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Piedmont University

Piedmont University
P.O. Box 10
Demorest, GA 30535

Official telephone: (706) 778-3000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 277-7020
Fax number: (706) 776-2811
Website: www.piedmont.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August and January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held during the summer and in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: early childhood education/middle grades education, business administration, nursing
Majors with the lowest enrollment: art education, music education
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 63%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 112 men, 126 women
Full-time faculty: 57 men, 71 women
Part-time faculty: 55 men, 55 women
Graduation rate: 45% 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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
internships
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Other special or unique academic programs:
Dual degree engineering physics program with Georgia Inst of Tech.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Art Therapy
  • Arts Administration
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Broadfield Science
  • Business Administration
  • Cardiovascular Technology
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Design/Technical Theatre
  • Drama Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Program Administration
  • Engineering Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • English Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise/Sport Science
  • Fine Arts
  • Forensic Science
  • Health Care Administration
  • History
  • History Education
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Leadership Studies
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Musical Theatre
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Theatre Arts
Doctorates

  • Curriculum/Instruction
Master's Degrees

  • Art Education
  • Business Administration
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Studies
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music Education
  • Nursing
  • Secondary Education
  • Secondary Education/Art
  • Secondary Education/English
  • Secondary Education/History
  • Secondary Education/Mathematics
  • Secondary Education/Music
  • Special Education
  • Teaching

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience

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