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ANDREWS UNIVERSITY

Andrews University
100 Old US 31
Berrien Springs, MI 49104

Official telephone: (800) 253-2874
Toll-free telephone: (800) 253-2874
Fax number: (269) 471-6900

Website: www.andrews.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
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: Two summer sessions of three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, anatomy/physiology, social work
Majors with the lowest enrollment: music, mathematics, physics
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 178 men, 90 women, 268 total
Full-time faculty: 141 men, 66 women, 207 total
Part-time faculty: 29 men, 30 women, 59 total
Graduation rate: 53% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in acrhitectural studies, accounting, agriculture, animal science, anthropology, art history, aviation technology, behaviorial sciences, Biblical languages, biology, business administration, chemistry, communication studies, computer science, digital multimedia technology, economics, elementary music education, engineering technology, English, family studies, food and nutrition, French, general studies, geography, graphic design, history, horticulture, imaging technology, information systems, journalism, language arts, management, marketing, mathematics, mathematics education, missions, music, physics, political science, psychology, public relations, religion, Spanish, speech-language pathology and audiology, sociology, teaching English as second language, web development, and visual art.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, natural science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
;Argentina;Austria;France;Germany;Italy;Mexico;Spain
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Agriculture
  • Alcohol/Drug Abuse
  • Animal Sciences
  • General Business
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness
  • Agriculture
  • Allied Health Administration
  • Animal Science
  • Architectural Studies
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art Teaching
  • Aviation Technologies
  • Behavioral Science
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Botany
  • Business Accounting
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Lab Sciences
  • Communication
  • Communications
  • Computer Science
  • Computing
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Dietetics
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Elementary Education
  • Elementary Education/English
  • Elementary Education/Integrated Science
  • Elementary Education/Language Arts
  • Elementary Education/Social Studies
  • Elementary Music Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Family Studies
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • French
  • French Studies
  • General Science
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Psychology
  • Health Sciences
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Individualized Program
  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology/Telecommunications
  • International Business/Language
  • Journalism
  • Language Arts
  • Language/International Business
  • Language/International Trade
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition Science
  • Paralegal
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Religion
  • Renewable Resources
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Secondary Education/Integrated Sciences
  • Secondary Education/Social Studies
  • Social Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
  • Speech/Language/Auditory Pathology
  • Teaching English as Second Language
  • Theology
  • Visual Art
  • Visual Arts Education
  • Zoology

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
  • placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate



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