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Hastings College

Hastings College
710 North Turner Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901-7621

Official telephone: (402) 463-2402
Toll-free telephone: (800) 532-7642
Fax number: (402) 461-7490
Website: www.hastings.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August, early January, and early February.
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions, one of two weeks and one of six weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, education, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: religion, philosophy, foreign languages
Average freshman GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 74%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 73 men, 46 women
Full-time faculty: 46 men, 31 women
Part-time faculty: 27 men, 15 women
Graduation rate: 59% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in athletic training, Christian ministry, and personalized programs.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry, physical therapy, library science, occupational therapy, engineering
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Chicago Center for Urban Life & Culture.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Vocation and Values Program.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness
  • Applied Media Arts
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law
  • Psychology
  • Radiography
  • Recreational Management
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
  • Undecided
  • Web Design
  • Wildlife Biology
Master's Degrees

  • Teacher Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
departmental review may be required.

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