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Wartburg College

Wartburg College
100 Wartburg Boulevard
Waverly, IA 50677-0903

Official telephone: (319) 352-8200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 772-2085
Fax number: (319) 352-8579
Website: www.wartburg.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and early January.
Calendar system: 4-4-1 system (two semesters & one-month April/May interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in May, June, July, September, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, biology, elementary education
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 80%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 94 men, 82 women
Full-time faculty: 59 men, 46 women
Part-time faculty: 35 men, 36 women
Graduation rate: 69% 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: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all majors and in environmental studies, intercultural studies, leadership studies, social entrepreneurship, and women's studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, clinical laboratory science
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 nursing program.
Combined 3-1 programs available:
3-1 nursing program.
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 law program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Wartburg West.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Wartburg Plan of Essential Education in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • American Government Education
  • American History Education
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration/Finance
  • Business Administration/International Business
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Business Administration/Marketing
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Lab Science
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • Environmental Science/Studies
  • Fitness Management
  • German
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • International Relations
  • Journalism Education
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Theory
  • Music Therapy
  • Peace/Justice Studies
  • Performance
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Criminology/Criminal Justice
  • Spanish
  • World History Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject

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