Timeline

Your Mountaineer Timeline

September 15

• WVU begins processing applications.

October-December

• Visit campus! Take a tour of campus through the Visitors Center or attend one of our special events.
• See if you qualify for WVU-administered scholarships.
• If necessary, retake your ACT or SAT.

October 1

• Housing starts to accept completed applications from new students who have paid their academic deposit

October 15

• WVU begins awarding scholarships.

January 1

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available online. If you prefer to submit a paper application, request a FAFSA from US Department of Education by calling 1-800-4FED-AID. Allow 2 weeks for receipt.

February 1

• Deadline – WVU-administered academic scholarship consideration.

• Deadline – Priority for WVU admission.

• Deadline – Housing roommate request.

• Housing assignments begin!

• Find out more about Adventure WV. (Optional programming for incoming freshmen)

March 1

• Financial aid deadline for institutional need-based aid.
• West Virginia residents: deadline for PROMISE Scholarship and State Grant application
• Academic deposit priority deadline.

March-April

• Financial Aid award letters are mailed to admitted students.
• New Student Orientation information is sent to those who have paid the academic deposit.

May 1

• Last day to receive a refund of your academic deposit.
• Deadline to register for New Student Orientation.

June

• Attend New Student Orientation.
• Submit final transcripts and/or immunization records.

June-August

• Attend Adventure WV (Optional orientation trips for new students)

July

• Attend the Academic STARS program (Optional programming for incoming freshmen)

• Attend the Seamless Transition Program (Optional programming for incoming freshmen)

August

• Receive electronic bill for tuition, fees, and housing through your WVU MIX account.

Congratulations! You’re now a Mountaineer!