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1   WISE LIBRARY (DOWNTOWN LIBRARY)
2   CLARK HALL
3   STEWART HALL
4   PURINTON HOUSE
5   ELIZABETH MOORE HALL
6   MOUNTAINLAIR
7   MOUNTAINLAIR GREEN
8   FRATERNITY AND SORORITY ROW
9   THE MOUNTAINEER STATUE
10   DOWNTOWN BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORE
11   OGLEBAY HALL
12   CHITWOOD HALL
13   MARTIN HALL
14   WOODBURN HALL
15   LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING
16   BEECHURST PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT STATION (PRT)
17   REYNOLDS HALL

Life Sciences Building

This building is located behind Woodburn Hall. Opened in 2002, Life Sciences houses the Psychology, Biology, and Neuroscience departments. This research hub includes classrooms, labs, a top-floor greenhouse, herbarium and clinical facilities for psychologists-in-training.

Media Gallery

A student researcher tests a tissue sample.
A colorful brain scan is pictured on a black background.
A rat is placed in an operant chamber.
Exterior shot of the Life Sciences Building highlighting the unique green glass windows.
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Academic Resources

✏️ Academic Resources

WVU offers 129 undergraduate majors for students to choose from. Pursue your passions, find your path, and unlock your academic potential!

ASPIRE Office

The ASPIRE Office helps students win nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships and/or gain admission to graduate school! Check out the scholarships and fellowships our office helps students apply for, and set up an appointment to discuss the ones that interest you. We also help students with applying to any graduate or professional school program.

R1 Research

West Virginia University is one of the top research institutions in the nation, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. WVU is one of only 187 colleges and universities to attain the highest research ranking — R1 — alongside Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins. The designation is the most elite category. We offer world-class opportunities without a world-class price tag.

Language Placement Exam

Students who have studied a language before entering college have the opportunity to take the language placement exam. 

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