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TRANSFER ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
At West Virginia University, we look forward to helping you through the transfer process. Each year, WVU admits approximately 1,400 transfer students. While the reasons for transferring are often similar, all students bring a unique transfer situation with them. Our experienced staff will confer with you individually to ensure a smooth transition to WVU.
You are considered a transfer student if you have completed any post-secondary (after high school) work at an accredited college/institution.
How to Apply
In order to apply for admission to WVU, you must complete the undergraduate application form. Make sure you complete all information, including your major and social security number. Mark the transfer box at the top of the application. Please remember to sign your application.
With your application, send the application fee and course descriptions for all courses you have completed and are currently enrolled in (this is not required for students transferring from other West Virginia institutions). Write your name on each page, and highlight each course taken. Please do not send complete catalogs.
Request official transcripts from all institutions you have attended. Please have the transcripts sent directly to WVU from the Registrar's Office of the institution(s) you have attended. We do not accept transcripts that have been issued to the student or facsimile (FAX) transcripts. Please note that in order to be considered for admission, you must have transcripts sent to us from all institutions you have attended, even if you did not do well at one of the institutions.
In addition, if you are transferring with less than 29 transferable credits, you must have an official high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores sent to us. Please ask your high school to mark the transcript: "FOR TRANSFER ADMISSION". Failure to do this may slow your admission. If you have been out of high school for 5 or more years, no test scores are required.
Finally, in order to process your application, we must have all of the above material by August 1 for fall admission and by December 1 for spring admission. We recommend you apply as early as possible.
Students who are not accepted to WVU as freshmen and decide to attend college elsewhere may be considered for admission after completing one year of academic work at another accredited institution.
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How Courses Translate
Once we have your completed application and transcript(s), and have determined your eligibility for admission, we will do a preliminary evaluation of your transfer credits. Credits and grades for college-level courses completed at any institution in the West Virginia state system may be transferrable as long as WVU offers the subject area. For example, WVU offers history courses and will therefore accept all history courses from accredited institutions (slight variations may occur). Credits, not grades, are transferable from institutions outside the West Virginia state system for college-level courses in which you earn a grade of "D" or higher.
NOTE: D grades are accepted only for students entering WVU (Morgantown Campus) for the first time during or after Fall 1997.
Transfer credits from two-year community colleges and junior colleges are limited to a maximum of 72 hours of lower-division credit. Finally, all institutions must be accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, or by other regional accrediting associations accepted by West Virginia University.
We will translate your credit into WVU equivalents after you enroll. Your academic college or school will determine how, and/or whether your courses are applied toward completing your degree. In some cases, upper-division courses may not apply toward your degree.
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Program Requirements
All majors under this college require a 2.00 overall grade-point average for transfer with the exception of the Landscape Architecture major, and the Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising major. For the Landscape Architecture program, a 2.25 grade-point average is required for application in fall semesters, and a 2.50 GPA is required in spring semesters. For the Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising program, a 2.25 grade-point average is required for application.
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Minimal requirements for regular admission to degree programs are completion of 30 to 58 hours of course credit, a 2.00 overall grade-point average, and a 2.00 grade-point average in courses already completed in the discipline of the major; however, several specific degree programs or majors have additional requirements (see current Undergraduate Catalog). Although several pre- programs are housed in the college, most are housed in the University Advising Center (see Pre-program section).
College of Business and Economics
The College of Business and Economics requires a 2.90 overall grade-point average, 58 credit hours, and the following entrance requirements for consideration for direct admission to the college: 6 hours of principles of accounting, 6 hours of economics, 6 hours of composition and rhetoric, 3 - 4 hours of computer science, 6 hours of mathematics (including calculus), and 3 hours of statistics.
Students not meeting these requirements may seek admission into the pre-business and economics program. (See Pre-program section).
College of Creative Arts
An overall 2.00 grade-point average is required for admission into this college. Music majors must audition before they can be considered for admission. An audition may be required for Theater majors, and transfer credit in Art is dependent on an evaluation of a portfolio of art work.
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College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Students wishing to transfer into the College of Energy and Mineral Resources (CEMR) from other programs may do so provided (a) they would have been qualified to enter CEMR under freshmen admissions standards at the time of initial entry into higher education, and (b) they have maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average in all work taken since high school.
Those students who wish to transfer into CEMR who did not qualify for admission at the time they began higher education may do so provided (a) they present evidence that they are ready to enroll in Math 15 (Calculus) by either scoring at the appropriate level on the WVU mathematics placement examination or achieving a "C" average in mathematics course(s) prerequisitie to Math 15, and (b) they have completed at least one semester of college-level work and maintained at least a 2.0 grade-point average in all work taken since high school.
College of Human Resources and Education
A 3.00 overall grade-point average is required for admission consideration for Education and Pre-Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
All students are referred to the pre-journalism program. (See pre-program requirements below.)
School of Physical Education
Generally, the School of Physical Education requires an overall 2.00 grade-point average for admission.
Pre-Programs (University Advising Center)
Pre-Arts and Sciences
All majors in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences require a 2.00 overall grade-point average for transfer into the pre-program; all students are admitted into pre-programs until program admission requirements have been met. Exceptions: admission to pre-computer science or to pre-statistics requires a 3.00 grade-point average and 8 hours of calculus. In addition, candidates for admission to computer science must have a 3.00 grade- point average in all completed computer science and mathematics courses as identified in the Undergraduate Catalog; candidates for statistics must have a 3.00 grade-point average in all statistics courses completed.
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Pre-Business and Economics
Students with fewer than 58 transferable credit hours and those not meeting the College of Business and Economics entrance requirements may be admitted to pre-business and economics. Students with 40 credit hours or less must have a 2.0 grade-point average to be eligible for admission to Pre-Business and Economics. In addition, those students with 29-40 credit hours must have college algebra, pre-calculus, or a calculus course. Students having between 41 and 58 hours must have a 2.25 overall grade-point average in addition to one of the math courses listed above.
Pre-Journalism
Students must have an overall 2.00 grade-point average and no more than 58 transferable credit hours for admission into pre-journalism.
Pre-Medical Technology and Pre-Nursing
The Pre-Medical Technology program requires a 2.25 overall grade-point average and Pre-Nursing (School of Nursing) requires a 2.00 overall grade-point average and no more than 70 transferrable credit hours. Students are admitted into these programs in order to complete entrance requirements for these majors. When students are ready to apply to these majors, they must complete a separate application. Admission to these programs is competitive and admission to the pre-program does not guarantee admission into the major.
Pre-Pharmacy and Exercise Physiology
Admission into these programs is based on an overall 2.75 grade-point average for Pre-Pharmacy and an overall 2.75 grade-point average for Exercise Physiology and no more than 50 transferable credit hours. Students are admitted into these programs in order to complete entrance requirements for these majors. When students are ready to apply to the major, they must complete a separate application. Admission to these programs is competitive and admission to the pre-program does not guarantee admission into the major.
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How to Contact the Transfer Admission Unit at West Virginia University:
For additional information regarding transferring to WVU, you can contact:
Kim Guynn, Office of Admissions and Records
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6009
Morgantown, WV 26506-6009
1-304-293-2121
You can also use this form to send your questions and requests via E-mail to request more information!
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