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Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lenoir-Rhyne University
P.O. Box 7227
Hickory, NC 28603

Official telephone: (828) 328-1741
Fax number: (828) 328-7368
Website: www.lr.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: nursing, exercise science, community health
Majors with the lowest enrollment: foreign language, history, physics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 64%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 133 men, 136 women
Full-time faculty: 65 men, 61 women
Part-time faculty: 68 men, 75 women
Graduation rate: 48% 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: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 medical technology and pre-engineering programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Member of International Student Exchange Program.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Broyhill Institute. Center for Theology. Honors College.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Studies
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Community Health
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Science/Policy
  • Exercise Science
  • Finance
  • German
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Human/Community Service
  • Information Technology
  • International Business
  • International Economics
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Studies
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Multimedia Communication
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Politics/Law
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Medical Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Religious Studies
  • Sacred Music
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Sports Management
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
Master's Degrees

  • Athletic Training
  • Business Administration
  • Christian Ministry
  • Community College Education
  • Counseling
  • Divinity
  • Exercise Science
  • Human Services
  • Leadership
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physician Assistant Studies
  • Public Health
  • Religion
  • Religious Studies
  • Sacred Theology
  • Sustainability
  • 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
  • credit 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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