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BS Psychology at West Virginia University

West Virginia University, United States

Programme overview

The BS in Psychology covers developmental, social, psychopathology, behavior analysis and behavioral neuroscience, with emphasis on research design, data analysis and ethical practice. A student cannot earn both a BA and a BS in Psychology.

Faculty: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Psychology  |  Duration: 120 credit hours (four-year plan of study)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

120 credit hours: 47 university hours, 13 Eberly Edge hours and 60 major hours: 19 hours of STEM foundations (calculus, biology, a chemistry/physics/sustainability sequence), 27 core hours, an empirical psychology course, a 2-hour research requirement, 6 hours of upper-division electives and a capstone.

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Application information

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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