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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming
1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Official telephone: (307) 766-1121
Toll-free telephone: (800) 342-5996
Fax number: (307) 766-4042
Website: www.uwyo.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 June.
Number and length of summer sessions: Summer sessions of one to 12 weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, elementary education, psychology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 473 men, 331 women
Full-time faculty: 448 men, 306 women
Part-time faculty: 25 men, 25 women
Graduation rate: 55% 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, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in many majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education, vo-tech
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Many 2-2 programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington, DC Semester (political science).
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Member of National Student Exchange.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Communications
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agro-ecology
  • American Indian Studies
  • American Studies
  • Animal/Veterinary Science
  • Anthropology
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Earth Systems Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Energy Resource Management/Development
  • Energy Systems Engineering
  • English
  • Environment/Natural Resources
  • Environmental Geology/Geohydrology
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • French
  • Gender/Women's Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • German
  • History
  • Humanities/Fine Arts
  • Journalism
  • Kinesiology/Health Promotion
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Organization/Leadership
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/Teaching
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Rangeland Ecology/Watershed Management
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian
  • Secondary Education
  • Self-Designed Major
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences
  • Statistics
  • Technical Education
  • Theatre/Dance
  • Wildlife/Fisheries Biology/Management
  • Zoology
Doctorates

  • Agronomy
  • Animal/Veterinary Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Botany
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/Supervision
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Entomology
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Hydrologic Sciences
  • Law
  • Management/Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular/Cellular Life Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Rangeland Ecology/Watershed Management
  • Soil Science
  • Statistics
  • Zoology/Physiology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agronomy
  • American Studies
  • Animal/Veterinary Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Botany
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communications
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • Economics/Finance
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environment/Natural Resources
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Food Science/Human Nutrition
  • French
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • German
  • Health Services Administration
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Studies
  • Kinesiology/Health
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Planning
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Rangeland Ecology/Watershed Management
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Soil Science
  • Spanish
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Zoology/Physiology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit 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 for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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