| Screen last updated on: August 12, 2008 |
| 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: |
Four summer sessions of varying lengths. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
interdisciplinary studies, mass communication, recording industry |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
physics, marketing education, industrial education |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.51 on a 4.0 scale |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
23:1 |
| Total faculty: |
637 men, 561 women, 1,198 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
506 men, 395 women, 901 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
152 men, 172 women, 324 total |
| Graduation rate: |
41% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Graduate studies homepage: |
frank.mtsu.edu/~graduate/ |
| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech |
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| Cooperative education programs: |
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agriculture, business, computer science, education, engineering, humanities, social/behavioral science, technologies |
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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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MTSU Direct Exchange progams are available in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and United Kingdon. Examples of other study abroad opportunites are available in:
London/Dublin, Australia, India, Hong Kong via the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA). Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco via the AMIDEAST Education Abroad programs.
More information regarding study abroad opportunites can be found at www.mtsu.edu/~mtabroad |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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MTSU has the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building, home of Tennessee's first Honor's College at a public institution.
Some of the finest schools in the country have excellent honors programs, and we feel that with this new facility, MTSU ranks with the best anywhere. For the better part of the last decade MTSU has been the leader in educating the best and brightest students in middle Tennesse |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Accounting/Information Systems
- Aerospace
- Agribusiness
- Animal Science
- Anthropological Sciences
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art Education Licensure
- Art History
- Athletic Training
- Aviation Administration
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Business Education
- Business Teacher Education
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Concrete Industry Management
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Educational Leadership Administration/Supervision
- Educational Leadership Curriculum/Instruction
- Electronic Media Communication
- Elementary/Special Education
- Engineering Technology
- Engineering Technology/Industrial Studies
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Science/Technology
- Exercise Science/Health Promotion
- Family/Continuing Studies
- Finance
- Foreign Languages
- Geoscience
- Global Studies/Business
- Health Education
- History
- Human Performance
- Human Sciences
- Industrial Technology
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Information Systems
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interior Design
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Management
- Marketing
- Mass Communications
- Mathematical Sciences
- Music Composition/Theory
- Music Education
- Music Education/Vocal
- Music Industry
- Music Jazz Studies
- Music Performance
- Music Performance/Instrumental
- Music Performance/Voice
- Music Theory & Composition
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Food Science
- Office Management
- Organizational Communications
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics/Astronomy
- Plant/Soil Sciences
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Recording Industry
- Recreation/Leisure Services
- Science
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Speech/Theatre
- Textiles Merchandising/Design
- University Studies
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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
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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A grade of 4 or above is required in Computer Science AB, Physics B, and Physics C |
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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Six credits for freshman English is awarded for entering freshmen whose standard score on the English section of the ACT is 32 or better (SAT verbal score of 720 or above). |
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