| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and early 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 June, July, August, and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions, one of four weeks and one of eight weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
nursing, mechanical engineering, human development/family sciences |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
chemistry education |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.8 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
78% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
17:1 |
| Total faculty: |
497 men, 356 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
429 men, 283 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
68 men, 73 women |
| Graduation rate: |
54% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, chiropractic, mortuary science, osteopathy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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secondary, vo-tech |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with many colleges and universities. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Senegal, 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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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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NDSU is a member of Tri-College University. This program enables students at NDSU, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, and Concordia College to take courses at the other two schools at no extra cost. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Communications
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Agriculture/Biosystems Engineering
- Animal Science
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Art
- Art Education
- Behavioral Statistics
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biological Sciences
- Biological Sciences Education
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Chemistry Education
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Comprehensive Science Education
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering
- Construction Management
- Criminal Justice
- Crop/Weed Sciences
- Dietetics
- Earth Science Education
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Emergency Management
- English
- English Education
- Environmental Design
- Equine Studies
- Exercise Science
- Family/Consumer Sciences
- Finance
- Food Safety
- Food Science
- French
- French Education
- General Agriculture
- Geology
- Global Business
- Health Communications
- Health Education
- History
- History Education
- Horticulture
- Hospitality/Tourism Management
- Human Development/Family Science
- Industrial Engineering/Management
- Instrumental Music Education
- Interior Design
- Journalism
- Landscape Architecture
- Management
- Management Communications
- Management Information Systems
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Microbiology
- Music
- Natural Resources Management
- New Media/Web Design
- Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Physics Education
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public History
- Radiologic Sciences
- Range Science
- Respiratory Care
- Social Science Education
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Soil Science
- Spanish
- Spanish Education
- Sport Management
- Statistics
- Theatre Arts
- University Studies
- Veterinary Technology
- Vocal Music Education
- Women/Gender Studies
- Zoology
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Doctorates
- Agricultural/Biosystems Engineering
- Animal Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- Botany
- Cellular/Molecular Biology
- Cereal Science
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Coatings/Polymeric Materials
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Counselor Education/Supervision
- Couple/Family Therapy
- Criminal Justice
- Developmental Science
- Education
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Emergency Management
- Engineering
- English/Rhetoric/Writing/Culture
- Entomology
- Environmental/Conservation Sciences
- Exercise Science/Nutrition
- Food Safety
- Gerontology
- History
- Human Development
- Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
- Material/Nanotechnology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Molecular Pathogenesis
- Music
- Natural Resource Management
- Nursing Practice
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Physics
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Sciences
- Psychological Clinical Science
- Psychology
- Range Science
- Software Engineering
- Soil Science
- Statistics
- STEM Education
- Transportation/Logistics
- Zoology
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Master's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Agribusiness/Applied Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural/Biosystems Engineering
- Animal Sciences
- Anthropology
- Applied Statistics
- Architecture
- Athletic Training
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Cereal Science
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Coatings/Polymeric Materials
- Community Development
- Computer Science
- Construction Management
- Counseling
- Criminal Justice
- Dietetics
- Education
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Emergency Management
- English
- Entomology
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental/Conservation Sciences
- Extension Education
- Family/Consumer Sciences Education
- Food Safety
- Genomics/Bioinformatics
- History
- Horticulture
- Human Development/Family Science
- Industrial Engineering/Management
- International Agribusiness
- Mass Communication
- Materials/Nanotechnology
- Mathematics
- Merchandising
- Music
- Natural Resources Management
- Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Physics
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Range Science
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Soil Science
- Speech Communications
- Transportation/Logistics
- Transportation/Urban Systems
- Zoology
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| Credit placement options: |
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- 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)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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