West Virginia University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering program will enroll its inaugural class starting in the fall 2017 semester at a new location in Bahrain. Students will be enrolled as West Virginia University students and will be eligible to earn their bachelor of science in civil engineering. 

• Newly constructed facilities and classrooms with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.
• Courses and labs instructed by West Virginia University affiliated faculty.
• West Virginia University is a leader in innovation and research, holding the classification of R1 research activity (highest) institution.
• The WVU Bahrain location is coed, and will be hosted at the Royal University for Women, located in Riffa, close to Bahrain’s capital, Manama, and international airport.`
• All students admitted to the program will enroll in a preparatory foundation semester in English and mathematics.
• Career support services are available to assist with job placement upon graduation. 

To be considered for freshman admission, you must successfully meet the following requirements:

• a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 out of 4.
• come from a science stream with a specific pass grade (60%) in Mathematics and Physics.
• ALL students must complete the compulsory foundation semester (per the table below) before they are accepted into the degree program.
• applicants must achieve a minimum score of 61 (TOEFL IBT) or 6.0 (IELTS) and a C and above in ALEK to progress to the degree program.