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Valley City State University

Valley City State University
101 College Street, SW
Valley City, ND 58072

Official telephone: (701) 845-7990
Toll-free telephone: (800) 532-8641
Fax number: (701) 845-7299
Website: www.vcsu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late 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 April and June.
Number and length of summer sessions: Six summer sessions, two of three weeks each, two of four weeks each, and two of eight weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, business administration, fisheries/wildlife science
Majors with the lowest enrollment: mathematics, foreign language, social science
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 46 men, 65 women
Full-time faculty: 32 men, 37 women
Part-time faculty: 14 men, 28 women
Graduation rate: 41% 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: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in art, athletic coaching, biology, business, business software applications, chemistry, computer science, earth/environmental science, English/elementary, English/secondary, health education, history, human resources, library media/information science, marketing, mathematics, mathematics/elementary, mathematics/secondary, music, music with an emphasis in business, office management, physical education (elementary/secondary), physics, piano pedagogy, psychology, sociology, Spanish, speech/communication/theatre arts, teaching English language learners, technology education, and theatre.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, vo-tech, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-1 programs available:
3-1 fisheries/wildlife program with Dakota Coll at Bottineau.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Business Process Integration Management
  • Career/Technical Education
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Education
  • Exercise Science/Leisure Studies
  • Fisheries/Wildlife
  • Health Education
  • Health Sciences
  • History
  • History Education
  • Human Services
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Office Management
  • Physical Education
  • Professional Communication
  • Psychology
  • Science Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Software Engineering
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Technology Education
Master's Degrees

  • Education

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

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