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BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY

Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817

Official telephone: (419) 358-3000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 488-3257
Fax number: (419) 358-3323

Website: www.bluffton.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late 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, July, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, education, sport management
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Spanish, history
Average freshman GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 76%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 70 men, 44 women, 114 total
Full-time faculty: 44 men, 24 women, 68 total
Part-time faculty: 26 men, 18 women, 44 total
Graduation rate: 58% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in art, Biblical studies, business administration, coaching, communication, computer graphic design, computer science, criminal justice, economics, English, family/consumer science, history, international studies, mathematics, missions, music, peace/conflict studies, physical education, political science, psychology, recreation management, sociology, Spanish, TESOL, theatre, theology/ethics, wellness, women's studies, writing, and youth ministry.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech
Cooperative education programs:
business, education, home economics, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Christian Center for Urban Studies (Chicago)
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Apparel/Textiles
  • Apparel/Textiles/Merchandising/Design
  • Art
  • Aviation Human Factors
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Church Work
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dietetics
  • Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • English
  • Family/Consumer Science Education
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Food/Nutrition
  • Foods/Nutrition
  • Health/Physical/Recreation Education/Exercise Science
  • History
  • Human Resource Management
  • Individual Major
  • Individually Designed Major
  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology
  • Intervention Specialist
  • Mathematics
  • Middle Childhood Education
  • Middle/Secondary Education
  • Music Education
  • Organizational Management
  • Paralegal
  • Peace/Conflict Studies
  • Physics
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Recreation Management
  • Religion
  • Renewable Resources
  • Social Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sport Management
  • Sports Management
  • Writing
  • Youth Ministries
  • Youth Ministries/Recreation

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
scores of 3 require departmental approval.



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