1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

of the semester in which you wish to enroll, arrange for the submission of an officialtranscript of all college work attempted to date. The Office of Admissions and Recordscan only accept transcripts sent directly from registrars' offices and cannot accepttranscripts issued to you. An official transcript covering subjects taken after yourapplication to WVU must be sent before final admission is granted. If you have fewerthan 29 transferable credit hours, you will be ranked as a freshman and must submitACT or SAT scores and a high school transcript as part of your application. Evaluationof transcripts for transfer of credit is furnished only after receipt of complete officialtranscripts and admission to West Virginia University.If you are transferring more than 58 credit hours, you must meet the entrancerequirements for the specific program that you wish to enter. Individual consideration isgiven to a limited number of students with more than 58 transferable hours who do notmeet specific program requirements.Credits and grades for those baccalaureate-level courses completed at anyinstitution in the West Virginia state system of higher education may be transferabletoward a bachelor's degree, if appropriate to that degree. No more than 72 hours ofcredit and grades earned for courses completed at community colleges or branchcolleges in the West Virginia system may transfer toward a bachelor's degree, ifappropriate to that degree.Credits, though not grades, are transferable from institutions outside the WestVirginia system for baccalaureate-level courses in which you earned a grade of C orhigher, if course content is appropriate to a WVU degree. Transfer credits from twoyearcommunity colleges and junior colleges outside of the West Virginia system arelimited to 72 hours of lower-division courses. All colleges must be accredited by theNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools or by other regional accreditingassociations accepted by West Virginia University.International AdmissionThe Office of Admissions and Records has additional requirements for internationalstudents for English proficiency and for handling transcripts.If your native language is not English, you must take the Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL) and ask Educational Testing Service to submit yourscores to us. We require a score of at least 550. If your TOEFL score is less than 550,we can admit you provisionally to certain programs while you complete our intensiveEnglish program.Credentials for International StudentsThe Office of Admissions and Records needs complete, original official records ofall studies completed, including secondary school, college, university, or technicalschool; copies of originals are acceptable if they are certified copies.We also need official English translations of all such records, which should includethe following items:•Complete dates of attendance;•Identification of each subject;•Total number of hours in a week of classes for each subject;•Total number of weeks in a semester or term;•Final grade for each subject for each year of study;•Actual credits earned for each subject;•Class, division, or rank achieved;•Personal biographical information;•An explanation of the institution's grading system;•Certification of degrees and awards.Admissions 15