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West Liberty University

West Liberty University
Route 88, P.O. Box 295
West Liberty, WV 26074-0295

Official telephone: (304) 336-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 732-6204
Fax number: (304) 336-8403
Website: www.westliberty.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
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: Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: general business, elementary education, criminal justice
Majors with the lowest enrollment: English, mathematics, chemistry
Average freshman GPA: 2.6 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 70%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 106 men, 103 women
Full-time faculty: 70 men, 59 women
Part-time faculty: 36 men, 44 women
Graduation rate: 48% within six years

West Liberty University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.5

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, engineering, physical therapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Dental Hygiene
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising Communication
  • Appalachian Studies
  • Art Education
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Communication
  • Communication Studies
  • Community Arts
  • Community Education
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Creative Arts Therapy
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Digital Media Design
  • Disability Studies
  • Early Education
  • Ecology/Evolution/Organismal Biology
  • Educational Leadership
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Finance
  • General Biology
  • General Business
  • General Science Education
  • Geography/Planning
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Education
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Hospitality/Tourism Management
  • Interdisciplinary/Pre-Law Studies
  • International Studies
  • Journalism
  • Literature
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Microbiology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Outdoor Education
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Rhetoric/Writing
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Studies Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Speech Pathology/Audiology
  • Sports Management
  • Sports/Recreation
  • Theatre
  • Tourism/Events Management

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 Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience

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