SAFETY MANAGEMENT M.S.

Preparing Risk Minimizers

Safety Management M.S. Admission Requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (certain Board of Regents degrees will be considered). A minimum GPA of a 3.0, 63 credit hours at the undergraduate or graduate level in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (15 credits at the junior/senior/graduate level) as well as 21 credit hours in communications, humanities, and social sciences. Individuals who have at least a 2.75 will be considered for provisional admittance. Provisional students must earn a 3.25 GPA in the first 12 hours of the program.

Admissions

• Apply with the online Graduate Application
• Personal Statement
• Pay graduate application fee
• Request official transcripts from all institutions attended (other than WVU) and
  1. Mail to:
     WVU Office of Graduate Admissions
     One Waterfront Place
     PO Box 6510
     Morgantown, WV 26506-6510
  2. or Email to: GraduateAdmissions@mail.wvu.edu

*This program will review unofficial transcripts prior to application submission. Please email Gary Phillips at GPhillip@mail.wvu.edu for details.

English Language Proficiency

Generally, applicants whose first language is not English must submit adequate TOEFL or IELTS results before an application can be considered for admission to WVU:

• TOEFL Internet-Based = 79
• TOEFL Paper-Based = 550
• IELTS = 6.5

Applicants who have received a high school diploma or a bachelor’s degree in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand or Australia need not submit TOEFL/IELTS results.

However, applicants having only a master’s degree from an accredited US college or university must still provide acceptable TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Application Requirements

• Official transcripts of all previous college course work
• ABET-ANSAC prerequisite course requirements:
  • sixty-three credit hours of approved science, mathematics, and other technical courses. Of these, at least fifteen credit hours must be junior or senior level.
  • twenty-one hours of social sciences, humanities, and/or communications.
  • Based on application review, additional requirements may be required on a case by case basis.
• International applicants must meet the WVU requirement of English language proficiency.

All applicants whose first language is not English must provide proof of English language proficiency. WVU accepts either the TOEFL or the IELTS for this purpose.

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