| Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and late 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. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business administration, biology, psychology |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
71% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
13:1 |
| Total faculty: |
125 men, 135 women, 260 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
64 men, 64 women, 128 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
61 men, 71 women, 132 total |
| Graduation rate: |
45% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, physical therapy, physician's assistant, engineering |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Houston. |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Rice U. |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Houston. |
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Associate's Degrees
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Art
- Art Education
- Biblical Languages
- Bilingual Education
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Business
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Child Development
- Christianity
- Church Music
- Computer Information Systems Management
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Economics
- English
- Entrepreneurial Studies
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- French
- Generic Special Education
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Kinesiology
- Liberal Arts
- Management
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Multidisciplinary Studies
- Music
- Music Performance
- Music Theory/Composition
- Nursing
- Pedagogy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Speech Communications
- Writing
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- placement for international baccalaureate
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