| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and late January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in July and August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
economics, finance, accounting |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.1 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
90% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
11:1 |
| Total faculty: |
666 men, 450 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
449 men, 291 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
217 men, 159 women |
| Graduation rate: |
79% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in advertising, Africa/Middle East studies, African-American studies, anthropology (archeological, biomedical, cultural, general), applied physiology, applied physiology/enterprise, Arabic, art, art history, arts entrepreneurship, arts management, Asian studies, biological sciences, business, business administration, chemistry, Chinese, civil engineering, classical studies, communication studies, computer engineering, computer science, creative computing, dance performance, econometrics, economic growth/development, economics, economics of industrial organization, economics/decision making, educational studies, electrical engineering, elementary teaching, English, environmental earth sciences, environmental engineering, ethics, European studies, fashion media, French, geology, German, global development, graphic design, history, history visual/performing arts, human rights, intermedia, international economics, international studies, Italian, Italian area studies, Japanese, Jewish studies, journalism, labor economics, Latin, Latin American/Iberian studies, law/legal reasoning, management science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medieval studies, Mexican American studies, monetary economics, music, natural sciences, philosophy, photography, physics, political science/American politics/law/administration, political science/comparative/international studies, political science/general, political science/political thought, psychology, public economics, public policy/international affairs, religious studies, Russian area studies, secondary teaching, sociology, songwriting, Spanish, sports management, statistical science, and women's/gender studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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business, engineering |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University) |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Peru, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Courses and research at SMU-in-Taos (New Mexico). |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of North Texas. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Advertising
- African-American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Physiology/Sports Management
- Art
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Civil Engineering
- Communication Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Creative Computing
- Dance Performance
- Drama/Theatre Arts
- Economics
- Economics/Finance
- Economics/Systems Analysis
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- English/Creative Writing
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Geology
- Fashion Media
- Film/Media Arts
- Finance
- French
- General Business
- Geology
- Geophysics
- German
- History
- Human Rights
- Individual Studies in Liberal Arts
- Italian Area Studies
- Journalism
- Latin American Studies
- Management Science
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medieval Studies
- Mexican-American Studies
- Music
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music Performance
- Music Therapy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Public Relations
- Real Estate Finance
- Religious Studies
- Risk Management/Insurance
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistical Science
- Theatre
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Doctorates
- Anthropology
- Applied Science
- Art History
- Biostatistics
- Chemistry
- Computational Mathematics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Educational Leadership
- Engineering Management
- English
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Higher Education
- History
- Law/Legal Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Molecular/Cell Biology
- Operations Research
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Software Engineering
- Statistical Science
- Systems Engineering
- Theology
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Applied Geophysics
- Applied Science
- Applied Statistics/Data Analytics
- Art
- Art History
- Arts Management
- Bilingual Education
- Business Analytics
- Chemistry
- Choral Conducting
- Civil Engineering
- Comparative/International Law
- Computational Mathematics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Counseling
- Dance
- Data Science
- Datacenter Systems Engineering
- Design/Innovation
- Dispute Resolution
- Economics
- Educational Leadership
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Film/Media Studies
- Finance
- General Business
- Geology
- Geophysics
- History
- Informational Engineering/Management
- Instrumental Conducting
- Law
- Liberal Studies
- Management Engineering
- Management in International Arts Management
- Manufacturing Systems Management
- Marketing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Anthropology
- Medieval Studies
- Molecular/Cell Biology
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music History/Literature
- Music Theory
- Music Therapy
- Operations Research
- Physics
- Psychology
- Real Estate
- Religious Studies
- Sacred Music
- Security Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Special Education
- Sport Management
- Statistical Science
- Strategic Leadership
- Sustainability
- Systems Engineering
- Taxation
- Telecommunications
- Theatre
- Theology
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for international baccalaureate
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