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Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate admission to WVU is based on a combination of your high school GPA and your highest composite ACT or SAT score. You also should have earned high school credit for the following:

  • 4 units of English
  • 3 units of social science
  • 3 units of mathematics (algebra 1 and 2, geometry)
  • 2 units of lab science (i.e. biology, chemistry, physics).

    Course work in foreign languages and computer science is recommended and some majors may require additional mathematics credit.

In-state students must earn a high school GPA of at least 2.0 and either a 910 SAT score or a 19 composite ACT score.
Out-of-state students must earn a 2.25 GPA and either a 950 SAT score or a 20 composite ACT score.

Students interested in computer science or forensic and investigative science, must meet higher requirements.

For additional information, contact the WVU Admission Office at 1-800-344-WVU1 x4, send an email to go2wvue@wvu.edu , or visit the office's web site at http://www.arc.wvu.edu.

 

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