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Virginia State University

Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9164
Petersburg, VA 23806

Official telephone: (804) 524-5000
Fax number: (804) 524-6506
Website: www.vsu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in 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 June and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions, one of three weeks and one of six weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 239 men, 241 women
Full-time faculty: 155 men, 127 women
Part-time faculty: 84 men, 114 women
Graduation rate: 49% 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:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art/design, economics, finance information systems/decision sciences, French, German, marketing, mass communication, mathematics, military science, music, philosophy, political science, and Spanish.
Preprofessional programs offered:
cooperative engineering with Old Dominion U
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Hospitality Management
  • Individualized Studies
  • Industrial Education/Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Music
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Visual/Communication Art/Design
Doctorates

  • Educational Administration/Supervision
  • Health Psychology
Master's Degrees

  • Biology
  • Career/Technical Studies
  • Counselor Education
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Educational Administration/Supervision
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Plant Science
  • Psychology
  • Sports Management
  • Vocational/Technical Education

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 Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES

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