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East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University
Box 70731
Johnson City, TN 37614

Official telephone: (423) 439-1000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 462-3878
Fax number: (423) 439-4004
Website: www.etsu.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 April, June, July, August, December, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One pre-summer session of three weeks and two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, physical education, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: surveying/mapping, philosophy, women's studies
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 575 men, 342 women
Graduation rate: 43% 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:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all arts and sciences.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, engineering, occupational therapy, physical therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, in most majors
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • Allied Health Administration
  • Anatomy/Cell Biology
  • Anatomy/Physiology
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Sciences
  • Art/Design
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Cardiopulmonary Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Community Health
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Criminal Justice/Criminology
  • Cross-Disciplinary Studies
  • Digital Media
  • Early Childhood
  • Economics
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Environmental Health Sciences
  • Exercise Science
  • Family Medicine
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Foreign Languages
  • Foundations of Human Development/Learning
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Health Care Administration
  • History
  • Human Anatomy
  • Immunology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Internal Medicine
  • K-12 Teaching
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Microbial Models
  • Microbiology
  • Music
  • Mycology
  • Nursing
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Parks/Recreation Management
  • Pathology
  • Pediatrics
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Radiography
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Special Education
  • Sports Management
  • Surgical Assistant
  • Surveying/Mapping
  • Theatre
  • Virology
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Audiology
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Educational Leadership
  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Specialist in Educational Leadership
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Human Sciences
  • Archival Studies
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • City Management
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communications
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Counseling
  • Criminal Justice/Criminology
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Leadership/Policy Analysis
  • Educational Media/Technology
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Physiology/Performance
  • Fine Arts
  • General Psychology
  • History
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Media/Technology Education
  • Microbiology
  • Nursing
  • Physical Education
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Reading Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Sports Management
  • Studio Art
  • Teaching
  • Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Placement may be granted for COMPASS exam.

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