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Piedmont College

Piedmont College
P.O. Box 10
Demorest, GA 30535

Official telephone: (706) 778-3000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 277-7020
Fax number: (706) 776-2811
Website: www.piedmont.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-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 in May, June, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one eight-week evening session and two five-week day sessions.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, early childhood education, social sciences
Majors with the lowest enrollment: art education, music education
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 63%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 124 men, 98 women
Full-time faculty: 67 men, 45 women
Part-time faculty: 57 men, 53 women
Graduation rate: 47% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, accelerated program, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in anthropology and economics.
Education certifications are offered: 0
Education certifications:
early childhood, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: 0
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education
  • English
  • Environmental Geology
  • Environmental Science
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Computer Science
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music General
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education/Biology
  • Secondary Education/Chemistry
  • Secondary Education/English
  • Secondary Education/History
  • Secondary Education/Mathematics
  • Secondary Education/Theatre
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre/Theatre Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience