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Paine College

Paine College
1235 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30901-3182

Official telephone: (706) 821-8200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 476-7703
Fax number: (706) 821-8354
Website: www.paine.edu
Screen last updated on: October 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August.
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, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of six weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, sociology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: mass communications, history, mathematics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 59%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 69 men, 32 women
Full-time faculty: 47 men, 29 women
Part-time faculty: 13 men, 18 women
Graduation rate: 30% 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:
dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in art, biology, chemistry, economics, English, environmental science, French, health and physical education, history, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, and sociology.
Preprofessional programs offered:
The focus of the biology major is pre-professional studies.
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: offered off-campus Augusta State University
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Biology/Pre-Professional
  • Biology/Secondary Education
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry/Environmental Science
  • Early Childhood Education
  • English
  • English/Secondary Education
  • History
  • History/Secondary Education
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications/Broadcasting
  • Mass Communications/Drama
  • Mass Communications/Journalism
  • Mass Communications/Public Relations
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Computer Science
  • Mathematics/Secondary Education
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Psychology
  • Psychology/Counseling
  • Psychology/Experimental
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Criminology
  • Sociology/Social Psychology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
acceptable scores vary by department.