| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
Regents B.A., business administration, nursing |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
Spanish, computer information technology, mathematics |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.9 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
66% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
15:1 |
| Total faculty: |
185 men, 182 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
74 men, 65 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
111 men, 117 women |
| Graduation rate: |
48% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in accounting, aging studies, anthropology/geography, Appalachian studies, art, biology, business administration, chemistry/physical analytical track, chemistry/traditional track, coaching, communication/new media, computer/information sciences, computer and information technology, economics, education, engineering, English, entrepreneurship, environmental studies, family and consumer sciences with child development emphasis, family/consumer sciences with consumer economics emphasis, family/consumer sciences with a fashion emphasis, family/consumer sciences with a hospitality/food management emphasis, general family/consumer sciences, general science, graphic design, health/fitness, historic preservation, history, hospitality management, journalism, marketing, mathematics, modern languages, music, nutrition, organizational/business communications, photography/computer imagery, physics, political science, psychology, recreation/sports studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre, and women's studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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art, business, computer science, education, engineering, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 B.A. and M.B.A. programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam. |
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| Army ROTC: |
not offered |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Maryland--College Park. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Art
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Communications/New Media
- Computer/Information Science
- Early Education
- Economics
- Elementary Education
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Family/Consumer Sciences
- Global Studies
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Nursing
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Secondary Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
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Doctorates
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Master's Degrees
- Business Administration
- College Student Development/Administration
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Teaching
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit and/or placement for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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