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West Virginia Wesleyan College

West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Official telephone: (304) 473-8000
Fax number: (304) 473-2571
Website: www.wvwc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, exercise science, criminal justice
Majors with the lowest enrollment: sociology, philosophy, economics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 65%
Graduation rate: 60% within six years

West Virginia Wesleyan College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering, health professions
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Ireland.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Art Therapy
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Hygiene Officer
  • Communications Studies
  • Computer Information Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • Gender Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Science
  • History
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Media Studies
  • Music
  • Music Theatre
  • Nursing
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Photography
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Theatre Arts
Master's Degrees

  • Athletic Training
  • Business
  • Education
  • Fine Arts/Writing
  • Nursing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience

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