4 Year Requirements

West Virginia State University
Admission Requirements

1. Application for Admission
2. Official high school transcript or GED (sent by high school or Department of Education) (2.0 GPA or higher)
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3. ACT or SAT Scores (18 ACT or 860 Composite SAT[combination of critical reading and math scores]) - Click Here to Visit the ACT Website.
4. College Transcript (if college credit was earned during high school)
5. Immunization Records (if born after January 1, 1957) (SEE BELOW)

PLEASE NOTE: REQUIREMENTS CHANGE FOR FALL 2008
The Following High School Units Will Be Required Beginning Fall 2008:

4  English (including courses in grammar, composition, and literature)

3  Social Studies (including U.S. History)

4  Mathematics (three units must be Algebra 1 and higher)

3  Science (all courses to be college preparatory laboratory science, preferably including units from biology, chemistry and physics)

1 Arts

2 Foreign Language (Two units of the same foreign language)
 
IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED
MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)
 
IMMUNIZATIONS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Meningococcal Vaccine
 
IMMUNIZATIONS RECOMMENDED
Polio Series
Tetanus-Diptheria-Pertussis (Td and aP, or Tdap within the past 5 years)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Hepatitis B Series
Varicella Vaccine (or history of chicken pox)
Annual Influenza Vaccines

(Please contact Student Health Center for information on any of the above vaccinations and how they may be obtained by calling (304)766-3323).

TRANSFERS

1. Application for Admission
2. College Transcript (from accredited institution(s); must have 2.0)
3. Official high school transcript and ACT/SAT scores if there are fewer than 24 earned credit hours being transferred
4. Immunization Records (if born after January 1, 1957) (SEE ABOVE)
5. Statement of Activities

POST-BACCALAUREATE STUDENT (seeking another degree)

1. Application for Admission
2. Official college transcript(s)
3. Statement of Activities
4. Immunization Records (if born after January 1, 1957) (SEE ABOVE)

TRANSIENT STUDENT (students enrolled at another school and returning to that institution)

1. Application for Admission
2. Course Approval Form (from your Registrar's Office)

Online Application Form