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ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #359
Alcorn State, MS 39096

Official telephone: (601) 877-6100

Fax number: (601) 877-6347

Website: www.alcorn.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August.
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: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: general studies, business administration, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: general agriculture, child development/family studies, vocational-technical education
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 121 men, 88 women, 209 total
Full-time faculty: 104 men, 71 women, 175 total
Part-time faculty: 7 men, 21 women, 28 total
Graduation rate: 45% within six years

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: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, All of the above focuses on placing students in professional and/or graduate schools. The program???s focus is on placing students in schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, medical sciences, law, veterinary medicine, and in Ph.D. programs in the sciences.
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, business, education, health professions, home economics, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, Allows students to incorporate classroom activities with practical on-the-job experiences
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Argentina;Ghana;Guinea;Jamaica;Nicaragua;Nigeria;Russia;South Africa;Zambia
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administrative Office Management
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Animal Science
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Child Development
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Computer Networking/Information Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Applied Mathematics
  • Computer/Information Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Elementary Education
  • English Education
  • Environmental Biology/Ecology
  • Forestry
  • General Agriculture
  • General Studies
  • Geographical Information Science/Technology
  • Health Science
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • History Education
  • International Agriculture
  • Literature
  • Mass Communications/Broadcast Journalism
  • Mass Communications/Print Journalism
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mental Health
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition/Dietetics
  • Performance
  • Physical Therapy
  • Plant/Soil Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medical
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Robotics/Manufacturing Technologies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Veterinary Science

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject



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