FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State University will temporarily adjust admission requirements for incoming and prospective students as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Changes include allowing students more time to meet enrollment deadlines and suspending the standardized test requirement for those enrolling in the fall. Students will also have until Aug. 1 to submit their transcripts.
University president Mirta Martin said it is important for the institution to make sure education continues being accessible.
“Fairmont State is committed to providing a world-class education to all who seek it,” she said.
“This pandemic is an unprecedented event in all of our lives, but Fairmont State is rising to the challenge. We’re doing all we can to assist our students, our community, and our state during this crisis, because we’re all in this together. We must, and will, continue to educate the work-force for the next generation.”
Institution officials will offer virtual advising sessions for first-year and transfer students to discuss scheduling. Staff will also work with students on FAFSA as financial circumstances change.
Fairmont State is also extending the application deadline for the fall semester to Aug. 1.