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Southwestern University

Southwestern University
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627-0770

Official telephone: (512) 863-6511
Toll-free telephone: (800) 252-3166
Fax number: (512) 863-5788
Website: www.southwestern.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010
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 August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of six weeks and two of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, communication, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Latin, classics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 87 men, 83 women
Full-time faculty: 63 men, 58 women
Part-time faculty: 24 men, 25 women
Graduation rate: 76% within six years

Southwestern 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: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, engineering
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, natural science, social/behavioral science
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (Nebraska Weslyan)
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange available with Nebraska Wesleyan and Ohio Wesleyan.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mali, Mexico, New Zealand, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Radiologic Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administration
  • Animal Behavior
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese Language/Literature
  • Classical/Ancient Near Eastern Languages
  • Communications
  • Computational/Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • French
  • German
  • History
  • Independent Major
  • Latin
  • Latin American Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Teacher Education
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate