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Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University
1900 West Seventh Street
Plainview, TX 79072

Official telephone: (806) 291-1000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 588-1928
Fax number: (806) 291-1960
Website: www.wbu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, jusice administration, applied science
Majors with the lowest enrollment: environmental studies, communications, chemistry
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 53%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 353 men, 224 women
Full-time faculty: 99 men, 55 women
Part-time faculty: 254 men, 169 women
Graduation rate: 32% within six years

Wayland Baptist University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, Christian counseling/religious education, engineering, nursing, physical/occupational therapy, physician assistant, seminary, technical.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
computer science, engineering
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Contemporary Music Center (Nashville).
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, China, England, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia, and Uganda.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Applied Science
  • Business Administration
  • Human Services
  • Justice Administration
  • Religion
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Art/2D Studies
  • Art/3D Studies
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Career/Technology Education
  • Chemistry
  • Christian Leadership
  • Christian Ministry
  • Coaching
  • Communication Studies
  • Composite Social Studies Education
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics/Finance
  • Education
  • Education/Secondary
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise/Sport Sciences
  • Fitness Management
  • Geology
  • German
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Care Administration
  • History
  • Human Services
  • Intercultural Missions
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Management
  • Justice Administration
  • Life Sciences
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Management/Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Media Studies
  • Media/Communication
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Education
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Religious Education
  • Social Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
  • Theatre/Musical Theatre
  • Visual Arts
Doctorates

  • Management
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Christian Ministries
  • Counseling
  • Criminal Justice
  • Divinity
  • Education
  • Education Administration
  • Educational Diagnostician
  • English
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Justice Administration
  • Management
  • Multidisciplinary Science
  • Nursing
  • Public Administration
  • Religion
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education Teaching

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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