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Manchester University

Manchester University
604 East College Avenue
North Manchester, IN 46962

Official telephone: (260) 982-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 852-3648
Fax number: (260) 982-5043
Website: https://www.manchester.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 June, July, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: biology/chemistry, accounting, exercise science/fitness
Majors with the lowest enrollment: French, philosophy, engineering science
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 56 men, 42 women
Full-time faculty: 46 men, 35 women
Part-time faculty: 10 men, 7 women
Graduation rate: 54% 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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in broadcast journalism, comparative literature, dramatic/theatre arts, ecology, gender studies, international/global studies, journalism, media studies, and rhetoric/composition.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Computer Applications
  • Criminal Justice
  • Gerontology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adapted Physical Activities
  • Biology
  • Biology/Chemistry
  • Business Management
  • Chemistry
  • Coaching
  • Communication Studies
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Education/Elementary
  • Education/Physical Education
  • Education/Secondary
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science/Fitness
  • Finance
  • French
  • Gender Studies
  • German
  • Gerontology
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Individualized Major
  • Information Systems
  • Journalism
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Music
  • Peace Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Ministry
  • Pre-Occupational Therapy
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Physician Assistant
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Psychology/Industrial/Organizational
  • Religious Studies
  • Sales
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Software Engineering
  • Spanish
  • Sport Management
Doctorates

  • Pharmacy
Master's Degrees

  • Athletic Training

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

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