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Wayne State College

Wayne State College
1111 Main Street
Wayne, NE 68787

Official telephone: (402) 375-7000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 228-9972
Fax number: (402) 375-7204
Website: www.wsc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late 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 August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Five summer sessions; one of three weeks, one of eight weeks, one of 13 weeks, and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 72%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 89 men, 128 women
Full-time faculty: 65 men, 63 women
Part-time faculty: 24 men, 65 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:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
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, special education, vo-tech, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Asia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Greece.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Human/Sport Physiology
  • Art
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education Unified
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Geography
  • Health/Physical Education K-12
  • History
  • Human Services Counseling
  • Industrial Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Life Sciences
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Middle Level Education
  • Music
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Speech Communications
  • Sports Management
  • Technology
  • Theatre
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Counseling
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Exercise Science
  • Organizational Management
  • School Administration

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience

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