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CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY

Cumberland University
1 Cumberland Square
Lebanon, TN 37087-3408

Official telephone: (615) 444-2562
Toll-free telephone: (800) 467-0562
Fax number: (615) 444-2569

Website: www.cumberland.edu


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Screen last updated on: December 1, 2008
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 and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: education, general business, nursing
Majors with the lowest enrollment: American studies, music, physics
Average freshman GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 55%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 60 men, 44 women, 104 total
Full-time faculty: 30 men, 18 women, 48 total
Part-time faculty: 15 men, 27 women, 42 total
Graduation rate: 31% within six years

Cumberland University
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: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated 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, pre-optometry, Pre-Physical Therapy
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered off-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • Fine Arts
  • General Business
  • History
  • Humanities/Social Sciences
  • Liberal Arts
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Sciences
  • Pre-Professional Studies
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education/Biology
  • Secondary Education/English
  • Secondary Education/History
  • Secondary Education/Mathematics
  • Sociology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • credit for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate



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