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Purdue University West Lafayette

Purdue University West Lafayette
475 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050

Official telephone: (765) 494-4600
Website: www.purdue.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of four to eight weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 1674 men, 919 women
Full-time faculty: 1504 men, 752 women
Part-time faculty: 170 men, 167 women
Graduation rate: 76% 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, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, computer science, engineering, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 biological engineering, pharmacy, biochemistry, veterinary technology, and biological/food programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nepal, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Zambia.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Computer Graphics Technology
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership/Supervision
  • Veterinary Technician
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accelerated Nursing
  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering
  • Aeronautics/Astronautics
  • African-American Studies
  • Agribusiness
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Systems Management
  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • American Studies
  • Animal Production
  • Animal Sciences
  • Animation
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel Design/Technology
  • Applied Meteorology
  • Applied Physics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Athletic Training
  • Audiology/Speech Sciences
  • Automation/Robotics Engineering Technology
  • Aviation Management
  • Behavioral Neuroscience Psychology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Engineering
  • Biological/Food Process Engineering
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Brain/Behavioral Science
  • Building Construction/Contracting
  • Cell/Molecular/Developmental Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classical Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Graphics Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Software Engineering
  • Computer Technology
  • Computer/Information Technology
  • Construction Engineering
  • Coordinated Dietetics
  • Corporate Communication
  • Creative Writing
  • Crop Science
  • Developmental/Family Science
  • Didactic Dietetics
  • Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • Earth/Atmospheric Sciences Teaching
  • Ecology/Evolution/Environmental Biology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • English Education
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Geoscience
  • Environmental Health Sciences
  • Environmental Plant Studies
  • Environmental Soil Science
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Engineering
  • Family/Consumer Science Education
  • Film/Video/Theatre Productions
  • Finance
  • Financial Counseling/Planning
  • Fine Arts
  • Food Manufacturing Operations
  • Food Science
  • Foods/Nutrition in Business
  • Foreign Languages/Literature
  • Foreign Languages/Literatures Teaching
  • Forestry
  • Game Studies
  • General Agriculture
  • General Health Sciences
  • General Management
  • General Science
  • Genetics
  • Health Education
  • Health Sciences
  • Health/Disease
  • Health/Fitness
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality/Tourism Management
  • Human Services
  • Industrial Distribution
  • Industrial Education
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Management
  • Industrial Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Film
  • Italian Studies
  • Jewish Studies
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Horticulture/Design
  • Liberal Arts
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communication
  • Math/Operations Research
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teaching
  • Mathematics/Business
  • Mathematics/Computer Science
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • Medieval Studies
  • Microbiology
  • Natural Resources Conservation
  • Natural Resources/Environmental Science
  • Network Engineering Technology
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition Science
  • Nutrition/Fitness/Health
  • Organizational Leadership/Supervision
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Education Teacher Education
  • Physics
  • Physics Teaching
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Genetic Breeding/Biotechnology
  • Plant Genetics/Breeding
  • Plant Science
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Pre-Allied Health
  • Pre-Dental Studies
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Occupational Therapy
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Professional Writing
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations/Rhetorical Advocacy
  • Public Relations/Strategic Communication
  • Radiological Health/Pre-MP
  • Radiological/Health Sciences
  • Religious Studies
  • Retail Management
  • Sales/Marketing
  • Science
  • Science/Culture
  • Selling/Sales Management
  • Social Studies Teaching
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Soil/Water Sciences
  • Special Education Teaching
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Science
  • Statistics
  • Statistics/Mathematics
  • Sustainable Food/Farm Systems
  • Technology
  • Technology Education
  • Technology Leadership/Innovation
  • Theatre Acting
  • Theatre Design/Production
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary Technology
  • Virtual Product Integration
  • Visual Art
  • Visual Arts Teaching
  • Visual Communication Design
  • Web Programming/Design
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Sciences
  • Women's Studies
  • Wood Products/Manufacturing Technology
  • Youth/Adult/Family Services
Doctorates

  • Aeronautics/Astronautics
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Agronomy
  • American Studies
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Audiology/Speech Science
  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Pathology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development/Family Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Pharmacy/Administration
  • Communication/Gerontol
  • Communications
  • Comparative Literature
  • Comparative Pathobiology
  • Comparative Pathobiology/Gerontol
  • Computer Sciences
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Consumer Science/Gerontol
  • Continuing Education
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Earth/Atmospheric/Planetary Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Studies
  • Engineering Education
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Food Science
  • Food/Nutrition
  • Foreign Languages/Literature
  • Forestry/Natural Resources
  • Genetics
  • Health Sciences
  • Health/Kinesiology/Gerontol
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality/Tour Management/Gerontol
  • Hospitality/Tourism Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial/Physical Pharmacy
  • Interdepartmental Food Science
  • Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Life Science
  • Interdisciplinary Program Information Security
  • International Ecological Sciences/Engineering
  • Languages/Cultures
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Management/Executive
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Chemistry/Molecular Pharmacy
  • Medical Chemistry/Pharmacognosy
  • Medical Education
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition Science/Gerontology
  • Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Pharmacy Practice/Gerontology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy/Literature
  • Physics
  • Plant Biology
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Sciences/Gerontol
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Sociology/Gerontol
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Science
  • Speech/Language/Hearing/Science/Gerontol
  • Statistics
  • Teacher License/Curriculum/Instruction
  • Teacher License/Educational Studies
  • Technology
  • Veterinary Clinical Sciences
  • Veterinary Clinical Sciences/Gerontol
  • Visual/Performing Arts
  • Youth Development/Agricultural Education
Master's Degrees

  • Aeronautics/Astronautics
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering
  • Agronomy
  • American Studies
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Aviation Technology
  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Pathology
  • Building Construction Management
  • Business Management
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development/Family Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication
  • Communication/Philosophy
  • Communications
  • Comparative Literature
  • Comparative Pathology
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Graphics Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Sciences
  • Computer/Information Technology
  • Consumer Sciences/Retailing
  • Continuing Education
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • Earth/Atmospheric/Planetary Science
  • Ecological Sciences/Engineering
  • Economics
  • Educational Studies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Education
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Food Science
  • Food/Nutrition
  • Foreign Languages/Literature
  • Forestry/Natural Resources
  • Health Sciences
  • Health/Kinesiology
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality/Tourism Management
  • Industrial Administration
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Pharmacy
  • Industrial/Physical Pharmacy
  • Information Security
  • Interdepartmental Food Science
  • Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Life Science
  • International Ecological Sciences/Engineering
  • Languages/Cultures
  • Life Sciences
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Management/Executive
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Chemistry
  • Medical Chemistry/Pharmacognosy
  • Medical Education
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Health/Recreation
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Science
  • Statistics
  • Technology Leadership/Innovation
  • Veterinary Clinical Sciences
  • Visual/Performing Arts
  • Youth Development

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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