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Oregon State University

Oregon State University
1500 South West Jefferson Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97331

Official telephone: (541) 737-1000
Website: www.oregonstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-September, early January, and early April.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held during the summer and in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight to 11 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: human development/family sciences, computer science, exercise/sport science
Majors with the lowest enrollment: rangeland ecology/management, women/gender/sexuality studies, art
Average freshman GPA: 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 85%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 941 men, 680 women
Full-time faculty: 729 men, 432 women
Part-time faculty: 212 men, 248 women
Graduation rate: 64% 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: no

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, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in actuarial science, aerospace studies, agricultural business management, agricultural sciences, animal sciences, anthropology, art history, Asian languages/cultures, Asian studies, bioenergy, biology, botany, business/entrepreneurship, chemistry, communication, computer science, crop science, early childhood development/education, economics, English, entomology, environmental engineering, environmental geosciences, environmental safety/health, environmental sciences, ethnic studies, exercise physiology, fermentation science, film studies, fisheries/wildlife, food science, food technology, forestry, French, geography, geology, German, health management/policy, history, horticulture, international agricultural development, international engineering, irrigation engineering, leadership, mathematics, merchandising management, microbiology, military science, multimedia, music, natural resource/environmental law/policy, natural resources, naval science, new media communications, nuclear engineering, nutrition, oceanography, philosophy, physics, political science, popular music studies, psychology, public health, queer studies, radiation health physics, rangeland ecology/management, recreation resource management, renewable materials, resource economics, Russian, sociology, soil science, Spanish, statistics, theatre arts, tourism/outdoor leadership, toxicology, turf/landscape management, visual arts, women/gender/sexuality studies, writing, and zoology.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, physical therapy, podiatry, physician assistant, nursing, education, occupation
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, engineering, forestry.
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 program with Central Oregon Com Coll.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: UN Semester
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Exchange programs with Adams State Coll, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U, Alabama St U, Arkansas St U, Ball St U, Boise St U, Bowie St U, Bridgewater St Coll, Cal Poly--San Luis Obispo, California St Polytechnic U--Pomona, California St U--Bakersfield, California St U--Chico, California St U--East Bay, California St U--Fresno, California St U--Los Angeles, California St U--Monterey Bay, California St U--Northridge, California St U--San Bernardino, Coll of New Jersey, Eastern Connecticut St U, Eastern New Mexico U, Ferris St U, Florida Intl U, Fort Hays St U, Grambling St U, Howard U, Humboldt St U, Idaho St U, Illinois St U, Indiana U-Purdue U-Fort Wayne, Indiana U-Purdue U--Indianapolis, Iowa St U, Jackson St U, Kansas St U, Keene St Coll, Louisiana St U--Shreveport, Louisiana Tech U, Mesa St Coll, Michigan Tech U, Minnesota St U--Mankato, Minnesota St U--Moorhead, Mississippi St U, Missouri St U, Montana St U, Morehead St U, Murray St U, New Coll of Florida, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Tech, New Mexico St U, Northeastern Illinois U, Northern Arizona U, Plymouth St U, Ramapo Coll of New Jersey, Rutgers, the St U of New Jersey--Camden, SUNY--Binghamton, San Jose St U, Sonoma St U, Southern U--New Orleans, St. Mary's Coll of Maryland, Suffolk U, Towson U, Tuskegee U, U of Alabama, U of Alaska--Anchorage, U of Alaska--Fairbanks, U of Alaska--Southeast, U of Arizona, U of Connecticut, U of Georgia, U of Guam, U of Hawaii--Hilo, U of Hawaii--Manoa, U of Idaho, U of Kentucky, U of Louisville, U of Maine--Augusta, U of Maine--Farmington, U of Maine--Presque Isle, U of Massachusetts--Amherst, U of Massachusetts--Boston, U of Minnesota--Morris, U of Minnesota--Twin Cities, U of Mississippi, U of Missouri--St. Louis, U of Montana, U of Nebraska--Kearney, U of Nevada--Las Vegas, U of Nevada--Reno, U of New Hampshire, U of New Mexico, U of New Orleans, U of Northern Colorado, U of Northern Iowa, U of South Florida, U of Southern Maine, U of West Florida, Wesleyan Coll, Western St Coll of Colorado, Westfield St Coll, Wichita St U, and William Paterson U of New Jersey.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Austria, Botswana, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
3-3 program with Willamette U.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • Agricultural Business Management
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • American Studies
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel Design
  • Applied Visual Arts
  • Art
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Bioresource Research
  • Botany
  • Business Administration
  • Business Information Systems
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering Management
  • Crop/Soil Sciences
  • Digital Communication Arts
  • Earth Science
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electric/Computer Engineering
  • Energy Systems Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Economics/Policy
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Finance
  • Fisheries/Wildlife
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Forest Engineering
  • Forest Engineering/Civil Engineering
  • Forestry
  • French
  • German
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Development/Family Sciences
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Innovation Management
  • Interior Design
  • Kinesiology
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Merchandising Management
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Natural Resources
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition/Food Management
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Radiation Health Physics
  • Rangeland Sciences
  • Recreation Resource Management
  • Religious Studies
  • Renewable Materials
  • Social Science
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech Communications
  • Sustainability
  • Tourism/Outdoor Leadership
  • Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies
  • Zoology
Doctorates

  • Adult/Higher Education
  • Animal Science
  • Applied Anthropology
  • Applied Economics
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biological/Ecological Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Pathology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Comparative Health Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling
  • Crop Science
  • Design/Human Environment
  • Education
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Fisheries Science
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Forest Ecosystems/Society
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • History of Science
  • Horticulture
  • Human Development/Family Studies
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Integrative Biology
  • Kinesiology
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Medical Physics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular/Cellular Biology
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition
  • Ocean/Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy
  • Radiation Health Physics
  • Rangeland/Ecology/Management
  • Robotics
  • Science Education
  • Soil Science
  • Statistics
  • Sustainable Forest Management
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Water Resources Science
  • Wildlife Science
  • Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
  • Wood Science
  • Zoology
Master's Degrees

  • Adult/Higher Education
  • Agricultural Education
  • Animal Science
  • Applied Anthropology
  • Applied Biotechnology
  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Ethics
  • Applied Physics
  • Applied Systematics in Botany
  • Athletic Training
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biological/Ecological Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Pathology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration/Accountancy
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • College Student Services Administration
  • Comparative Health Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Contemporary Hispanic Studies
  • Counseling
  • Creative Writing
  • Crop Science
  • Data Analytics
  • Design/Human Environment
  • Education
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Arts/Humanities
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Fisheries Science
  • Fisheries/Wildlife Administration
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Forest Ecosystems/Society
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • History of Science
  • Horticulture
  • Human Development/Family Studies
  • Integrative Biology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Kinesiology
  • Marine Resource Management
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Medical Physics
  • Molecular/Cellular Biology
  • Natural Resources
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition
  • Ocean/Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy
  • Radiation Health Physics
  • Rangeland Ecology/Management
  • Robotics
  • Science Education
  • Soil Science
  • Sustainable Forest Management
  • Teaching
  • Toxicology
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Water Resources Policy/Management
  • Water Resources Science
  • Wildlife Science
  • Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
  • Wood Science
  • Zoology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Credit for Advance A-Level - General Certificate of Education.

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