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West Virginia University at Parkersburg

West Virginia University at Parkersburg
300 Campus Drive
Parkersburg, WV 26104

Official telephone: (304) 424-8000
Website: https://www.wvup.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 57%
Student:Faculty ratio: 24:1

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Child Development
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education, General
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
  • Finance, General
  • General Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Journalism
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Work
  • Welding Technology/Welder
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Certificates

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Child Development
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installers, Other
  • Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • General Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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