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Messiah College

Messiah College
1 College Avenue
Grantham, PA 17027-0800

Official telephone: (717) 766-2511
Fax number: (717) 691-6025

Website: www.messiah.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and early February.
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: One summer session of three weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, biology
Average freshman GPA: 3.14 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 175 men, 122 women, 297 total
Full-time faculty: 112 men, 61 women, 173 total
Part-time faculty: 54 men, 57 women, 111 total
Graduation rate: 72% within six years

Messiah College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Allied Health
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
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.), Oregon Extension
Study abroad opportunities:
Albania, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Panama, Russia, Samoa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adventure Education
  • Architectural/Engineering Technology
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Athletic Training
  • Bible
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biopsychology
  • Broadcasting
  • Business Administration
  • Business Information Systems
  • Chemistry
  • Christian Ministries
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • E-Marketing
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • French
  • German
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Human Development/Family Sciences
  • Human Resources Management
  • Humanities
  • International Business
  • Journalism
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music Education
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Renewable Resources
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Business
  • Sport/Exercise Science
  • Studio Art
  • Teacher Certification/Biology
  • Teacher Certification/Biology/Environmental Education
  • Teacher Certification/Chemistry
  • Teacher Certification/Elementary/Special Education
  • Teacher Certification/English
  • Teacher Certification/Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Teacher Certification/French
  • Teacher Certification/German
  • Teacher Certification/Mathematics
  • Teacher Certification/Spanish
  • Theatre
  • Therapeutic Recreation

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
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
acceptable scores vary depending on test.



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