| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-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 May, June, and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
One summer session of 10 weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
elementary education, business administration, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
philosophy, library/information science |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.2 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
74% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
16:1 |
| Total faculty: |
489 men, 454 women, 943 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
405 men, 353 women, 758 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
84 men, 101 women, 185 total |
| Graduation rate: |
45% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Undergraduate studies homepage: |
www.usm.edu/videos |
| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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computer science, engineering, business administration, management, management information systems, accounting, computer engineering technology, physics |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 sports and high performance materials program with Gulf Coast Comm Coll. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Australia, Austria, Belize, Canada, China, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Austrian and British Studies. Teaching Abroad in England, Germany, Italy, and New Zealand. Caribbean Studies in Jamaica, Spanish studies in Mexico, and tropical ecology studies in Belize, science studies in Turkey, music studies in Italy. Honduran geography field studies. Honduran Dolphin/Whale Research Program. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Associate's Degrees
- Accounting
- Administration of Justice
- Architectural Engineering Technology
- Athletic Training
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Business Technology Education
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Child/Family Studies
- Coaching/Sport Administration
- Community Health Sciences
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Science/Statistics
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Economic Business
- Economics/Liberal Arts
- Electronic Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- Family/Consumer Science
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance
- Geography
- Hospitality Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- International Business
- Library/Information Science
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Food Systems
- Office Administration
- Physics
- Polymer Technology
- Psychology
- Recreation
- Social Work
- Social/Rehab Services
- Software Engineering Technology
- Special Education
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Technical/Occupational Education
- Workforce Training/Development
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Administration of Justice
- Advertising
- Allied Health
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Technology
- Architectural Engineering Technology
- Art
- Athletic Training
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Business Technology Education
- Chemistry
- Child/Family Studies
- Community Health Sciences
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Dance
- Economics
- Education of the Deaf
- Electronics Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- English
- Entertainment Industry
- Fashion Merchandising/Apparel Studies
- Finance
- Foreign Languages
- Forensics
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management
- Human Performance
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- Information Technology
- Interior Design
- International Business
- International Studies
- Journalism
- Library/Information Science
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marine Biology
- Marine Science
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Music
- Music Education
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Dietetics
- Office Administration
- Paralegal Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Polymer Science
- Psychology
- Radio/Television/Film
- Recreation
- Religion
- Social Work
- Social/Rehabilitation Services
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Speech Communication
- Speech Pathology/Audiology
- Sport Coaching Education
- Sport Management
- Sports/High Performance Materials
- Technical/Occupational Education
- Theatre
- Tourism
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- placement for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- placement for relevant military experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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