Admission Procedures

Freshman Admissions
Candidates for admission to the freshman class must submit to the Admissions Office:
1. an official application;
2. a non-refundable $25 application fee, which will be waived for candidates applying on-line;
3. an official high school transcript;
4. a copy of the SAT or ACT scores.

Transfer Admissions
Candidates applying for admission with advanced standing must submit to the Admissions Office:
1. an official application;
2. a non-refundable $25 application fee;
3. official transcripts of all previous college work from
each institution attended.

Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission to Wheeling Jesuit University include:

1. a high school diploma or its equivalent;
2. 15 units of high school academic courses;
3. submission of the official results of either the new Scholastic Assessment Test I (SAT) or the American College Testing Program (ACT).

Recommendations and extracurricular activities also are considered.

The 15 units of high school courses should be distributed as follows:

English 4
Mathematics 2
History/Social Sciences 2
Laboratory Science 1
  (Science Major–2 recommended)
Academic Electives 6
  (Foreign Languages are recommended)

In exceptional cases, the Academic Life Committee may waive certain requirements when an applicant’s record shows promise of achievement.

Applicants for programs in the natural sciences should have completed one unit of biology and one unit of chemistry.
Applicants interested in preparing for future study in the physical therapy master’s program should have a minimum of three years of college prep mathematics and three years of lab science (including physics).

International and ESL Students

Wheeling Jesuit University welcomes applicants from foreign countries. General admissions requirements are as follows:

1. students will satisfy acceptance standards for day
division and
2. a high school GPA of 3.0 and a high school diploma or equivalent and
3. certification of proficiency in English as a second
Language is achieved by a 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Notes:

1. International students failing to meet English proficiency requirements may opt to enroll in the English Language Institute at Wheeling Jesuit University, a center for intensive English training. Proficiency certification by this program meets the English language requirement for admissions.

2. Since the U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization requires international students to certify financial responsibility, certification of financial resources sufficient to cover college costs must be submitted by the appropriate financial institution. Tuition, room and board and required fees must be paid in full prior to beginning classes.

3. Students for whom English is a second language have no further requirement in modern language.

4. See page 15 special note 3 for further requirements.

Transfer Credits

Advanced Placement
Wheeling Jesuit University awards credits for Advanced Placement scores of three or higher. Each exam is evaluated individually for specific course requirements.

CLEP Examination
Credits are awarded for successful completion of a CLEP examination with a passing grade. Each exam is evaluated for specific course requirements.

Transfer Students

General admissions requirements for transfer students are as follows:

1. cumulative college GPA of 2.3 or higher and
2. official transcripts of all previous college work from each institution attended must be submitted when applying for admission.

Notes:

1. Candidates may be asked to submit an official high school transcript upon request by the transfer counselor. Transfer credit is only awarded for course work completed at accredited institutions in which a student earned a grade of C or higher. Grades of C- are not accepted. For those students who have earned an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, the University will accept that associate’s degree (and all related credits) in total for transfer credit. Evaluation of credits will be made by the Registrar at the time of acceptance.
2. The University accepts credits only. The  computation of a student’s grade point average (GPA) will begin with courses taken at the University.
3. Full-time students are classified as follows:
Freshman - Less than 27 semester hours
Sophomore - minimum of 27 semester hours
Junior - minimum of 60 semester hours
Senior - minimum of 90 semester hours
4. Transfer students are bound by the academic requirements stipulated  in the catalog in effect during their first semester at the University. Any students transferring in during a summer session will be guided by the catalog requirements of the following semester.