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Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University
351 West Center Street
Cedar City, UT 84720

Official telephone: (435) 586-7700
Fax number: (435) 586-5475
Website: www.suu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late September.
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, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, business administration, accounting
Majors with the lowest enrollment: music, theatre arts, art
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 66%
Student:Faculty ratio: 23:1
Total faculty: 194 men, 122 women
Full-time faculty: 151 men, 71 women
Part-time faculty: 43 men, 51 women
Graduation rate: 42% within six years

Southern Utah University
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:
double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture
  • Cabinet Making/Millwork
  • Construction Technology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Design Technology
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Electronic Technology
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Arts/Printing
  • Information Technology
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Pre-Engineering
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Agriculture Science/Industries
  • Art
  • Art Composite
  • Art Education
  • Athletic Training
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology Education
  • Biology/Botany
  • Biology/Zoology
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry/Forensics
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice/Forensic Science
  • Dance Education
  • Dance Performance
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering Technology
  • English Education
  • English/Creative Writing
  • English/Literature
  • Finance
  • French
  • French Education
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • German
  • German Education
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • History Education
  • Hospitality Management
  • Hotel/Resort Management
  • Human Development/Family Life
  • Information Systems
  • Integrated Engineering
  • Interior Design
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Special Education
  • Technology Education
  • Theatre Arts/Acting
  • Theatre Arts/Design/Technical
  • Theatre Arts/Directing
  • Theatre Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)

DIPLOMAS OFFERED
  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Administration of Special Education
  • Advertising
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Army JROTC/ROTC
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Communication, Journalism and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Construction Management
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Dance, General
  • Dance, Other
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Drawing
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Family and Community Services
  • Finance, General
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geography Teacher Education
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Graphic Design
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Illustration
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies, General
  • Library Science, Other
  • Livestock Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Military Studies
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Zoology/Animal Biology