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Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University
526 Fifth Street
Cheney, WA 99004

Official telephone: (509) 359-6200
Website: www.ewu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late September, early January, early April, and late June.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business/management, biology, psychology
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 22:1
Total faculty: 329 men, 337 women
Full-time faculty: 246 men, 204 women
Part-time faculty: 83 men, 133 women
Graduation rate: 46% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in African American studies, aging studies, alcohol/drug counseling/prevention, American Indian studies, Chicano education studies, German, international business, Japanese, religious studies, and women's studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 B.F.A., children's studies, computer engineering technology, exercise science, technology electronics, technology, technology mechanical engineering, and visual communication design programs.
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 occupational therapy program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in France and Spain.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Anthropology
  • Applied Developmental Psychology
  • Art
  • Art Administration
  • Art History
  • Art/Studio Art
  • Art/Visual Communication Design
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration/Business Marketing Education
  • Business Administration/Economics
  • Business Administration/Finance
  • Business Administration/Management Information Systems
  • Business Administration/Marketing
  • Business Administration/Professional Accounting
  • Chemistry/Biochemistry
  • Children's Studies
  • Communication Disorders
  • Communications Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Computer Information Systems
  • Computer/Technology/Supported Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Design/Visual Communication Design
  • Earth/Space Science/Secondary Education
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineering/Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Film
  • Finance
  • French
  • General Management
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Government
  • Graphic Communications
  • Health
  • Health Informatics Technology/Management
  • Health Services Administration
  • History
  • Human Resources Management
  • Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Military Science
  • Music
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Organizational/Mass Communications
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Professional Accounting
  • Psychology
  • Reading
  • Recreation Management
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Studio Art
  • Technology
  • Theatre
  • Therapeutic Recreation
  • Urban/Regional Planning
  • Visual Arts Education
Doctorates

  • Physical Therapy
Master's Degrees

  • Adult Education
  • Applied Psychology
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • College Instruction
  • Communication Disorders
  • Communications
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • English
  • Foundation of Education
  • French
  • French Education
  • History
  • Instructional Media/Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Major
  • Literacy
  • Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Music
  • Occupational Health
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • School Library Media Administration
  • Science Education
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Social Work
  • Special Education
  • Supervising/Clinic Teaching
  • Technology-Supported Education
  • Urban/Regional Planning

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
  • 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
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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