| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August, mid-January, and early June. |
| 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 and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Four summer sessions, one of three weeks, one of eight weeks, and two of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
management, business administration, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
german studies, mobile computing, philosophy |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.2 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
78% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
9:1 |
| Total faculty: |
307 men, 300 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
105 men, 95 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
202 men, 205 women |
| Graduation rate: |
62% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in most undergraduate majors and in animation production, chemistry, computer applications, dance technique, dance theory, general science, Japanese, media literacy, multicultural studies, sustainability studies, website design, and website development. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, occupational therapy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 B.S. in accounting, M.S. in finance, B.S./M.S. in computer science, B.S.N./M.S.N., and B.M./M.M. programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Austria, Belgium, China, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Washington U in St. Louis. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at St. Louis U. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Acting
- Advertising/Marketing Communication
- Animation
- Art
- Art Education/K-12
- Art History/Criticism
- Audio Production
- Ballet
- Biological Sciences
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Ceramics
- Chemistry
- Choral Music
- Computational Biology
- Computer Science
- Costume Construction
- Costume Design
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Cultural Anthropology
- Dance
- Directing
- Drawing
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Elementary Education
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- European Studies
- Exercise Science
- Film Production
- Film Studies
- Finance
- Foreign Languages Education
- French
- Games/Game Design
- General Studies
- German
- German Studies
- Global Journalism
- Graphic Design
- Health Science
- History
- Human Resources Management
- Illustration
- Information Management
- Information Systems
- Instrumental Performance
- Interactive Digital Media
- International Business
- International Human Rights
- International Relations
- Jazz Studies
- Journalism
- Legal Studies
- Lighting Design
- Management
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Media Communications
- Middle School Education
- Modern Dance
- Music
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Musical Theatre
- Nursing
- Painting
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Piano Performance
- Political Science
- Printmaking
- Professional Writing
- Psychology
- Public Relations
- Religion/Global Society
- Religious Studies
- Scene Design
- Scene Painting
- Scriptwriting
- Sculpture
- Secondary Education
- Sociology
- Songwriting
- Sound Design
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech Communication Studies
- Sports Communication
- Stage Management
- Studio Art
- Technical Direction
- Video Production
- Vocal Performance
- Wig/Make-up Design
- Women/Gender Studies
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Doctorates
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Master's Degrees
- Advertising/Marketing Communications
- Applied Educational Psychology
- Art
- Arts Management/Leadership
- Business Administration
- Business/Organizational Security Management
- Change Leadership
- Communication Arts
- Communications Management
- Counseling
- Cybersecurity
- Early Childhood Education
- Education Specialist
- Education/Innovation
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Technology
- Educational Technology Leadership
- Elementary Education
- Environmental Management
- Finance
- Forensic Accounting
- Gerontology
- Global M.A. in International Relations
- Health Administration
- Health Care Management
- Human Resources Development/Management
- Human Services
- International Business
- International Human Rights
- International Nongovernmental Organizations
- International Relations
- Legal Studies
- Management/Leadership
- Marketing
- Mathematics for Educators
- Media Communications
- Media Literacy
- Middle School Education
- Multimodal Literacy for Global Impact
- Music
- New Media Production
- Nonprofit Leadership
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nursing
- Procurement/Acquisitions Management
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Reading
- Science Management/Leadership
- Secondary Education
- Space Systems Operations Management
- Special Education
- Teaching English as a Second Language
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit for DANTES
- neither credit nor 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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