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Program Requirements for Transfer Admission

Program requirements for students transferring to WVU are broken down by college and school. If you need to double-check which college or school your major is associated with please review our academic program database.

Program Requirements by College and School

Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

The Statler College admits transfer students on a case-by-case basis depending on space availability. While many factors are used in the evaluation process, transfer students must meet the following requirements.

Engineering Technology

All Other Engineering Majors

Students with 24+ transfer hours
Students with fewer than 24 credit hours
  • 2.25 college GPA
  • 3.00 high school GPA
  • departmental approval

College of Applied Human Sciences

Elementary Education

John Chambers College of Business and Economics

Direct admission into the John Chambers College of Business and Economics requires:

College of Creative Arts and Media

An overall 2.00 GPA is required for admission into this college. Music majors must audition before they can be considered for admission. An audition may be required for Theatre majors, and transfer credit in art is dependent on an evaluation of a portfolio of artwork.

Art Education

Music Education

Music Therapy

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

All STEM majors (Physics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Neuroscience and Biology) must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 and must qualify to take MATH 124 or MATH 126.

Additional Benchmarks:

Anthropology
Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS)
Biochemistry
  • 29 or less transferable hours: 2.0 overall GPA
  • 30 or more transferable hours: 2.0 overall GPA and completion of CHEM 115 and BIOL 115 with a minimum grade of C

Biology
Chemistry
Communication Studies
Criminology
Data Science
Students with fewer than 29 credit hours:
Students with 29 or more credit hours:
Earth and Environmental Science
  • 29 or less transferable hours: 2.0 overall GPA

  • 30 or more transferable hours: 2.0 overall GPA and completion of MATH 124 or 126 with a minimum grade of C

English
English Secondary Education
Forensic Examiner, Forensic Biology and Forensic Chemistry
Mathematics
Multidisciplinary Studies
Multidisciplinary Studies Pathway (Online)
Neuroscience
Physics
Professional Writing and Editing
Psychology
Regents Bachelor of Arts
Scientific and Technical Writing
Social Studies Secondary Education
Sociology

School of Medicine

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Exercise Physiology

Immunology and Medical Microbiology

School of Nursing

Students are admitted into this program to complete entrance requirements for this major. When students are ready to apply to Nursing, they must complete a separate application. Admission to this program is competitive, and admission to the pre-program does not guarantee admission into the major.

Pre-Nursing

24 hours or more transferable hours: Fewer than 24 transferable hours: Students who do not qualify will be admitted to Health and Well-being.

School of Public Health

Public Health Sciences

  • 2.75 overall GPA

Health Services Administration

  • 2.75 overall GPA
Students who do not qualify will be admitted to Public Health Sciences to complete the core requirements until they are eligible for admission to the HSA major.

School of Dentistry

Dental Hygiene

Students are admitted into the Dental Hygiene Program through a competitive process in which all applications are reviewed by the Dental Hygiene Admissions Committee. All applicants, including current college students, must apply to the Dental Hygiene Program and submit the required documentation to be considered. Admission to the program is limited by class size and successful completion of college courses does not guarantee admission. For more information, please contact the Dental Hygiene Administrative Assistant, Ms. Lori Groover  lgroover@hsc.wvu.edu.

  • 3.0 overall and science college GPA

University Honors College

Transfer students who have earned fewer than 20 credit hours as a full-time student and have maintained a 3.7 cumulative GPA without an I or W on their transcript may submit an application for membership to the Honors College.

Freshmen transfer students with 20-34 credit hours and a 3.7 cumulative GPA who are interested in joining the Honors College must request an appointment with Associate Dean Damien Clement.

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