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Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University
601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110

Official telephone: (336) 750-2000
Fax number: (336) 750-2049
Website: www.wssu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-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 June and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four to eight weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%
Graduation rate: 46% 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
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art, biology, biotechnology, birth to kindergarten education, business, chemistry, coaching, computer science, dramatic arts, economics, elementary education, English, financial services, French, gerontology, history, legal studies, management information systems, management/human resources, mass communications, mathematics, middle grades education, military science, music, music business, neuroscience, physical education, physics, political science, Portuguese, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, psychology, recreation, rehabilitation studies, sociology, Spanish, special education, speech communications, and sports medicine.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: UN Semester

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African/African-American Studies
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Birth-Kindergarten Education
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Finance
  • Gerontology
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • Information Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Justice Studies
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Motorsports Management
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Sports Management
  • Teaching
  • Therapeutic Recreation
Doctorates

  • Nursing Practice
  • Physical Therapy
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Science/Technology
  • Health Administration
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Teaching

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or 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
  • neither credit nor 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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