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Delta State University

Delta State University
1003 West Sunflower Road
Cleveland, MS 38733

Official telephone: (662) 846-3000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 468-6378
Fax number: (662) 846-4016
Website: www.deltastate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-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 and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, biology, health/physical education/recreation
Majors with the lowest enrollment: hospitality services management, modern foreign languages, insurance/real estate
Average freshman GPA: 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 67%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 114 men, 141 women
Full-time faculty: 85 men, 98 women
Part-time faculty: 29 men, 43 women
Graduation rate: 34% within six years

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: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accountancy, art, biology, business administration, chemistry, communication studies, computer information systems, criminal justice, economics, English, entrepreneurship, ethnic studies, exercise science, family/consumer sciences, fashion merchandising, foreign language (French, German, or Spanish), geography, geographic information systems, great books, health, history, journalism, mathematics, music, paralegal studies, philosophy, physical education, physics, political science, pre-law, psychology, recreation, social welfare, sociology, special education, speech/hearing sciences, and theatre arts.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 B.S.Ed. elementary education and B.B.A. general business programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Aviation Management
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Education
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Flight Operations
  • General Business Administration
  • Health/Physical Education/Recreation
  • History
  • Insurance/Real Estate
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematical Education
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Industry Studies
  • Nursing
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Social Justice/Criminology
  • Social Science
  • Social Science Education
  • Speech/Hearing Sciences
Doctorates

  • Nursing Practice
  • Professional Studies in Education
Master's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Community Development
  • Counseling
  • Educational Administration/Supervision
  • Elementary Education
  • Geospatial Information Sciences
  • Health/Physical Education/Recreation
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics Education
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Justice/Criminology
  • Special Education
  • Sport/Human Performance
  • Teaching (Alternate Route)

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 relevant military experience

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