DEFINITIONS: Degree Programs Offered By WVU and Approved by the Board of Governors Through Fall 2009 *Degree Definitions

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1 DEFINITIONS: FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN - An entering freshman who has not previously attended any college. Includes students enrolled in the Fall Semester who attended college for the first time in the preceding summer. Also includes students who entered with advanced standing (that is, with college credits) at the freshman level. Source: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission website Degree Programs Offered By WVU and Approved by the Board of Governors Through Fall 2009 *Degree Definitions Notes: Fall 2009 Doctor s Degree-Research/Scholarship: A Ph.D. or other doctor s degree that requires advanced work beyond the master s level including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Examples include, but are not limited to: Ed.D. D.Sc. D.M.A D.A. D.B.A. D.M. Doctor s Degree-Professional Practice: A Ph.D. or other advanced work beyond the master s level including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Examples include, but are not limited to: D.C. or D.C.MD.V.M. O.D. D.N.P D.P.T D.D.S. or D.M.D. Ed.D. Pharm.D D.Min N.D. D.O. L.L.B. or J.D. Au.D. D.Ed.Min O.T.D D.P.M., Pod.D., M.D. D.P. D.Ed.Min D.Miss Psy.D Doctor s Degree-Other: A doctor s degree that does not meet the definition of a Doctor s Degree-Research/Scholarship or Doctor's Degree-Professional Practice Master s Degree: An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of generally one or two full-time equivalent academic years of work beyond the bachelor s degree. Designation of degree classifications are determined by the awarding institution. *NCES / AIR Post-Baccalaureate Degree Definitions 1) Family & Consumer Sciences, B.S.F.&C.S. name changed to Design & Merchansing, B.S., effective Summer, ) New Multidisciplinary BMdS is in various Colleges but counted as only one. 3) Forensic & Investigative Science M.S. - New program, effective Fall ) Was moved from Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences to the College of Human Resources & Education, effective Spring It was then changed from a Degree Program to a Major under Degree Program Educational 5) Psychology, Education effective Ph.D. - New Fall 2007 program, effective Fall ) Medical Technology name changed to Medical Laboratory Science, Effective Summer, ) School of Physical Education name changed to College of Physical Activity & Sports Science, effective July 1, ) Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences name changed to Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Design, effective Fall 2009 Notes: Fall ) Family & Consumer Sciences, B.S.F.&C.S. name changed to Design & Merchansing, B.S., effective Summer, ) New Multidisciplinary BMdS is in various Colleges but counted as only one.

2 3) Forensic & Investigative Science M.S. - New program, effective Fall ) Education Ph.D. - New program, effective Fall ) Medical Technology name changed to Medical Laboratory Science, Effective Summer, ) School of Physical Education name changed to College of Physical Activity & Sports Science, effective July 1, Notes: Fall ) Program name changed from Agricultural & Environmental Education to Agricultural & Extension Education, effective Spring ) Program name changed from Animal & Veterinary Sciences to Animal & Nutrition Sciences, effective January 1, ) Sections of Family and Consumer Sciences moved from Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences to College of Human Resources & Education, effective Spring ) Multidisciplinary Studies BMDs, moved from Academic Affairs, effective Summer ) Also in Cooperation with Marshall University 6) Child Development & Family Studies major was made into a Degree Program and moved from Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences to the College of Human Resources & Education, effective Spring ) Instructional Design & Technology, New Degree Program as of Fall ) Technology Education, M.A., being Phased out. 9) Masters in Health Sciences became a new degree program, effective Spring ) Nursing D.S.N., phased out. Last term to be used, Spring ) New degree program, Nursing, D.N.P., effective Fall ) New degree program, Nursing, Ph.D., effective Summer ) Physical Education Ph.D., new degree program effective Summer Notes: Fall 2006 (1) Name changed from Natural Resource Economics to Resource Management & Sustainable Development, effective Fall 2005 (2) New Ph.D. program, effective Fall 2005 (3) Effective Fall 2005 degree designation changed from B.S.F.I. To B.S. and name changed from Forensic Identification (4) New program to Forensic effective & Spring Investigative 2005 Science (5) Program in cooperation with Marshall University (6) New program, effective Fall 2005 (7) New program, effective Fall 2006 (8) Education Ed.D. in cooperation with Marshall University (9) Ph.D. program being phased out (10) New Ph.D. program, effective Fall 2005 (11) Name changed from Applied Exercise Science to Exercise Physiology, effective Fall 2005 (12) New degree program effective Summer II 2005 (NCES has not yet approved this as a First-Professional level program nationally) [on hold as first-professional - counted as doctoral] Notes: (1) Program & Major name change, effective Fall 2005 (2) Program & Major name change, effective Fall 2004 (3) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (4) Degree designation changed from B.S.F.I. To B.S. effective Fall (5) New program & major effective Spring (6) M.S. degree designation added effective Fall (7) B.A. eliminated, effective Spring (8) Degree program also now in cooperation with Marshall University effective Spring (9) New program & major effective Summer I, (10) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (11) Name Change effective Fall (12) New program effective Fall (13) EdD degree program also in cooperation with Marshall University. (14) M.S. Degree designation Phased out. (15) Changed program title from Speech Pathology & Audiology to Speech Pathology effective Fall 2004.

3 (16) New degree program, effective Totally Online. (17) Ph.D. degree programs phasing out. (18) New degree program & major effective Fall (19) Ph.D. degree program name change effective Fall 2005 Notes: (continued) (20) New D.P.T. degree program effective Summer II, 2005 (NCES has not yet approved this as a 1st professional level program nationally, therefore, students are counted as Doctoral for now, pending this approval. (21) There is 70 Bachelor's Degree Programs if count BS/BA as 2 programs. There is 80 Master's Degree Programs if you count MA/BS as 2 programs and 81 if you count the 1 M.S. Program that is being Phased Out. There is 33 Doctorate Programs if count DMA & PhD in Music as 2 programs and 39 if you also count the 6 Ph.D.'s that are being Phased Out. This would change the total number of degree programs offered to 188 or 194. Notes: (1) Program name change replaces Agriculture, effective August, 2000 (2) Program name change for Fall 1999 (3) New Program effective Summer I, 2001 (4) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (5) Program effective Spring As of Fall 2003, this program became a stand alone, separate from Biometric Systems in (6) College New of Ph.D. Engineering Degree Program, & Mineral effective Resources. Spring, 2003 (7) B.S. approved for this program March 1999, effective Fall 1999 (8) New degree program approved May 1999, effective Summer 1999 (9) B.A. eliminated, effective Spring (10) Name change from Sociology & Anthropology to Sociology at the Master's level, effective August, 2000 (11) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (12) As of Fall 2003 this program became separate and stand alone from Forensic Identification in College of Arts and Sciences (13) Name Change effective 2002 (14) Five year entry level dual degree Master's & Bachelors programs (15) New degree program, effective Totally Online. (16) New degree program approved for Summer 2, Replaces major under Physical Education Ed.D. Program. (17) M.S. eliminated as of Summer I, (18) New DSN degree program approved January, 2000, effective for Fall, 2000 Notes: (1) Program name change replaces Agriculture, effective August, 2000 (2) Program name change for Fall 1999 (3) New Program effective Summer I, 2001 (4) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (5) Program effective Spring As of Fall 2003, this program became a stand alone, separate from Biometric Systems in College of Engineering & Mineral Resources. Notes: (continued) (6) New Ph.D. Degree Program, effective Spring, 2003 (7) B.S. approved for this program March 1999, effective Fall 1999 (8) New degree program approved May 1999, effective Summer 1999 (9) B.A. eliminated, effective Spring (10) Name change from Sociology & Anthropology to Sociology at the Master's level, effective August, 2000 (11) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (12) As of Fall 2003 this program became separate and stand alone from Forensic Identification in College of Arts and Sciences (13) Name Change effective 2002 (14) Five year entry level dual degree Master's & Bachelors programs (15) New degree program, effective Totally Online. (16) New degree program approved for Summer 2, Replaces major under Physical Education Ed.D. Program. (17) M.S. eliminated as of Summer I, 2003.

4 (18) New DSN degree program approved January, 2000, effective for Fall, 2000 Notes: (1) Program name change replaces Agriculture, effective August, 2000 (2) Program name change for Fall 1999 (3) New Program effective Summer I, 2001 (4) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (5) New program approved Oct, Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, effective Spring (6) New Degree Program, effective Spring, 2003 (7) B.S. approved for this program March 1999, effective Fall 1999 (8) New degree program approved May 1999, effective Summer 1999 (9) M.A. changed from Sociology & Anthropology to Sociology effective August, 2000 (10) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (11) New program effective Spring Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources. (12) Name Change effective 2002 (13) Five year entry level dual degree Master's & Bachelors programs (14) New degree program approved for Summer 2, Replaces major under Physical Education Ed.D. Program. (15) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new five year entry level M.P.T. program approved for Fall 1997 (16) New DSN degree program approved January, 2000, effective for Fall, 2000 (17) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new six year entry level professional PharmD program initiated Spring, 1998 Notes: * New Degree Program, effective Spring, 2003 ** Name Change effective 2002 (1) Program name change replaces Agriculture, effective August, 2000 (2) Program name change for Fall 1999 (3) New Program effective Summer I, 2001 (4) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (5) New program approved Oct, Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, effective Spring (6) B.S. approved for this program March 1999, effective Fall 1999 (7) New degree program approved May 1999, effective Summer 1999 (8) M.A. changed from Sociology & Anthropology to Sociology effective August, 2000 (9) Two majors in the undergraduate level program, one in the College of Arts & Sciences and one in the College of Engineering & Mineral (10) New program effective Spring Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources. (11) Five year entry level dual degree Master's & Bachelors programs (12) New degree program approved for Summer 2, Replaces major under Physical Education Ed.D. Program. (13) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new five year entry level M.P.T. program approved for Fall 1997 (14) New DSN degree program approved January, 2000, effective for Fall, 2000 (15) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new six year entry level professional PharmD program initiated Spring, 1998 Notes: (1) New program effective Spring 1997 (2) Program name change replaces Agriculture, effective August, 2000 (3) Program name change Spring 1997 (4) Program name change for Fall 1999 (5) B.S. designation added December 1998 (6) Graduate level programs moved from Arts & Sciences to College of Engineering & Mineral Resources Summer, 1998 (7) New program approved Oct, Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, effective Spring 1999.

5 (7) New program approved Oct, Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, effective Spring (8) B.S. approved for this program March 1999, effective Fall 1999 (9) New degree program approved May 1999, effective Summer 1999 (10) Programs moved from separate School to the College of Arts & Sciences July 1998 (11) M.A. changed from Sociology & Anthropology to Sociology effective August, 2000 (12) New program approved for Spring 1998 (13) Graduate level programs moved from Arts & Sciences to College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, Summer 1998 Notes: (continued) (14) New program effective Spring Two majors, one in the College of Arts & Sciences & one in the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources. (15) Program name change for Fall 1998 (16) New program effective for Summer 1998 (17) Program conversion from Ed.D. Education with Counseling Psychology major to a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology Spring 1997 (18) Five year entry level dual degree Master's & Bachelors programs (19) New degree program approved for Summer 2, Replaces major under Physical Education Ed.D. Program. (20) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new five year entry level M.P.T. program approved for Fall 1997 (21) New DSN degree program approved January, 2000, effective for Fall, 2000 (22) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new six year entry level professional PharmD program initiated Spring, 1998 Notes: (1) New program effective Spring 1997 (2) Program name change Fall 1996 (3) Program name change Spring 1997 (4) B.S. designation added Fall 1995 (5) Program name change for Fall 1999 (6) B.S. designation added December 1998 (7) Graduate level programs moved from Arts & Sciences to College of Engineering & Mineral Resources Summer 1998 (8) New program approved Spring Two majors, one in Arts & Sciences & one in Engineering & Mineral Resources (9) B.S. approved for this program March 1999, effective Fall 1999 (10) New degree program approved May 1999 (11) Programs moved from separate School to Arts & Sciences July 1998 (12) New program approved for Spring 1998 (13) Graduate level programs moved from Arts & Sciences to College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, Summer 1998 (14) New program approved Spring Two majors, one in Arts & Sciences & one in Engineering & Mineral Resources (15) Program name change for Fall 1998 (16) New program approved for Summer 1998 (17) Program conversion from Ed.D. Education with Counseling Psychology major to a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Spring 1997 (18) Program name change Summer 1996 (19) Converting to five year entry level dual degree Master's & Bachelors programs (20) New degree program approved for Summer 2, Replaces major under Physical Education Ed.D. Program. (21) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new five year entry level program approved for Fall 1997 (22) Bachelor's level program discontinued and new six year entry level professional PharmD program approved Fall 1996 Source: WVHEPC Office's Degree Inventory West Virginia University - Main Campus WVU Degrees Conferred (Interdisciplinary Studies IN College/School) By College/School, Level, and Degree Program ) New major under Academic Affairs Spring Then moved to the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences, Effective Summer ) Name changed from Agricultural & Environmental Education to Agricultural & Extension Education, effective Spring ) Name changed from Animal & Veterinary Sciences to Animal & Nutritional Sciences, effective Spring 2007.

6 4) Child Development & Family Studies was moved from the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences to the College of Human Resources & Education, effective Spring ) Name changed from Recreation & Parks Management to Recreation, Parks & Tourism Resources, effective Fall ) Name changed from Wood Industries to Wood Science & Technology, effective ) Name changed from Agricultural Education to Agricultural & Environmental Education, effective Summer I, 2004 and then the name changed from Agricultural & Environmental Education to Agricultural & Extension Education, effective Spring ) Name changed from Animal & Veterinary Sciences to Animal & Nutritional Sciences, effective Spring ) Family & Consumer Science moved from the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences to the College of Human Resources & Education, effective Spring ) Name changed from Recreation & Parks Management to Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Resources, effective Fall ) Name changed from Natural Resource Economics to Resource Management & Sustainable Development, effective Fall Then the major Resource Management & Sustainable Development was discontinued and replaced with 4 AOE s that were made into Majors Natural Resource Economics; Resource Management; Agricultural & Extension Education ; and Human & Community Development, effective Summer ) New major effective Fall ) Name changed from Latent Fingerprint Identification to Forensic & Investigative Science, effect Summer ) New Major, effective Spring ) New major for Spring Used for Internal Communications not on Diplomas. 16) Discontinued, effective Spring ) New program & major, effective Summer I, ) New program & major, effective Summer 2, ) New program & major, effective Spring ) Name changed from Sociology & Anthropology to Sociology, effective August, ) New program & major, effective Fall ) Geography became a separate program and no longer a major under Geology, effective Spring ) New program & major, effective Fall ) New B.A. degree programs, effective Fall ) Program eliminated Fall ) Name changed & became a change alone program and separate from the Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, effective Fall ) Effective Spring 2001, see major code 1483 in Arts and Sciences. 28) Name changed from Occupational Hygiene & Occupational Safety to Industrial Hygiene, effective Fall ) Name changed from Safety & Environmental Management to Safety Management, effective Summer ) New major, effective Fall ) Moved from Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences, effective Spring ) Moved from Academic Affairs to the College of Human Resources & Education, effective Summer ) This a major for graduation of those not completing the five year program (no teaching certification) but completing 3 minors. 34) Moved from Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences, effective Spring Then inactivated and changed from Degree Program to a major under Educational Psychology, effective Fall ) New program and major, effective Fall ) Name changed from Speech Pathology & Audiology to Speech Pathology, effective Fall ) Technology Education is being Phased out. 38) New program and major, effective Fall ) New program & major, effective Fall Totally Online program. 40) Eliminated, effective Summer I, ) Terminated at the end of the Spring 2008 term. 42) Phasing Out 43) New, effective Fall ) New degree program, effective Summer 2, Replaced ED.D. major Name changed from Applied Exercise Sciences to Exercise Physiology, effective Fall ) New degree program & major effective Summer 2, (NCES has not yet approved as a first-professional level program nationally). So on hold as first-professional and counted as doctoral. 46) New degree program, effective Fall Last term to be used is Spring ) New Ph.D. program effective Summer ) Phased out. 49) Being phased out and replaced with Pharmaceutical & Pharmacological Sciences, effective Fall 2005.

7 50) Physical Education major 6821 eliminated and students moved to major 6812, effective Fall ) Major name changed from Sport Behavior 6851 to Sport & Exercise Psychology 6881, effective Spring ) Major name changed from Sport Psychology 6855 to Sport & Exercise Psychology 6888, effective Spring ) New major under new Kinesiology Degree Program, effective Summer ) Name changed from Sport Psychology 6855 to Sport & Exercise Psychology 6888, effective Spring West Virginia University - Main Campus Student Credit Hours By College/Department and Student Level Fall Fall ) Animal & Veterinary Sciences name changed to Animal & Nutritional Sciences as of January 1, ) New as of summer ) Special section taught this semester by this College. 4) Moved from Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences to the College of Human Resources & Education as of Summer ) Family & Consumer Sciences includes Design Studies, Design & Merchandising & Fashion Design & Merchandising as of Fall ) Now under Family & Consumer Sciences 7) Terminated at the end of the Spring 2008 Semester. 8) New as of Fall ) SCH are now included in Multidisciplinary Studies 10) New as of Spring ) Name change effective Fall Replaces Occupational Hygiene & Occupational Safety. 12) Eliminated 13) New as of Fall ) New as of Fall ) Now under subject Neurobiology Anatomy, Summer ) The method for calculating SCH for first-professional Medicine & Dentistry students was revised for Fall 2002 per HEPC file requirements. SCH were equated 15 per first-professional students and included in the subject of Medicine & Dentistry. This may result in a decrease. 17) New breakouts as of Fall Lower Division = Freshman, Sophomore, Unclassified Undergraduate Upper Division = Junior, Senior, 5th Year Pharmacy Graduate = Master's Graduate, Doctoral Graduate, Unclassified/Non-Degree Graduate First-Professional = Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy, and Medicine NOTE: Fall 2005 Data used Census Files Source: WVHEPC Student Files compiled by Admissions and Records West Virginia University - Main Campus WVU Personnel Distribution of Total Full-Time Employees By Race and / or Gender Fall Fall ) Full-time is defined as FTE of 0.9 or greater and paybase of 9 months or greater.

8 General University & Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Distribution of Total Faculty and Staff By Status 1) Includes some full-time Extension Specialists who hold secondary academic tenure track appointments, extension non-tenure track employees, faculty equivalents & also includes postdoctoral fellows. Distribution of Tenure Track and Non-Tenure Track Faculty By Status Fall ) In year 2004, library track faculty is included under non-tenure track faculty. 2) Academic Professionals include ENTT's, EQUIV's (FEAP's), and POST-DOC's General University and Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Fall Fall ) Includes some full-time Extension Specialists who hold secondary academic tenure track appointments, also includes postdoctoral fellows. 2) HSC - Health Science Center 3) GU - General University 4) Instr'l - Instructional SOURCE: Census Personnel Workfile West Virginia University Buildings, Gross Square Footage, and Acreage Owned by WVU in November 2009 Acreage is WVU owned and does not include leased property maintained by WVU. Source: Office of WVU Asst VP for Facilities, November 2009