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Concordia University - Irvine

Concordia University - Irvine
1530 Concordia West
Irvine, CA 92612-3299

Official telephone: (949) 854-8002
Toll-free telephone: (800) 229-1200
Fax number: (949) 214-3520
Website: www.cui.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held prior to the beginning of each semester.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, psychology, liberal studies/education
Majors with the lowest enrollment: mathematics, chemistry, history
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Graduation rate: 56% 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: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.5

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, American studies, anthropology, art, biblical languages, biology, business, chemistry, communication, creative writing, cross-cultural studies, early childhood, elementary education program/multiple subject teacher credential, English, exercise/sport science, history, information technology, mathematics, missiology, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, theatre, and theology.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-theology, physical therapy, social work
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Concordia Coll, Concordia U, Concordia U--Austin, Concordia U--Chicago, Concordia U--St. Paul, and Concordia U--Wisconsin.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in France, Mexico, and Spain.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Liberal Arts
  • Art
  • Athletic Training
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biblical Languages
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration Leadership
  • Chemistry
  • Christian Education Leadership
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • English
  • Exercise/Sports Science
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • Humanities/Fine Arts
  • International Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Nonprofit Leadership
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Theatre
  • Theological Studies
  • Theology
Doctorates

  • Educational Leadership
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Coaching/Athletic Administration
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Education Technology
  • Educational Administration
  • International Studies
  • Reformation Theology
  • School Counseling
  • Special Education
  • Theology/Culture

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • History, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International/Global Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please add to the Majors:

 

Exercise and Sports Science

Applied Liberal Arts

Business Administration Leadership

Theology

Theological Studies
 
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