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Lamar University

Lamar University
Lamar Station, Box 10001
Beaumont, TX 77710

Official telephone: (409) 880-7011
Fax number: (409) 880-8404
Website: www.lamar.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 July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 58%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 299 men, 254 women
Full-time faculty: 256 men, 192 women
Part-time faculty: 43 men, 62 women
Graduation rate: 32% 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:
double majors, pass/fail grading option, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative education programs:
computer science, education, natural science
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
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication
  • Communication Disorders
  • Computer Information Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dance
  • Earth Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Family/Consumer Science
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • French
  • General Business
  • General Studies
  • Geology
  • Government
  • Graphic Arts
  • Health Education
  • History
  • Human Resources Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Technology
  • Instrumental Music
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Interior Design
  • Kinesiology
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Technology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Theory/Composition
  • Nursing
  • Office Administration
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Piano/Organ
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech
  • String Instruments
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
Doctorates

  • Audiology
  • Deaf Education
  • Educational Leadership
  • Engineering
Master's Degrees

  • Administration
  • Applied Criminology
  • Audiology/Speech/Language Pathology
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration/Accounting
  • Chemistry
  • Community Psychology
  • Computer Science
  • Deaf Studies/Deaf Education
  • Educational Technology Leadership
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Financial Management
  • Guidance/Counseling
  • History
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Supervision
  • Theatre
  • Visual Arts

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

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