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West Virginia State University

West Virginia State University
P.O. Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112

Official telephone: (304) 766-4152
Toll-free telephone: (800) 987-2112
Website: www.wvstateu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August and mid-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 six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, secondary education, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: recreation, computer science, chemistry
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 59%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 113 men, 88 women
Full-time faculty: 64 men, 43 women
Part-time faculty: 49 men, 45 women
Graduation rate: 28% within six years

West Virginia State University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: 0
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Adolescent Education
  • Art
  • Biology/General
  • Biology/Graduate Prep
  • Biology/Molecular Biology
  • Biology/Pre-Medicine
  • Business Administration/Accounting
  • Business Administration/Finance
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Business Administration/Marketing
  • Chemistry/ACS Certified
  • Chemistry/General
  • Chemistry/Pre-Medicine
  • Communications
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice/Corrections
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English/Literature
  • English/Professional Writing
  • Health Care Supervision
  • Health Promotion/Wellness
  • Health Studies
  • History
  • History/American
  • Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
  • Middle Childhood Education
  • Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence Education
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Kindergarten Education
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Recreation/Therapeutic
  • Regents Bachelor of Arts
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
Master's Degrees

  • Biotechnology
  • Law Enforcement
  • Media Studies

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