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North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University
Box 7001
Raleigh, NC 27695

Official telephone: (919) 515-2011
Website: www.ncsu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-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 and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Several summer sessions of three, five, and 10 weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, biological sciences, chemical engineering
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Africana studies, plant biology, bioprocessing science
Average freshman GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 94%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 1605 men, 938 women
Full-time faculty: 1397 men, 806 women
Part-time faculty: 208 men, 132 women
Graduation rate: 76% within six years

North Carolina State 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: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, medical technology, physical therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Member of National Student Exchange.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture Business/Management
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry/Production
  • Turf/Turfgrass Management
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Agricultural Business/Management
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agricultural Science
  • Agricultural/Environmental Technology
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architecture
  • Art/Design
  • Arts Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Engineering
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering
  • Criminology
  • Design Studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Design in Architecture
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Technology
  • Extension Education
  • Fisheries/Wildlife Sciences
  • Food Science
  • Forest Management
  • Genetics
  • Geology
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Horticultural Science
  • Industrial Design
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Studies
  • Marine Science
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Natural Resources
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition Science
  • Paper Science/Engineering
  • Parks/Recreation/Tourism Management
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant/Soil Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Polymer/Color Chemistry
  • Poultry Science
  • Professional Golf Management
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Science Education
  • Science/Technology/Society
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sports Management
  • Statistics
  • Sustainable Materials/Technology
  • Textile Engineering
  • Textile Technology
  • Turfgrass Science
  • Zoology
Doctorates

  • Adult/Community College Education
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Agricultural/Extension Education
  • Animal Science/Poultry Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological/Agricultural Engineering
  • Biomathematics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Communication/Rhetoric/Digital Media
  • Comparative Biomedical Sciences
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling/Counselor Education
  • Crop Science
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Design
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration/Supervision
  • Educational Leadership/Policy/Human Development
  • Educational Research/Policy Analysis
  • Entomology
  • Fiber/Polymer Science
  • Fisheries/Wildlife/Conservation Biology
  • Food Science
  • Forest Biomaterials
  • Forestry/Environmental Resources
  • Functional Genomics
  • Genetics
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Horticultural Science
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Learning/Teaching in STEM
  • Marine/Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • Material Science Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Microbiology
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition
  • Operations Research
  • Parks/Recreation/Tourism Management
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Pathology
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public History
  • Science Education
  • Sociology
  • Soil Science
  • Statistics
  • Teacher Education/Learning Sciences
  • Technology Education
  • Textile Technology/Management
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Zoology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult/Community College Education
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Agricultural/Extension Education
  • Analytics
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architecture
  • Art/Design
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological/Agricultural Engineering
  • Biomanufacturing
  • Biomathematics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Botany
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change/Society
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • College Counseling/Student Development
  • Communication
  • Comparative Biomedical Sciences
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Crop Science
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Digital Learning/Teaching
  • Economics
  • Electric Power Systems Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fisheries/Wildlife/Conservation Biology
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages/Literatures
  • Forestry/Environmental Resources
  • Functional Genomics
  • Genetics
  • Geospatial Information Sciences
  • Global Innovation/Management
  • Graphic Design
  • Higher Education Administration
  • History
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Resource Development
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Design
  • Instructional Technology
  • Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineer
  • International Studies
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Liberal Studies
  • Marine/Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Nanoengineering
  • Natural Resources
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition
  • Operations Research
  • Parks/Recreation/Tourism Management
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Pathology
  • Poultry Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public History
  • School Administration
  • School Counseling
  • Science Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Soil Science
  • Special Education
  • Specialized Veterinary Medicine
  • Supply Chain Engineering/Management
  • Teaching
  • Technical Communications
  • Technology Education
  • Textile Chemistry
  • Textile Engineering
  • Textiles
  • Toxicology
  • Training/Development
  • Veterinary Public Health
  • Youth/Family/Community Sciences
  • Zoology

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

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