1 Introduction and General Comments
This handbook provides only the procedural information for graduate students in the WVU Geology program.
Information and rules related to program admission and degree requirements are now found in the WVU Graduate Catalog. Please refer to that document for those details.
- General WVU requirements regarding Academic Standards; Advising, Enrollment and Evaluation; Degree Regulations; FERPA; Programs Courses and Credits: Tuition, Fees and Residency: WVU Academic Catalog
Note – The Graduate Catalog is the official location for all WVU and Geology degree requirements. Students are responsible for knowing those rules and should not rely on this handbook alone.
Forms and examples of forms used by the Geology Grad Program can be found on the web page: https://www.geo.wvu.edu/students/graduate-students/forms-and-links-for-current- students
For questions related to the rules or the handbook, contact the current chair of the Geology Graduate Program Committee (GGPC).
Abbreviations used in this document:
- GGPC: Geology Graduate Program Committee
- G&G: The Department of Geology & Geography (this refers to the entire department, not just the Geology Program)
- Grad: Graduate
- GPA: Grade point average
- GTA: Graduate teaching assistant
- GRA: Graduate research assistant
- UG: Undergraduate