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Fort Hays State University

Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601-4099

Official telephone: (785) 628-4000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 628-FHSU
Website: www.fhsu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-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 of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, nursing, accounting
Majors with the lowest enrollment: physics, physical science, economics
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 282 men, 262 women
Full-time faculty: 174 men, 141 women
Part-time faculty: 108 men, 121 women
Graduation rate: 42% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: 0
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, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning, external degree program
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary, special education
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
Associate's Degrees

  • Office Technology
  • Radiologic Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness
  • Agriculture
  • Allied Health
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Communications
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Communication Disorders
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Finance
  • Foreign Languages
  • General Science
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • History
  • Information Networking/Telecommunications
  • Information Systems Administration
  • Justice Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Diagnostic Imaging
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech/Language Pathology
  • Teacher Education
  • Technology Studies
  • Theatre
Master's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Business Education
  • Communications
  • Counseling
  • Educational Administration
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Geology
  • Health/Physical Education/Recreation
  • History
  • Instructional Technology
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES

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