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Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613

Official telephone: (417) 326-5281
Toll-free telephone: (800) 526-5859
Fax number: (417) 328-1514
Website: www.sbuniv.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August.
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.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, biology, psychology
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 79 men, 55 women
Full-time faculty: 79 men, 55 women

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: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, 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
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Engineering program with Missouri U of Science and Tech.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Castle Rock Institute. Focus on the Family Institute.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Costa Rica, France, Ghana, Ireland, Mexico, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Intercultural studies program.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Missouri St U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Emergency Medical Technology
  • General Studies
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting/Information Assurance
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Bible
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Children's Ministry
  • Christian Studies
  • Church Music
  • Commercial Art
  • Computational Finance
  • Computer Information Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Cybersecurity
  • Economics/Finance
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Education
  • Exercise Science
  • General Studies
  • Health Science
  • History
  • Intercultural Studies
  • International Business
  • Journalism/Mass Communication
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Middle School Education
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Religion/Philosophy
  • Social Science Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech Communication/Theatre Education
  • Sports Management
  • Sports Marketing
  • Theatre
  • Writing
  • Youth Ministry
Doctorates

  • Physical Therapy
Master's Degrees

  • Athletics/Activities Administration
  • Business Administration
  • Christian Ministry
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Education Specialist
  • Educational Administration/Leadership
  • Nursing/R.N.
  • Teacher Leadership
  • Teaching

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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