research projects.

For more information about specific programs in the College of Business and Economics, please contact:

College of Business and Economics
West Virginia University
PO Box 6025
Morgantown WV 26506-6025
USA
Web page: http://www.be.wvu.edu/

College of Creative Arts
Creative development in art, music, and theatre and dance is the purpose of the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University. A distinguished faculty of studio and performing artists and academicians bring a commitment to the creative process of artistic growth, which is shared with each student. Here, in a rich environment of art exhibits, concerts, and plays, students are offered the knowledge, skills, and inspiration necessary for professional success.

The Creative Arts Center is home to the WVU College of Creative Arts. It is a modern, well-equipped facility devoted to creative development through instruction, performance and exhibition in Art, Music, and Theatre and Dance. The $20 million center features a 1,400 seat concert theatre, which accommodates many College and University productions, in addition to providing premiere performance space for touring productions. The Center has three other theaters and, for technical support and training, there are a full range of shops. A choral recital hall with seating for 180 and an orchestra/choir rehearsal hall, each with state-of-the-art recording equipment, round out the Center's performance space.

The Creative Arts Center also boasts large ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, photographic and computer studios for instruction in the fine arts. The Mesaros Art Galleries provide exhibition space for faculty and student art as well as works from the WVU Permanent Collection and visiting artists.

The core of the facility, however, is the instructional space. Approximately 50 classrooms and studios and individual office/studio spaces are home-away-from home for 108 full-time and part-time faculty, staff, and administrators; plus 800 student majors and 2,500 other University students pursuing arts instruction.

College of Creative Arts alumni have successful careers as professional artists, teachers, or arts administrators, working in studios, theater companies, publishing and graphic arts companies, design studios, colleges and universities, and more. All of our programs are nationally accredited.

• A master's degree in jazz pedagogy offers unique training in jazz and teaching.
• Our Division of Theatre has a unique exchange program with the ETA Hoffman Theatre in Germany.
• The Division of Art has a new Ceramic Production Studio.

For more information about specific programs in the College of Creative Arts, please contact:

College of Creative Arts
West Virginia University
PO Box 6111
Morgantown WV 26506-6111
USA
Web page: http://www.wvu.edu/~ccarts/

School of Dentistry
In the WVU School of Dentistry, a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree is offered for students who wish to become dentists. Before being eligible to apply to the D.D.S. program, undergraduate students must complete at least three years of study in appropriate coursework. Many applicants, however, choose to earn an undergraduate degree before entering dental school. Any course of study is fine as long as the prerequisite courses are completed. For information on specific pre-requisite courses, please contact the school.

The School of Dentistry also offers a number of undergraduate, graduate, and residency programs. To provide D.D.S. and Dental Hygiene students with the necessary clinical experience, the School of Dentistry maintains and operates dental clinics in the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center where patients are treated.

For more information about specific programs in the School of Dentistry, please contact:

School of Dentistry
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
PO Box 9403
Morgantown WV 26506-9403
USA
Web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/sod/

College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Located on the Evansdale Campus, overlooking Morgantown, the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is housed in three buildings. While the Engineering Sciences Building and the Mineral Resources Building are used mostly for classes and office space, the Engineering Research Building is mostly laboratories used for research by faculty and students.

Using modern teaching techniques, faculty members employ web-based courses, guest lectures by visiting authorities, and team projects to enhance the learning experience. Teaching facilities are equipped with modern laboratories and computers designed to give students the best education possible.

Various activities are sponsored by the College to supplement every undergraduate student's education. They include student chapters of the professional engineering societies. Through these organizations, the college sponsors trips to professional meetings, thereby gaining tremendous exposure for the students to engineers, managers, and executives of their constituent industries. Consequently, these groups have received national recognition and have won awards for their activities. The mission of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is to "Conceive, Design, and Build for a Better Life." The College grants MS and Ph.D. degrees in all nine Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering disciplines, and in several related areas. The College expends about $15 million per year in research activity. Our three-building complex houses extensive facilities and laboratories.

Graduates of our programs take positions as faculty members at leading universities or research and development leaders with major corporations, start companies that fuel the information age economy, or engage in a wide variety of other technical enterprises.

• The College is the leader in a National Science Foundation grant for $1.5 million to take engineering and science graduate students into elementary and high schools to increase college-going rates in West Virginia and better prepare students for technical careers.
• The College is a center of excellence in environmentally clean internal combustion engines. Associate professor Chris Atkinson recently won Advisor of the Year for his Future Car design team.

For more information about specific programs in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, please contact:

College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
PO Box 6070
Morgantown WV 26506-6070
USA
Web page: http://www.cemr.wvu.edu/

College of Human Resources and Education
In addition to the undergraduate programs that are offered in the College of Human Resources and Education, a wealth of opportunities in graduate study are also available. Master's level programs include teacher education, counseling, educational leadership studies, educational psychology, elementary education, reading, rehabilitation counseling, secondary education, special education, speech pathology and audiology, and technology education.

