| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August, early January, and May. |
| Calendar system: |
4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held at the beginning of fall semester. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions, one of four weeks, one of eight weeks, and one of 12 weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business/marketing, health professionals/nursing, social science |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
area/ethnic/gender studies, parks/recreation, security/protective services |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.4 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
82% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
9:1 |
| Total faculty: |
180 men, 208 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
77 men, 74 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
103 men, 134 women |
| Graduation rate: |
62% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some 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, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in anthropology, business, film studies, French, gender studies, religious studies, and Spanish. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary, special education, adult education |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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Internship option for most courses |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering program. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with Arcadia U, Belmont U, Butler U, Drake U, Drury U, Elon U, Hamline U, Hampton U, Ithaca Coll, North Central Coll, Pacific Lutheran U, Quinnipiac U, Simmons Coll, Susquehanna U, The Sage Colleges, U of Evansville, U of Redlands, U of Scranton, Valparaiso U, Wagner Coll. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Austria, Bhutan, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Winter at Westminster. Westminster English as a Second Language Institute. Westminster Scholars. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Utah. |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Utah. |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Utah. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Art
- Art Administration
- Aviation Management
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Economics/Pre-Law
- Elementary Education
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Fine Arts
- History
- International Business
- Justice Studies
- Management
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish/Latin American Studies
- Special Education
- Theatre
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Master's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Business Administration
- Business Administration/Technology Management
- Community Leadership
- Education
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nursing Education
- Professional Communication
- Professional Counseling
- Public Health
- Teaching
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit and/or placement for DANTES
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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ACCUPLACER for math placement. |
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