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Concordia University - Nebraska

Concordia University - Nebraska
800 North Columbia Avenue
Seward, NE 68434

Official telephone: (402) 643-3651
Toll-free telephone: (800) 535-5494
Fax number: (402) 643-4073
Website: www.cune.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 in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session with varying course lengths.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: businessadministration, elementary education, biology
Average freshman GPA: 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 76%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 101 men, 139 women
Full-time faculty: 40 men, 23 women
Part-time faculty: 61 men, 116 women
Graduation rate: 59% 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: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, actuarial science, art, art history, American Sign Language, Biblical languages, biology, business, chemistry, coaching, communication, community health, composition/rhetoric, computer science, contemporary church music, criminal justice, ecclesiastical arts, English as a Second Language, English, environmental studies, geography, gerontology, graphic design, history, interpersonal communication, journalism/public relations, literature, Mandarin, marketing mathematics, music, parish health, performing arts, philosophy, physical science, physics, psychology, recreation, recreation/sports management, self-directed, senior adult fitness, sociology, Spanish, sport ministry, sport psychology, theology, urban ministry, world/intercultural studies, worship arts, writing, and youth ministry.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry, athletic training, chiropractic, clinical lab science, clinical perfusion science, cytotechnology, dental hygiene, engineering, nursing, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, physicians assistant, radiation science technology, social work seminary, and deaconess.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Concordia Coll-Bronxville, Concordia Coll-Selma, Concordia U-Ann Arbor, Concordia U-Austin, Concordia U-Chicago, Concordia U-Irvine, Concordia U-Mequon, Concordia U-Portland, and Concordia U-St. Paul.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in China, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Director of Christian education, director of parish music, and Lutheran teachers diploma programs.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Nebraska--Lincoln.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Nebraska--Lincoln.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Art Therapy
  • Arts Administration
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Communications
  • Chemistry
  • Christian Education Leadership
  • Church Music
  • Communication Studies
  • Community Health
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • Geography
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Journalism/Public Relations
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Middle Level Education
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Therapy
  • Natural Science/Comprehensive
  • Nursing/R.N. to B.S.N.
  • Physical Science
  • Physics
  • Professional Studies
  • Psychology
  • Recreation/Sports Studies
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Theatre
  • Theology
  • Vocal Music Education
  • World/Intercultural Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Athletics Administration
  • Business Administration
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Family Life
  • Gerontology
  • Health Care Administration
  • Human Services
  • Literacy/Reading/ESL
  • Public Health
  • Special Education
  • TESOL

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
minimum score of 4 required on English and Spanish tests and minimum score of 5 on and music tests.

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