Office of Enrollment

High School Students - How to Apply

If you are currently a high school student and want to take college courses during your senior year, you may enroll in Mountain State University classes on a part-time basis through one of two options: early admission or the high school scholarship program.

Entering Freshmen - How to Apply

Mountain State University maintains an open-door admission policy for applicants who have graduated from an accredited high school or who have earned a General Education Development (GED) certificate.

Transfer/Transient Students/Independent Study - How to Apply

You may have begun your college education elsewhere and now you’ve decided to transfer to Mountain State University. We welcome your application! Or, if you are currently enrolled at another college or university, you are welcome to take courses at MSU as a transient student for transfer credit to your home institution. If you’re interested in Independent Study, MSU currently offers 335 Directed Independent Study courses.

International Students - How to Apply

Students come from almost every continent in the world to study at Mountain State University. Recently we have enrolled students from such countries as Nepal, China, Ukraine, Japan, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Brazil, Pakistan, and Canada.

Graduate Students - How to Apply

Whether you pursue your graduate degree on campus, at an off-campus site, or through a distance learning option, Mountain State University works to provide a rewarding academic experience, as well as the services and resources that can help you create success.

Anti-Discrimination Clause

Except as necessary to fulfill a bona fide occupational qualification, Mountain State University shall not discriminate in administering its employment procedures, admissions procedures, scholarship and/or loan programs, and/or other school administered programs on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, blindness, disability, familial status, or veteran status, nor on the basis of any other characteristic that is prohibits by federal, state, and/or local law, nor on the basis of any characteristic that is prohibited by any accrediting body of Mountain State University that is not contrary to federal, state, and/or local law.

Submitting Official Transcripts
The evaluation of a student’s/applicant’s official transcript will take no more than 5-10 business days (excluding weekends, holidays and heavy registration periods such as the start/end of an academic semester). Official transcripts must be mailed to the Admissions Department at the Mountain State University (MSU) Beckley Campus. An official transcript must be sent directly from an institution to MSU in a sealed envelope.  The envelope is not to be opened by the applicant/student.

Note: Branch campus transcripts (Orlando, Center Township, and Martinsburg) will be evaluated within 5-10 business days upon receipt to the branch campus transcript evaluator on the Mountain State University Beckley campus.  

Address:
Mountain State University
PO Box 9003
Attn: Admissions Department
Beckley, WV 2580