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Meredith College

Meredith College
3800 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27607-5298

Official telephone: (919) 760-8600
Toll-free telephone: (800) MEREDITH
Fax number: (919) 760-2874
Website: www.meredith.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: biology, psychology, child development
Majors with the lowest enrollment: French, public health, art teacher education
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 62 men, 151 women
Full-time faculty: 34 men, 92 women
Part-time faculty: 28 men, 59 women
Graduation rate: 62% within six years

Meredith College
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: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art history, arts management, biology, business administration, chemical physics, chemistry, child development, communication, crime/justice studies, dance, economics, English, environmental sustainability, ethics/the public interest, exercise/sports science, family/consumer sciences, fashion design, fashion merchandising, finance, food/nutrition, French, geoscience, history, human resource management, interior design, international business, international studies, Italian studies, marketing, mathematics, mathematics/computer applications, medieval/Renaissance studies, music, photography, political science, professional writing/presentation media, psychology, public health, public history, religion, social work, sociology, Spanish, statistics, studio art, theatre, and web development.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, physician assistant, physical therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, math, chemistry
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Sea Semester
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Undergraduate research and teaching fellows programs.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at North Carolina St U--Raleigh.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at North Carolina St U--Raleigh.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art Education
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Criminology
  • Dance Studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Exercise/Sports Science
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Fashion Merchandising/Design
  • Foods/Nutrition
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Interior Design
  • International Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Education
  • Nutrition
  • Teaching

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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