Many leaders in the fields of education, counseling, and speech pathology and audiology got their starts in the graduate programs of the WVU College of Human Resources and Education. Our programs prepare students for rewarding careers allowing them to make a difference in people's lives.

• Our new dual-degree teacher education program allows students to receive both their bachelor's and master's degrees at the end of five years, gain 1,000 hours of supervised teaching experience, and advance within the field of education.
• Our master of science program in Rehabilitation Counseling was named a Program of Excellence by the Board of Trustees of the University System of West Virginia, one of 19 WVU graduate programs to gain this honor.
• TREK 21 is a three-year $1.65 million grant-funded program to integrate instructional technologies into the everyday teaching and learning experiences of teacher education students, K-12 teachers, and higher education faculty. The program offers exceptional training and research opportunities for graduate students and faculty within the College.

For more information about specific programs in the College of Human Resources and Education, please contact:

College of Human Resources and Education
West Virginia University
PO Box 6122
Morgantown WV 26506-6122
USA
Web page: http://www.wvu.edu/~hre/

Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
Located in historic Woodburn Circle, the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism is housed in Martin Hall, WVU's oldest building, renovated in the late 1970s. Incidentally, the School has one of the oldest, as well as one of the finest journalism programs in the country.

Although the School of Journalism is deeply rooted in tradition, it is definitely changing with the times to prepare students for the working world. All Journalism curriculum areas feature computer experience, and state-of-the-art Macintosh computer labs are available in the School for the exclusive use of its students. Broadcast news and photography labs are also well equipped.

With help from School of Journalism faculty, many students acquire internship or practicum experience and receive upper-division credit for it. Such a position may be secured with a local or regional television station or newspaper, U-92 (the campus radio station), The Daily Athenaeum (the campus newspaper), or public relations organizations inside and outside the state.

The Master of Science in Journalism offers the choice of two tracks - the teaching-research track for those planning to go on for a doctoral degree, and the professional track for those seeking enhanced professional opportunities in mass communications. The program prepares graduates not only for a first job, but also for long-term career development. We are accredited by the Accrediting Council of Education for Journalism and Mass Communications.

Our graduate faculty are expert teachers and researchers; all have recognized terminal degrees. Interim Dean Christine Martin won the 1999 Freedom Forum Journalism Teacher of the Year Award.

• We will soon be implementing an off-campus graduate program in Integrated Marketing Communications.

For more information about specific programs in the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism, please contact:

Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
West Virginia University
PO Box 6010
Morgantown WV 26506-6010
USA
Web page: http://www.wvu.edu/~journals/

College of Law
The WVU College of Law prepares students for legal practices in a small or large firm, or to pursue government service or public interest work. Our 17:1 student/faculty ratio ensures a high-level of personal attention. Our library houses over 250,000 volumes, a student computer lab, and terms providing access to on-line sources such as WESTLAW and LEXIS-NEXIS.

Our "Skills Week" course, unique in U.S. legal education, provides students with basic training in negotiating, drafting, interviewing, and counseling clients. And students have opportunities to practice those skills, through Moot Court, a trial advocacy program, by volunteering legal services to needy citizens, or by spending summer working in a public interest job.

More than 95% of WVU College of Law graduates in 1998 were employed nine months after commencement, at an average starting salary of $39,000.

For more information about specific programs in the College of Law, please contact:

College of Law
West Virginia University
PO Box 6130
Morgantown WV 26506-6130
USA
Web page: http://www.wvu.edu/~law/

School of Medicine
The West Virginia University School of Medicine is part of the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, a place of healing and learning. Our attractive campus includes Ruby Memorial Hospital; WVU Children's Hospital; Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center; the Physician Office Center - West Virginia's largest multi-specialty group practice; the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center; Chestnut Ridge Hospital - a psychiatric facility; and HealthSouth MountainView Regional Rehabilitation Hospital. We are West Virginia's flagship institution for health care, research, and education of the highest quality. Students work in laboratories with researchers at the leading edge of biomedical science. In addition, they gain supervised clinical experience in rural areas throughout the state, and in other parts of the nation and world. WVU School of Medicine graduates provide much of the health care in our state, and national health care recruiters seek our students, as well.

The Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center is one of relatively few centers in the country with clinical educational facilities that support advanced medical research and accommodate the demands of modern medical, dental, nursing, and pharmacy care.

Medical school graduates immediately enter their residency to train in a specialty. The duration of the residency varies from three to seven years, depending upon the discipline selected. Most states require a minimum of one year of post-graduate training for a physician to be licensed to practice medicine, but some states require up to three years.

