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Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #359
Alcorn State, MS 39096

Official telephone: (601) 877-6100

Fax number: (601) 877-6347
Website: www.alcorn.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August.
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: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: biology, business administration, general studies
Majors with the lowest enrollment: history, robotics/automation technology, sociology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 76%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 106 men, 110 women
Full-time faculty: 82 men, 75 women
Part-time faculty: 24 men, 35 women
Graduation rate: 34% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, nursing
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, business, education, health professions, home economics, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad available in any country without travel warnings.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Bridge to doctorate program at Pennsylvania St U. M.S. workforce leadership education program with Mississippi St U.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Applied Science
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Child Development
  • Computer Information Science
  • Computer Networking/Information Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Elementary Education
  • English Education
  • General Studies
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Instrumental Music Education
  • Instrumental Performance
  • International Agriculture
  • Literature
  • Mass Communications/Broadcast Journalism
  • Mass Communications/Print Journalism
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Piano Music Education
  • Piano Performance
  • Plant/Soil Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Robotics/Automation Technology
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Science Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Vocal Music Education
  • Vocal Performance
Master's Degrees

  • Adult/Family Persons Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture Economics
  • Agronony/Plant and Soil Science
  • Animal Science
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Systems/Networks
  • Computer/Information Sciences
  • Education Specialist/Elementary Education
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Geospatial Engineering Technology
  • Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Homeland Security Management
  • Nurse Educator
  • Nursing
  • Radiological Health Science (Health Physics)
  • Secondary Education
  • Teaching
  • Technology
  • Workforce Education/Leadership

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
credit granted for scores of 3 or higher.

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