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University of Wisconsin - Superior

University of Wisconsin - Superior
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880-4500

Official telephone: (715) 394-8101
Fax number: (715) 394-8407
Website: www.uwsuper.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and late 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: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, communicating arts, elementary education
Majors with the lowest enrollment: chemistry, history, computer science
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 67%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 95 men, 106 women
Full-time faculty: 59 men, 64 women
Part-time faculty: 36 men, 42 women
Graduation rate: 40% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some 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, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in adaptive education/supplemental teaching, adaptive education certification/physical education, aerospace studies, American politics, anthropology, applied geographic information systems, art, biology, biology teaching, business, chemistry, Chinese, coaching, communication, computer science, computer science teaching/early adolescence/adolescence, criminal justice, early childhood, earth science, English/secondary/elementary education, English, first nations studies, French, geography for elementary or secondary education certification, geography, German, German teacher certification, global studies, health and human performance, health education/teacher certification, health, history, history teaching/early adolescence/adolescence, individually designed, information technology, journalism, language arts (broadfield), legal studies, library science, mathematics, mathematics teaching/middle childhood/early adolescence, mathematics teaching/early adolescence/adolescence, media, music, peace studies, philosophy, photography, physics, physics teaching, political science/secondary education certification, political theory, psychology/early adolescence/adolescence, psychology, science teaching for elementary education majors, social studies teaching for elementary education majors, sociology, sociology teaching, Spanish, Spanish teacher certification, special education, sport management, theatre, water resources management, women/gender studies, and writing.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, chiropractic, engineering, forestry, mortuary science, veterinary medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, engineering, natural science
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program with U of Wisconsin--Madison; forestry program with Michigan Tech U.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Bali, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, India, Martinique, Mexico, Scotland, South Korea, and Spain.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Minnesota--Duluth.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Art Therapy
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Arts
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Health/Wellness Management
  • History
  • Individualized Program
  • Legal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music/Performance
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Science
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech/Communication Arts
  • Sustainable Management
  • Theatre
  • Transportation Management
  • Visual Art
  • Writing
Master's Degrees

  • Art Therapy
  • Communication Arts
  • Counseling
  • Data Science
  • Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Instruction/Supervision
  • Reading Education
  • Special Education
  • Sustainable Management
  • Visual Arts

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
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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