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College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks
P.O. Box 17
Point Lookout, MO 65726

Official telephone: (417) 334-6411
Fax number: (417) 335-2618
Website: www.cofo.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 and January.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business
Majors with the lowest enrollment: family/consumer sciences
Average freshman GPA: 2.9 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 76 men, 67 women
Full-time faculty: 47 men, 40 women
Part-time faculty: 29 men, 27 women
Graduation rate: 73% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, vo-tech
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-1 programs available:
3-1 med-tech program with Cox Health System.
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 pre-engineering and pre-pharmacy programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Other special or unique academic programs:
B.A./J.D. and B.A./M.Eng. programs. Patriotic Education Travel Program.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agronomy/Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences
  • Art Education
  • Biblical Studies
  • Biology Education
  • Biomedical Science
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Child Development
  • Communication Arts
  • Computer Information Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Culinary Arts
  • Dietetics
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Ecology
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering General
  • English
  • English Education
  • Family Community Services
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Fire Science
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
  • History
  • History Education
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hospitality Administration
  • Information Technology
  • Journalism
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Technology
  • Meeting/Special Events
  • Music
  • Music Theory
  • Nursing
  • Painting
  • Parks/Recreation/Leisure Facilities Management
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Physical Education
  • Psychology
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Work
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Language
  • Voice/Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement 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
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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