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Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace University
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017

Official telephone: (440) 826-2900
Toll-free telephone: (877) 826-1600
Fax number: (440) 826-2329
Website: www.bw.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late 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 June, July, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, early childhood education, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: religion, math/economics, interdepartmental major
Average freshman GPA: 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 83%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 227 men, 227 women
Full-time faculty: 107 men, 94 women
Part-time faculty: 120 men, 133 women
Graduation rate: 67% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of all for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, Africana studies, alternate academic minor (self-directed), art history, arts management, Asian studies, athletic coaching, biology, broadcasting/mass communication, business administration, chemistry, communication sciences/disorders, communication studies, computer information systems, computer programming, computer science, criminal justice, dance, diversity studies, economics, English, English/creative writing, entrepreneurship, family studies, film studies, finance, forensic science, French, gender studies, geology, German, health care management, health coaching/promotion, history, human resource management, international business, international studies/international affairs, international studies/national security, Latin American studies, leadership studies, legal studies, management, marketing, mathematics/middle childhood, Middle Eastern/north African studies, music/academic, music/applied, network administration, neuroscience, nutrition, orthopedic assessment/treatment, philosophy, physics, political communication, political science, psychology, public relations, public service leadership, reading/language arts/middle childhood, recreation, religion, science/middle childhood, social studies/middle childhood, sociology, software engineering, Spanish, statistics, studio art, sustainability, theatre, urban studies, web programming, and young adult/multi-age education.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, veterinary
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3‐2 engineering/chemistry and engineering/physics program with Case Western Reserve U and Columbia U; social work/psychology and social work/sociology program with Case Western Reserve U; accounting M.B.A., human resources M.B.A., and computer science/information systems M.B.A. programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: New York Media Experience at Marist Coll. Georgetown U Semester in Washington, DC.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, China, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Faculty led Global Sports programs in Brazil, England, Germany, Ghana, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at John Carroll U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Kent St U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Art Education
  • Art/Studio
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice
  • Digital Media/Design/Graphic Design
  • Digital Media/Design/Interactive Design
  • Economics
  • Education/Early Childhood
  • Education/Middle Childhood
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Film Studies
  • Finance
  • French
  • German
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Coaching/Health Promotion
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Human Resource Management
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Innovation/Entrepreneurship
  • Integrated Science Teaching
  • International Business
  • International Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music History/Literature
  • Music Performance/Keyboard
  • Music Performance/Voice
  • Music Theatre
  • Music Theory
  • Music Therapy
  • Music/Applied
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public History
  • Public Relations
  • Public/Nonprofit Management
  • Sociology
  • Software Engineering
  • Spanish
  • Sport Management
  • Sustainability
  • Teacher Education
  • Theatre/Dance/Movement
  • Theatre/Stage Management
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Arts Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Systems
  • Education Literacy
  • Education Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Executive Management
  • Graduate Education Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Graduate Speech Language Pathology
  • Health Care
  • Human Resources
  • International Management
  • Leadership in Higher Education
  • Physician Assistant
  • Public Health
  • School Leadership
  • Sustainability

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

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