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Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene University
6729 N.W. 39th Expressway
Bethany, OK 73008

Official telephone: (405) 789-6400
Fax number: (405) 491-6381
Website: www.snu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and late 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: One summer session of four weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, nursing, family studies & gerontology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Spanish, art, human relations
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 108 men, 94 women
Full-time faculty: 41 men, 34 women
Part-time faculty: 67 men, 60 women
Graduation rate: 54% 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: yes
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, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, agriculture, allied health, dietetics, engineering, occupational therapy, physical therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.)
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Russia, the United Kingdom, and Uganda.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Central Oklahoma.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Oklahoma.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Athletic Coaching
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Communication Arts
  • General Studies
  • Personal Training
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Studies
  • Athletic Training
  • Aviation/Business
  • Biological Physics
  • Biology
  • Biology/Chemistry
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Children's Ministries
  • Christian Education
  • Church Music
  • Computer Science
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Education/Liberal Studies
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Education
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • Finance
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Human Relations
  • International Studies
  • Journalism/Broadcast Journalism
  • Journalism/Print Journalism
  • Kinesiology
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications/Journalism
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Missions
  • Music
  • Music Business
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Network Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/Health and Safety K-12
  • Physics
  • Politics/Law
  • Psychology
  • Science
  • Science Education
  • Social Studies Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Speech Communication Education
  • Speech Communications
  • Sport Enterprise
  • Sport Information
  • Sport Management
  • Sport Marketing
  • Theology and Ministry
  • Urban Ministry/Urban Studies
  • Youth Ministry

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate