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Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State University of Denver
P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 16
Denver, CO 80217-3362

Official telephone: (303) 556-3058
Fax number: (303) 556-6345
Website: www.msudenver.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 two months prior to beginning of each semester.
Number and length of summer sessions: Summer sessions of varying lengths.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: English, math/computer science, history
Majors with the lowest enrollment: nursing, industrial design, theatre
Average freshman GPA: 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 70%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 661 men, 757 women
Full-time faculty: 281 men, 275 women
Part-time faculty: 380 men, 482 women
Graduation rate: 25% within six years

Metropolitan State University of Denver
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, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Colorado--Boulder.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Manufacturing Sciences
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Geology
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Athletic Training
  • Aviation Management
  • Aviation Technologies
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chicano Studies
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Communication Design
  • Computer Information Systems/Management Science
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Criminology
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Geography
  • Geospatial Sciences
  • Global Business Studies
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • Hospitality/Meeting/Travel Administration
  • Human Development
  • Human Nutrition/Dietetics
  • Human Performance/Sport
  • Human Services
  • Individualized Degree
  • Industrial Design
  • Integrative Health Care
  • International Business
  • Journalism
  • Land Use
  • Leisure Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Meteorology
  • Modern Foreign Languages
  • Music
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Speech Communications
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences
  • Technical Communications
  • Theatre
  • Women's Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Health Administration
  • Professional Accountancy
  • Social Work
  • Teaching

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general

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