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Eastern University

Eastern University
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA 19087-3696

Official telephone: (610) 341-5800
Fax number: (610) 341-1375
Website: www.eastern.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: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: early childhood education, business administration, social work
Majors with the lowest enrollment: chemistry, environmental science, sociology
Average freshman GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 74%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 243 men, 265 women
Full-time faculty: 71 men, 75 women
Part-time faculty: 172 men, 190 women
Graduation rate: 63% within six years

Eastern University
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: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, podiatry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Oregon Extension. Contemporary Music Center. Washington Journalism Center.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Accelerated degree programs for working adults.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Valley Forge Military Acad.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at St. Joseph's U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts/Sciences
  • Medical Assisting
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting/Finance
  • Athletic Training
  • Bible Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Studies
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry/General Business
  • Communications
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economic Development
  • English
  • Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • History
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Middle Level Education
  • Missions/Anthropology
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theological Studies
  • Youth Ministries
Doctorates

  • Leadership of Missional Church Renewal
  • Marriage/Family Studies
  • Marriage/Family Therapy
  • Organizational Leadership
Master's Degrees

  • Christian Counseling
  • Christian Faith/Public Policy
  • Counseling
  • Divinity
  • Economic Development
  • Education Counseling
  • Health Administration
  • Health Services Management
  • International Development
  • Management
  • Multicultural Education
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Reading Education
  • School Counseling
  • School Health Services
  • School Psychology
  • Special Education
  • TESOL
  • Theological Studies
  • Theological/Cultural Anthropology
  • Urban Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for DANTES
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Credit and/or placement for Excelsior exams.

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