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MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

Mount Vernon Nazarene University
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Official telephone: (740) 392-6868
Fax number: (740) 397-2769

Website: www.mvnu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 1, 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and early February.
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three concurrent summer sessions, one of six weeks and two of three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, early childhood education, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: integrated business education
Average freshman GPA: 2.6 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 148 men, 78 women, 226 total
Full-time faculty: 74 men, 27 women, 101 total
Part-time faculty: 74 men, 51 women, 125 total
Graduation rate: 48% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of all 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:
double majors, independent study, honors program, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications:
early childhood, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech
Cooperative education programs:
engineering, health professions, vocational arts
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 nursing program with Capital U.
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.)
Study abroad opportunities:
Semester abroad programs in Hungary and Romania. Study abroad also in many other countries including Asian countries and Israel and Mexico.
Other special or unique academic programs:
CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities) programs
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agricultural Business/Natural Resources
  • Alcohol/Drug Abuse
  • Apparel Design Services
  • Business Administration
  • Church Music
  • Commercial Art/Computer Graphics
  • Commercial Artist
  • Computer Hardware/Software Technology
  • Drama/Theatre/Speech
  • Educational Paraprofessional
  • Fitness Management
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Business Technology
  • Art
  • Biblical Studies
  • Biology
  • Broadcast
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Children's Ministries
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Drama
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Ministries
  • English
  • Exercise Studies
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Family/Consumer Sciences Vocational Education
  • Financial Management
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Information Management Systems
  • Integrated Business Education
  • Integrated Language Arts Education
  • Integrated Mathematics Education
  • Integrated Social Studies Education
  • Intercultural Studies
  • International Business
  • Intervention Specialist
  • Life Sciences Education
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Middle Childhood Education
  • Music/Multi-Age Education
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy/Humanities
  • Philosophy/Pre-Law
  • Physical Education/Health Education
  • Physical Science Education
  • Pre-Dental
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Nursing
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Professional Writing
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Renewable Resources
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish/Multi-Age Education
  • Sports Management
  • Visual Arts Education
  • Youth Ministries

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



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