| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August or early September. |
| Calendar system: |
4-4-2 system. |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August and June. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
One summer session of eight weeks. |
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| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
English, chemistry |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
54% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
| Total faculty: |
18 men, 16 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
16 men, 13 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
2 men, 3 women |
| Faculty degrees: |
68% PhD, 26% master's degree, 3% bachelor's degree, 3% other, 68% terminal |
| Graduation rate: |
36% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in art, biology, business administration, chemistry, church music, criminal justice, English, equine science, French, history, journalism, marine science, mathematics, military science, ministry skills, music, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, and web site development. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications: |
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elementary, middle/junior high, secondary |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.) |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Member of Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching. Exchange programs abroad in Austria (Salzburg Coll), England (Oxford U), China (Hong Kong Baptist U). Study abroad also in Latin American and Middle Eastern countries and in Russia. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus Marion Military Institute |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Art
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Criminal Justice
- Elementary Education
- English
- History
- Interdisciplinary Major
- Mathematics
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Music Education
- Paralegal
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Secondary Education
- Secondary Education/General Science
- Secondary Education/Language Arts
- Secondary Education/Mathematics
- Secondary Education/Social Sciences
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