• Established areas of primary research are cardiovascular, renal, occupational, and environmental health, and oncology. The Sensory Neurosciences group has recently identified a novel gene.

For more information about specific programs in the School of Medicine, please contact:

School of Medicine
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
PO Box 9815
Morgantown WV 26506-9815
USA
Web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/

School of Nursing
Although the School of Nursing prepares many graduates for nursing careers each year in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, the School also offers a Master of Science in Nursing, a fast-track program to the MSN for the non-nurse college graduate, and an RN to MSN program. A DSN program is being planned.

Advantages of the School include classroom instruction where there is contact between basic students and Registered Nurses, flexible advanced placement experiences to enhance prior learning, interaction with students enrolled in other health and human service disciplines, and observation of qualified faculty in many health care settings. Since Ruby Memorial Hospital is located on campus, students have the unique opportunity to learn in one of the most sophisticated health care facilities in the state as well as at selected rural sites.

The pre-nursing year and the first year of nursing courses may be completed in the Glenville State College/West Virginia University Institute of Technology Nursing program or at Potomac State College. Students may complete the last two years of the program at the WVU School of Nursing or the WVUIT Division.

For more information about specific programs in the School of Nursing, please contact:

School of Nursing Student and Alumni Affairs
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
PO Box 9600
Morgantown WV 26506-9600
USA
Web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/

School of Pharmacy
Students who pursue the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree are prepared to serve the public as providers of pharmaceutical care. Those who are interested in furthering their study in this area may become teachers or researchers. The School of Pharmacy offers graduate programs including the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy, which provide flexible curricula designed to educate competent researchers and teachers.

Enjoying a national reputation for excellence in teaching and research programs, the School of Pharmacy has produced many leaders in the profession, statewide and nationally and internationally. Research at the school has led to discoveries of new drugs, improvements in existing drugs, and better methods for the manufacturing and administration of drugs. Clinical practice faculty have shaped health care in many diverse areas.

Approximately 65 students will be accepted into the School of Pharmacy professional program each year. Although the minimum grade-point average to qualify for an interview is a 2.5, the mean grade-point average for admitted students is much higher (~3.5). Selectivity in choosing students contributes to the School of Pharmacy's excellence.

The School of Pharmacy offers graduate programs in the pharmaceutical sciences aimed at educating competent researchers and teachers. Programs for the degree of Master of Science (M.S.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) provide flexible, research-oriented curricula designed to develop your individual interests, capabilities, and potential. A Ph.D. or Pharm.D. degree is usually necessary for administration or faculty positions.

• The school of Pharmacy has up-to-date equipment for computer-aided design of drugs. Designers can virtually walk through their drugs in three dimensions when displayed in a CAVE, the 3-D equivalent of a monitor.

For more information about specific programs in the School of Pharmacy, please contact:

School of Pharmacy
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
PO Box 9500
Morgantown WV 26506-9500
USA
Web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/sop/

School of Physical Education
To serve students effectively, the School of Physical Education is divided into five programs: Athletic Training, Athletic Coaching Education, Sport Behavior, Sport Management, and Physical Education Teacher Education.

The School of Physical Education is well known for its state-of-the-art facilities listed below. The Coliseum houses a reading room, classrooms, a gymnasium, a dance studio, racquetball and squash courts, the highway and traffic safety laboratory, and exercise physiology and sport behavior research laboratories. E. Moore Hall, a building on the downtown campus, houses a gymnasium, dance studio, and swimming pool. Bowling lanes and game rooms are part of the Mountainlair. The Natatorium, is the University's swimming complex. Finally, the Shell Building is the site of an indoor track, courts for tennis, volleyball, and basketball, weight training and wrestling rooms, and a rifle range. Other outdoor areas, including tennis courts, an archery range, an outdoor track, and baseball, soccer, and hockey fields, are scattered throughout the campuses.

An advanced degree from the WVU School of Physical Education can open career doors and put you on the right track. Our graduate programs offer advanced training in athletic coaching, athletic training, physical education/teacher education, sport management, and sport psychology. Graduates assume positions in high schools, colleges, clinical settings, professional sports, and the health professions. Our graduate programs in teacher education are nationally accredited.

• The WVU Graduate Athletic Training Program was awarded over $83,000 in grants last year to provide athletic trainers to area high schools, colleges, and WVU's intramural teams. Over 90% of our Athletic Training Program graduates are currently employed as ATCs (certified athletic trainers) or are certified and working in another allied health profession.

For more information about specific programs in the School of Physical Education, please contact:

School of Physical Education
West Virginia University
PO Box 6116
Morgantown WV 26506-6116
USA
Web page: http://www.wvu.edu/~physed/

While WVU has no "quotas" limiting enrollment because of race, nationality, religion, sex, or course of study, preference is given to qualified West Virginia residents for acceptance into selected Health Sciences Center programs.