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Kansas State University

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506

Official telephone: (785) 532-6011
Toll-free telephone: (800) 432-8270
Website: www.k-state.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 and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, animal science, mechanical engineering
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 722 men, 555 women
Full-time faculty: 630 men, 455 women
Part-time faculty: 92 men, 100 women
Graduation rate: 62% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required 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:
dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Indian, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Applied Business
  • Engineering Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business/Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agricultural Journalism
  • Agricultural Mechanization
  • Agronomy/Crop Science
  • Aircraft Pilot/Navigator
  • American Ethnic Studies
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel/Textiles
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Art
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Aviation/Airway Science
  • Bakery Science/Management
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological/Agricultural Engineering
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Business Information/Data Processing
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child Growth/Care/Development Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clothing/Apparel/Textiles Studies
  • Communications
  • Communications Disorders
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Construction Science/Management
  • Dietetics
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts
  • Economics
  • Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering
  • Electronic/Communication Engineering
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • English Literature/Language
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Family Economics
  • Feed Science/Management
  • Finance
  • Fisheries/Wildlife Sciences
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Foods/Nutrition Studies
  • Foreign Languages/Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • History
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hotel/Motel/Restaurant Management
  • Human Ecology
  • Human Ecology/Mass Communication
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Individual/Family Development Studies
  • Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
  • Information Sciences/Systems
  • Interior Design
  • Journalism/Mass Communications
  • Kinesiology
  • Life Sciences
  • Marketing/Management/Research
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Technology
  • Microbiology/Bacteriology
  • Milling Science/Management
  • Music
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Nutrition/Exercise Science
  • Parks/Recreation/Leisure Facilities Management
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Political Science/Government
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Recreation/Park Administration
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Technology Management
  • Theatre
  • Wildlife/Outdoor Enterprise Management
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Agronomy/Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Counselor Education/Student Counseling/Guidance Services
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration/Leadership
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical/Electronics/Communication Engineering
  • Entomology
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Foods/Nutrition Studies
  • Foundations in Adult Education
  • Geography
  • Grain Science
  • History
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Ecology
  • Human/Animal Pathology
  • Human/Animal Physiology
  • Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology/Bacteriology
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Physics
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant/Animal Genetics
  • Psychology
  • Security Studies
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Veterinary Medicine
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business/Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Agronomy/Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • City/Urban/Community/Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Sciences
  • Clothing/Apparel/Textile Studies
  • Communications
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Counselor Education/Student Counseling/Guidance Services
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration/Leadership
  • Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Literature/Language
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Planning/Management
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Foods/Nutrition Studies
  • Foreign Languages/Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Grain Science
  • History
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hotel/Motel/Restaurant Management
  • Human/Animal Pathology
  • Human/Animal Physiology
  • Individual/Family Development Studies
  • Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
  • Journalism/Mass Communications
  • Kinesiology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology/Bacteriology
  • Music
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Physics
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant/Animal Genetics
  • Political Science/Government
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Security Studies
  • Sociology
  • Software Engineering
  • Special Education
  • Theatre

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

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