Freshman Admission
Incoming freshmen seeking admission to a major in the School of Medicine Health Professions must meet the University's general admissions requirements, in addition to any program-specific criteria outlined below. Students who do not meet the stated requirements but who are otherwise eligible for admission to WVU will be admitted to the Healthcare Pathway in the Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success (CLASS), where they will have the opportunity to take prerequisite courses and work towards meeting admission criteria.
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
Entering WVU freshmen who are interested in Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics are admitted directly into the program as long as they are eligible to be admitted to WVU.
Students admitted via this route must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in all college coursework, and a prerequisite GPA of 2.75. Students not maintaining these requirements will be admitted to the Healthcare Pathway and will be permitted to apply through regular admission.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Entering WVU freshmen who are interested in Communication Sciences and Disorders are admitted directly into the major with an overall GPA of 3.0 or a 23 Composite ACT or 1150 SAT or 45 ALEKS placement score. Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis if the applicant's GPA or test scores are below the published requirements for automatic direct admission.
Well-qualified first-time freshmen (e.g., high school GPA of 3.7 or greater, 26 ACT or 1230 SAT) may be eligible for the Communication Sciences and Disorders Early Assurance Program. Enrollment in the EAP does not guarantee admission into the student's preferred graduate program, but waives certain application requirements and provides an integrated pathway from the BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders to one of the two graduate programs offered by WVU (Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology or Doctor of Audiology).
Exercise Physiology
Entering WVU freshmen who are interested in Exercise Physiology are admitted directly into the program as long as they are eligible to be admitted to WVU.
Well-qualified first-time freshmen (e.g., high school GPA of 3.5 or greater, 24 Math ACT or 570 Math SAT) may be eligible for the Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program. Enrollment in the EAP does not guarantee admission into the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), but waives certain application requirements and provides an integrated pathway from the BS in Exercise Physiology to the DPT.
Health Informatics and Information Management
Entering WVU freshmen who are interested in Health Informatics and Information Management are admitted directly into the program as long as they are eligible to be admitted to WVU.
Immunology and Medical Microbiology
Entering WVU freshmen who are interested in Immunology and Medical Microbiology are admitted directly into the program with a high school GPA of 3.7 or higher and placement into CHEM 115 (e.g., 26 Math ACT, 610 Math SAT, or ALEKs placement score of 65). Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis if the applicant does not submit test scores, and/or the applicant's GPA or test scores are below the published requirements for automatic direct admission.
Respiratory Therapy
Due to current accreditation requirements, only sixteen students per cohort, per year can enroll in the Respiratory Therapy program. Entering WVU freshmen who apply and meet all general admission requirements to the University will be admitted to the Healthcare Pathway in the Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success (CLASS).
Students who meet these requirements and also have a minimum overall high school GPA of 2.75 will be eligible for direct admission to the Respiratory Therapy program. The first sixteen eligible students who submit their academic deposit will be moved from the Healthcare Pathway to the Respiratory Therapy major in the School of Medicine. Academic deposits will be accepted on a rolling basis until the class is filled.
Students may remain in the Healthcare Pathway if they were not eligible for direct admission or if they were eligible but did not secure a seat in the incoming class. These students may pursue prerequisite coursework and apply for admission consideration (if seats would become available) using the RT indirect pathway process. However, future admission is not guaranteed.