General Admission Procedure

Students seeking admission to Fairmont State must be of the age of compulsory attendance in the state of West Virginia and file an application for admission. Application and supporting credentials must be on file at least two weeks prior to the opening of a semester or term. All credentials submitted in support of an application for admission become the property of the University and will not be returned to the student. Any student admitted upon the basis of false credentials will be subject to immediate dismissal from the University.

The application for admission must specify the student’s desired degree or program objective. Admission to Fairmont State does not guarantee admission to specific programs, which may be restricted due to limitations of staff, physical facilities, and space available for experiential training. The standards and procedures for admission to limited-enrollment programs are presented later in this section.

Students who fail to register during the semester or term for which they have been admitted, must file another application in order to gain admission at a later date.