Transfer Credits
According to the Eberly College of Arts and Science’s, graduate programs may accept up to 12 credits of coursework completed at another institution and/or as part of a previous degree program at WVU to apply toward the student’s current degree plan.
Only credits earned within the past 8 years can be applied toward the current degree plan. Courses completed more than 8 years prior to the start of the current degree plan need to be revalidated before they can be applied toward the current degree plan. Non-degree graduate students are not permitted to transfer credit to WVU from another institution.
For the required social work courses in the MSW degree plan, transfer credit may only be approved for social work courses that are taken in an accredited MSW program. Courses taken outside of an accredited MSW program can be considered only for fulfillment of the elective requirements for the WVU MSW degree.
All coursework completed previously must be reviewed and approved by the School of Social Work’s curriculum committee before it can be applied to the current degree requirements. Upon acceptance to the School of Social Work, students who would like to submit a request for transfer credit or to apply previously completed coursework at WVU toward their MSW degree must submit a request to the MSW Program Director. Along with the written request, the student should submit the course syllabus(i) and a copy of their official transcript(s) showing the final grade in the course(s). The MSW program director, along with members of the SSW Curriculum Committee, will review the request and render a decision regarding the acceptance or denial of the coursework credits.
For courses completed outside of WVU, once the course has been approved, the MSW program director completes an application for transfer credit, which is then submitted to the Dean’s Office for approval. Once approved, the request is forwarded to the Office of the University Registrar. Transfer credits from other institutions are then applied toward the degree plan requirements for the MSW, but do not count toward the student’s GPA. For courses completed within WVU, once approved by the Curriculum Committee, the MSW program director makes the appropriate exceptions in Degree Works to apply the previous coursework to the student’s current degree plan.
Life Experience
The School of Social Work does not grant course credit for life or work experience.
Incompletes
A grade of I (Incomplete) is a temporary grade assignment used when unforeseen, non-academic circumstances arise that prohibit students from completing the last course assignments or examinations at the end of the semester. The grade of Incomplete is typically assigned because of an excused absence from the final examination, or because assignments are unavoidably incomplete, as determined by the instructor. Students who are failing a course (exclusive of the incomplete work) may not request an Incomplete.
Students who want to be considered for an Incomplete must apply to their instructor prior to the end of the term. If the instructor agrees, the instructor and the student must negotiate the conditions under which the grade of I will be changed to a letter grade and sign a contract. The date to submit the incomplete work should not be set beyond the last day of class of the following semester. If the student does not complete the terms of contract, then the instructor should submit a grade of F. All incomplete contracts must be filed with the department and Dean’s Office. To remove the grade of I, a student does not register for the course again. If the Incomplete grade is not changed by the end of the next major term (excluding summer), the I grade will be replaced with an IF.