Graduate Programs

Current Graduate Students

Graduate Handbook

View the Graduate Handbook at the following link Graduate Program Handbook .

Thesis Guidelines

View the Thesis Guidelines document at the following link Thesis Guidelines .

Graduate Advising

Graduation Forms

The following forms must be completed before you will be able to graduate and submitted by the graduation deadlines that are announced every semester.

Application for graduation: The application for graduation form is submitted in the semester that you plan to graduate. This form gives the university the necessary information for your diploma: the correct name to be put on your diploma, your degree program, and an address to send the diploma.

Plan of Study: The plan of study outlines the requirements for your degree (language and GPA requirements) and the courses that you plan to take in order to complete your degree. This form is used to inform the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Office of your study plan and is signed by your committee members (comprehensive exam committee or thesis committee).

Request Form (for Shuttle Sheet): The request form for the shuttle sheet lets the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Office know that you are ready to complete your degree by taking your comprehensive exams or by defending your thesis. The Graduate Office will then evaluate your transcripts in relation to your plan of study to determine whether or no you have met your requirements.

Shuttle Sheet: This form comes from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Office and informs the department of your progress toward completion of your degree (incomplete grades, course requirements, and language requirement). This sheet is signed by your committee when all of your requirements have been completed.

The deadlines for submitting these forms are announced by the Graduate Office of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences every semester.

Financial Support

Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Tuition Waivers

A limited number of teaching assistantships offer full remission of tuition plus a stipend. These are available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and occasionally in other areas. Teaching assistantships are also offered to selected students specializing in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in the WVU Intensive English Program. Meritorious teaching assistants are eligible on a competitive basis for a supplemental award through the Higher Education Resource Fund. Download the Application for Graduate Teaching Assistantship (PDF).

Tuition waivers are also available for qualified candidates. Students who are not GTAs may apply for meritorious tuition waivers each semester. Meritorious tuition waiver application forms are available in 205 Chitwood. These forms should be completed early in a semester to be considered for a meritorious tuition waiver for the following semester.

Overseas Opportunities: Scholarships and Grants

The Department sponsors study abroad during the summers in France, Germany, Mexico, and Spain. Qualified students in French may compete for the Marguerite Eynard McBride Award, which funds an academic year in France. Year-long exchange programs are also in place for France, Germany, and Spain. Grants are available on a competitive basis through the Department, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, and through the Office of International Programs to assist students who wish to study abroad.

Who do I contact?

Graduate Program Coordinator:
(304) 293-5121 or forlanginfo@mail.wvu.edu

Graduate Programs

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