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Journalism Undergraduate Direct Admission

Students applying to WVU who indicate they want to be journalism majors and who have at least a 2.5 cumulative, non-weighted high school grade-point average and at least a 22 enhanced ACT English score or at least a 520 recentered SAT verbal score are considered direct admits.

These students are eligible for scholarships earlier, have an SOJ advisor from the day they enter WVU and take a special University Orientation course that will help them with becoming fully-admitted into the school. Direct admit students will be fully declared majors once they take and pass the Journalism Qualifying Exam.

Students who don’t qualify as direct admits become pre-journalism majors. They will be advised by the University Advising Center until they take Journalism 215, generally during their sophomore year.

Being accepted as a Journalism Direct Admit does not exempt a student from taking JRL 215 and the Journalism Qualifying Exam (JQE). All Journalism students must take JRL 215 and the JQE.

The WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism will advise students if they are direct admits through a letter.

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	Journalism Undergraduate Direct Admission Students applying to WVU who indicate they want to be journalism majors and who have at least a 2.5 cumulative, non-weighted high school grade-point average and at least a 22 enhanced ACT English score or at least a 520 recentered SAT verbal score are considered direct admits. These students are eligible for scholarships earlier, have an SOJ advisor from the day they enter WVU and take a special University Orientation course that will help them with becoming fully-admitted into the school. Direct admit students will be fully declared majors once they take and pass the Journalism Qualifying Exam. Students who don’t qualify as direct admits become pre-journalism majors. They will be advised by the University Advising Center until they take Journalism 215, generally during their sophomore year. Being accepted as a Journalism Direct Admit does not exempt a student from taking JRL 215 and the Journalism Qualifying Exam (JQE). All Journalism students must take JRL 215 and the JQE. The WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism will advise students if they are direct admits through a letter.