BMdS Multidisciplinary Studies (Applied Human Sciences) at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The CAHS Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) program offers students the flexibility to create a program of study to meet a student's career aspirations in an applied human sciences field. Students develop a breadth of knowledge and a set of employable skills in the areas of applied human sciences by combining three minors of which two minors must be from CAHS (see below for list of minors). The flexibility and potential course offerings available through this major will help students succeed in both traditional and non-traditional employment opportunities in applied human science professions.

Faculty: College of Applied Human Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Career Exploration in Applied Human Sciences, Capstone Experience in AHS. Programme/major requirements total 51 credit hours.

Career pathways

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): Interested students are admitted into the MDS-CAHS major. Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 to graduate from WVU. Students who fall below this 2.0 GPA will be placed on academic probation and subject to additional requirements such as required meetings with academic advisers and a retention specialist, study halls and tutoring, meeting with peer advisers, and meetings with the CAHS academic affairs committee. Major Code: 5504

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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