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University of Maine at Augusta

University of Maine at Augusta
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330

Official telephone: (207) 621-3000
Toll-free telephone: (877) UMA-1234
Fax number: (207) 621-3116
Website: www.uma.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September.
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, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of 14 weeks and two of seven weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: human services, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: jazz/contemporary music
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 49%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 103 men, 138 women
Full-time faculty: 34 men, 55 women
Part-time faculty: 69 men, 83 women
Graduation rate: 12% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some 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:
student-designed majors, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, addiction studies, advocacy, American studies, art, behavioral sciences, biology, business administration, early childhood services, English, financial services, French, genocide/human rights, geriatric human services, grief/loss/trauma, holocaust, human services, information/library services, justice studies, mathematics, natural sciences, philosophy, photography, political science, psychology, public administration, small business management, and women's studies.
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Advantage University with Maine Community College System.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in France.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Advanced standing for architecture students who apply to M.Arch. program at Boston Architectural Coll.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Maine.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Art
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Dental Assisting
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Jazz/Contemporary Music
  • Justice Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Medical Lab Technology
  • Nursing
  • Photography
  • Public Administration
  • Veterinary Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Sciences
  • Architectural Studies
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Dental Hygiene
  • English
  • Financial Services
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Jazz/Contemporary Music
  • Justice Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management
  • Mental Health/Human Services
  • Nursing
  • Public Administration
  • Social Sciences

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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