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Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead
1104 Seventh Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563

Official telephone: (218) 477-4000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 593-7246
Fax number: (218) 477-2168
Website: www.mnstate.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 August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Several summer sessions of three to eight weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, elementary inclusive education, nursing
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 200 men, 216 women
Full-time faculty: 136 men, 130 women
Part-time faculty: 64 men, 86 women
Graduation rate: 43% 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, dual degrees, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Canada, England, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Academic Service-Learning. Distinction in Engagement Program.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at North Dakota St U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at North Dakota St U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • Animation
  • Anthropology
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Athletic Training
  • Biochemistry/Biotechnology
  • Biology
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Communication Arts/Literature Education
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Information Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education/Non-licensure
  • Early Childhood Education/Teaching
  • Earth Science Education
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English/Mass Communications
  • Exercise Science
  • Film Production
  • Film Studies
  • Finance
  • Geosciences
  • Gerontology
  • Graphic Communications
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Education
  • Health Services Administration
  • History
  • Integrated Advertising/Public Relations
  • Jazz/Commercial Music
  • Life Science Education
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics/Actuarial Science
  • Multimedia Journalism
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Nursing
  • Operations Management
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Photojournalism
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Education/Teaching
  • Physics
  • Physics Education
  • Political Science
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Social Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Special Education
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences
  • Studio Art
  • Sustainability
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language
  • Theatre Arts
  • University Studies
  • Women's Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting/Finance
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration/Health Care Management
  • Counseling/Student Affairs
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Education Leadership
  • Health Care Administration
  • Nursing
  • School Psychology
  • Special Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • TESL

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
AP credit is not resident credit and may not be used to satisfy resident credit requirements for graduation. AP credit may be used toward Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC) requirements.

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