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Metropolitan State College of Denver

Metropolitan State College of Denver
Campus Box 16 PO BOX 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362

Official telephone: (303) 556-3058
Fax number: (303) 556-6345
Website: www.mscd.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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 two months prior to start of each semester.
Number and length of summer sessions: Summer sessions of varying lengths.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: behavioral science, computer information systems/management science, criminal justice/criminology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: African-American studies, surveying/mapping, physics
Average freshman GPA: 2.48 on a 4.0 scale

Metropolitan State College of Denver
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Study abroad opportunities:
Member of American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS). Study abroad in Central American and West African countries and in China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Russia, and Spain.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus University of Colorado, Boulder
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus University of Colorado, Boulder

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Aviation Management
  • Aviation Technologies
  • Aviation Technology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biology
  • Business/Economics
  • Business/Finance
  • Business/Management
  • Business/Marketing
  • Chemistry
  • Chicano Studies
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Information Systems/Management Science
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Criminology
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Finance
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • Hospitality/Meeting/Travel Administration
  • Hospitality/Restaurant Management
  • Human Development
  • Human Performance
  • Human Performance/Sport
  • Human Services
  • Individualized Programs
  • Industrial Design
  • Industrial/Technical Studies
  • Journalism
  • Land Resource Management
  • Land Use
  • Leisure Services
  • Leisure Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Meteorology
  • Modern Foreign Languages
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Speech Communication
  • Speech Communications
  • Surveying
  • Surveying/Mapping
  • Technical Communications

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate