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Industrial Engineering  Doctoral

The doctoral degree program in industrial engineering is designed to educate students to the highest level of competency in teaching and research.

Overview

What is Industrial Engineering at WVU like?

Description

Each PhD student will develop a program with a major in industrial engineering, or occupational safety and health, designed to meet their needs and objectives in consultation with an adviser and the advisory and examining committee.

The department is in the unique position in the United States of having two complimentary graduate programs in industrial hygiene and safety accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of ABET. The combined resources and faculty talents of these 2 programs create synergies that provide our students with outstanding academic and research experiences in the field of occupational safety and health. Excellent academic and research opportunities are also available for students in the areas of operations research, decision sciences, manufacturing, and ergonomics.

Application Deadlines

Each graduate program sets their own terms of admission and application deadlines. Applicants can only apply for admission for the terms displayed below. Any questions regarding the application deadline should be directed to the graduate program representative.

Fall: February 15
Spring: October 1
Summer: May 1

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Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for Industrial Engineering at WVU?

University Requirements

To be eligible for admission into a graduate program at WVU an applicant must submit official, bachelors degree transcripts from a regionally accredited institution and hold a GPA of at least 2.75.

WVU operates decentralized admissions. Decentralized admissions allows each graduate program to set its own application requirements in addition to the University requirements.

Program Requirements

Doctoral Admissions

To be eligible for admission into the doctoral program, a candidate must fulfill the following requirements:

  • A bachelor's and master's degree from engineering, physics, chemistry, computer sciences, mathematics, or a similar technical or science program. The applicant must have completed at least 2 years of calculus or equivalent mathematics in their degree program.
  • Earned a GPA of 3.0 or better (out of a possible 4.0) in their undergraduate and graduate coursework. Applicants with a cumulative GPA of less than 3.0/4.0 may be considered for admission if they have professional or other relevant experience.
  • A statement of purpose focusing on the research topic, methodology, and its feasibility.
  • 2 letters of recommendation.
  • Official transcripts of all previous college course work.
  • All applicants for the doctoral program must submit GRE scores.
  • International applicants must meet the WVU requirement of English language proficiency.

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