Admissions
To begin the admissions process please visit WVU Graduate Admissions
An Admissions Committee composed of one member from each of the major areas of study will screen the applications and make admissions decisions based on the following standards, in consultation with the faculty in the major areas of study.
- Applicants must have a 3.0 or better grade point average upon completion of the undergraduate degree is required and a 3.5 grade point average upon completion of any graduate degree.
- Applicants must have:
- a combined score of 1,100 on the verbal and quantitative parts of the Graduate Record
Examination
or - 410-416 on the Miller Analogies Test
- International applicants must achieve TOEFL scores of at least 80 (internet version), 213 (computer-based), or 550 (paper-based).
- a combined score of 1,100 on the verbal and quantitative parts of the Graduate Record
Examination
- Applicants must submit writing samples that will be evaluated by teams of faculty members.
- Three letters of recommendation are required.
A face-to-face, phone, or Internet interview will be included in the process at the discretion of the admissions committee.
The College of Human Resources and Education Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program requires a full-time commitment. Each student who is accepted into the program works with faculty on a daily basis that will help to hone skills and to sharpen the research focus. Furthermore, each student has both the opportunity as well as the requirement to conduct basic research and to translate this into classroom teaching, presentation, and publication. Consequently, it is imperative that each student commit to becoming a full-time doctoral student. You will be asked to sign a statement confirming your commitment to full-time status before you are accepted into the program.
The next deadline for admission to the Interdisciplinary PhD Program is January 8, 2010. You must have all required materials for admission in by January 8, 2010 to be reviewed. No applications will be reviewed that are not complete.