West Virginia State College Academic Experience

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business
• criminal justice
• education

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.90
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• Dr. Perry Julian, arthritis and glaucoma researcher; Dr. Leon Sullivan, founder, Opportunities Industrialization Centers and leader of the anti-apartheid movement in the U.S.; Dr. Vincent Reed, vice president, Washington Post; Lou Myers, actor; Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew, president, SUNY at Old Westbury.