| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| 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, July, August, and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions, one of four weeks and one of eight weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business administration, mechanical engineering, environmental design |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
music |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.68 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
78% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
19:1 |
| Total faculty: |
430 men, 186 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
382 men, 159 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
50 men, 39 women |
| Graduation rate: |
53% within six years |
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| 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 |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, Chiropractic, Mortuary Science, Osteopathy |
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| Education certifications: |
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secondary, vo-tech |
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| Cooperative education programs: |
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agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University), Sea Semester, UN Semester, American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Inst. for Experiential Learning, Wash. DC, Vilar Inst. for Arts Management, Wash. DC |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Australia, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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NDSU is a member of Tri-College University. This program enables students at NDSU, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, and Concordia College to take courses at the other two schools at no extra cost. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Accounting
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Communications
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Agriculture/Biosystems Engineering
- Animal/Range Sciences
- Anthropology
- Apparel/Textiles
- Architecture
- Art
- Athletic Training
- Behavioral Statistics
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biological Sciences
- Biological Sciences Education
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Chemistry Education
- Child Development/Family Science
- Civil Engineering
- Classical Languages
- Clinical Lab Science
- Comprehensive Science Education
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering
- Construction Management
- Criminal Justice
- Crop/Weed Sciences
- Dietetics
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Emergency Management
- English
- English Education
- Environmental Design
- Equine Studies
- Facility Management
- Family/Consumer Sciences
- Food Safety
- Food Science
- French
- French Education
- General Agriculture
- Geology
- Health Communications
- Health Education
- History
- History Education
- Horticulture
- Hospitality/Tourism Management
- Human Performance/Fitness
- Humanities
- Industrial Engineering/Management
- Interior Design
- International Studies
- Landscape Architecture
- Management Communications
- Management Information Systems
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Mechanical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Music
- Music Education/Instrumental
- Music Education/Vocal
- Natural Resources Management
- Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Physics Education
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public History
- Public Relations/Advertising
- Radiologic Sciences
- Respiratory Care
- Social Science Education
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Soil Science
- Spanish
- Spanish Education
- Speech Communications
- Sport/Recreation Studies
- Sports/Urban/Turf Management
- Statistics
- Theatre Arts
- University Studies
- Veterinary Technology
- Women's Studies
- Zoology
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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