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Catawba College

Catawba College
2300 West Innes Street
Salisbury, NC 28144

Official telephone: (704) 637-4111

Fax number: (704) 637-4444
Website: www.catawba.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: Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, education, sports/health sciences
Majors with the lowest enrollment: foreign languages, religion/philosophy
Average freshman GPA: 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 97 men, 82 women
Full-time faculty: 45 men, 38 women
Part-time faculty: 52 men, 44 women
Graduation rate: 47% within six years

Catawba College
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:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors and in accounting, American studies, athletic coaching, creative writing, dance, economics, German, information systems, marketing, secondary education, and studio art.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
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: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Costa Rica, France, Germany, Poland, and Spain.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of North Carolina--Charlotte.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of North Carolina--Charlotte.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administration of Justice
  • Athletic Training
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Arts
  • Computer Science
  • Economics/Finance
  • Education
  • Elementary Education/K-6
  • Exercise Science
  • History
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education
  • Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Middle School Education
  • Music
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Musical Theatre
  • Physical Education
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Religion/Philosophy
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Sports Management
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre Arts Administration
  • Theatre Arts Education
  • Therapeutic Recreation
  • Writing
Master's Degrees

  • Elementary Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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