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Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University
1500 North Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220

Official telephone: (804) 257-5600
Toll-free telephone: (800) 368-3227
Fax number: (804) 342-3511
Website: www.vuu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early 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 five weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: entrepreneur management, criminology/criminal jusitice, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: religious studies, finance/banking, interdisciplinary studies
Average freshman GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 50%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 58 men, 80 women
Full-time faculty: 29 men, 46 women
Part-time faculty: 29 men, 34 women
Graduation rate: 32% 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:
dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, weekend college
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in business, computer science, math, and psychology.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine, pre-theology
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education, adult education
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • Biology/Secondary Education
  • Business Information Technology Education
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry/Secondary Education
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Criminology/Criminal Justice
  • English
  • English/Secondary Education
  • Entrepreneur Management
  • Finance/Banking
  • History/Political Science
  • History/Secondary Education
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Secondary Education
  • Music/Theatre/Visual Arts
  • Natural Science with Computer Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
Doctorates

  • Ministry
Master's Degrees

  • Christian Education
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Theology/Divinity

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
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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