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Francis Marion University

Francis Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29502-0547

Official telephone: (843) 661-1362
Fax number: (843) 661-1165
Website: www.fmarion.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 June, July, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, biology, business
Majors with the lowest enrollment: computer science, modern languages
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 127 men, 164 women
Full-time faculty: 101 men, 103 women
Part-time faculty: 26 men, 61 women
Graduation rate: 42% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of all 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:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors.
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
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering, natural science, aquaculture, fisheries, forest management, wildlife
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Canada, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, and Mexico.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art Education
  • Biology
  • Business Economics
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Cooperative Aquaculture
  • Cooperative Civil Engineering Technology
  • Cooperative Dual Engineering Technology
  • Cooperative Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Cooperative Fisheries/Wildlife
  • Cooperative Forest Management
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • General Studies
  • Health Physics
  • History
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Middle Level Education
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Music Industry
  • Nursing
  • Pharmaceutical Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Theatre Arts
  • Visual Art
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Business Health Management
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Instructional Accommodations
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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