WVU Online has students enrolled from six countries, 50 states and all 55 West Virginia counties. You are considered an online student if you are enrolled in an online program listed through the WVU Online Campus. Online students pay different tuitions and fees than traditional on-campus students, which means students enrolled in online programs do not have access to many on-campus services such as the student recreation center, the PRT, or free tickets to athletic events.
To apply to West Virginia University as an online graduate student, please complete the following steps:
University GPA Requirement
Graduate degree-seeking applicants must meet the University standard of possessing a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission.
Some graduate programs have minimum GPA requirements that are higher than the University minimum. Please consult a WVU Admissions Coach to determine the GPA requirements for your program of interest.
WVU cannot accept scans, uploads, faxes, or unverified photocopies of transcripts as official.
Graduate degree-seeking applicants must send their official transcript from the undergraduate institution that granted the bachelor’s degree. It is preferred that official transcripts be sent via an online, secure service such as eScrip-Safe, National Student Clearinghouse, or Parchment to graduateadmissions@mail.wvu.edu. Alternatively, sealed, untampered, physical official transcripts can be sent to:
WVU Hub
P.O. Box 6004
Morgantown, WV 26506
International Applicants and Express Mail
International applicants and applicants using express mail, use the address below:
WVU Hub
62 Morrill Way - Suite 220
Morgantown, WV 26506
If your undergraduate degree is in-progress at the time you apply, please send the transcripts to-date. If you receive admission into your intended graduate degree program, final transcripts that reflect recently completed courses and the conferred undergraduate degree will need to be sent.
Graduate degree-seeking applicants who have completed a graduate degree at an external institution are not required by the University to submit official masters or doctoral transcripts. Please check with your graduate program of interest to determine if they require the official master's or doctoral transcripts.
If West Virginia University is your undergraduate degree granting institution you do not need to send transcripts.
In addition to the university standards, each applicant must meet the minimum admissions criteria determined by the program to which you are applying. Each graduate program sets its own admissions requirements, which is not limited to and may include:
To be sure you are meeting all the program specific admissions requirements, we recommend you visit the graduate admissions database and search for your program of intent, contact a WVU Online Admissions Coach, or call 1-800-253-2762 for additional information.
NOTE: You will not be able to submit your application until all required sections are completed and any required documents are uploaded.
Contact a Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
Call us, write us, or fill out the request information form. Whichever communication style you prefer, there will be someone from WVU Online on the other end waiting to help.
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Occasionally a student will encounter an issue with an online course that he or she doesn’t know how to resolve. Should this occur, please visit the link below.
WVU Online
West Virginia University
PO Box 6800
Morgantown, WV 26506-6800
Phone: (800) 253-2762
Email: WVUOnlineInquiry@mail.wvu.edu