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Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University
SSB 112, CPO 54 521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475

Official telephone: (859) 622-2106

Fax number: (859) 622-8024

Website: www.eku.edu


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Screen last updated on: July 14, 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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 July and June.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, police studies/administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: physical education, recreation/park administration
Average freshman GPA: 2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 65%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 496 men, 514 women, 1,010 total
Full-time faculty: 306 men, 269 women, 575 total
Part-time faculty: 169 men, 204 women, 373 total
Graduation rate: 35% 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: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, business, computer science, education, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts, Law Enforcement
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester through The Washington Center
Other special or unique academic programs:
Appalachian Studies, African/African-American Studies, Women's Studies
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administrative/Secretarial Services
  • Agricultural Animal Husbandry/Production Management
  • Agriculture
  • Assets Protection Management
  • Clinical Lab Technology
  • Computer Electronics Publishing
  • Computer Electronics Technology
  • Computer-Aided Drafting
  • Corrections/Juvenile Justice
  • Digital Imaging Design
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Emergency Medical Care
  • Emergency Medical Technology
  • Fire/Safety Engineering Technology
  • Health Information Technology/Management
  • Horticulture
  • Industrial Electronics Technology
  • Industrial Technology
  • Interior Design Assistant
  • Interpreter Training
  • Medical Assisting
  • Medical Assisting Technology
  • Medical Lab Technician
  • Medical Records Technology/Technician
  • Medical/Legal Office Systems
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition Care Management
  • Office Supervision/Management
  • Office Systems/Technology
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Police Studies/Administration
  • Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Printing Management
  • Quality Assurance Technology
  • Recreation/Leisure Studies
  • Science of Engineering
  • Technical Agriculture
  • Vocational/Industrial/Technical Teacher Education
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel Construction/Design
  • Apparel Design/Merchandising
  • Art
  • Art History/Criticism/Conservation
  • Art Teaching
  • Athletic Training
  • Aviation
  • Biology
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Broadcasting/Electronic Media
  • Business
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Business/Marketing Education
  • Career/Technical Education
  • Chemistry
  • Child/Family Studies
  • Clinical Lab Sciences
  • Communication Disorders
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Electronic Networking
  • Computer Engineering Technology
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Mathematics Teaching
  • Construction Technology
  • Corporate/Administrative Communication/Technology
  • Corrections/Juvenile Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  • Data Processing/Technology
  • Deaf/Hard of Hearing Education
  • Earth Sciences
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • Emergency Medical Care
  • English
  • English Education
  • Environmental Health Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Family/Consumer Science Education
  • Fashion Design/Illustration
  • Finance
  • Fisheries Management
  • Food Service Administration
  • Forensic Science
  • French
  • French Teacher Education
  • General Dietetics
  • General Home Economics
  • Geography
  • Geography Teaching
  • Geology
  • German
  • German Teacher Education
  • Graphic Communications/Management
  • Health Care Administration
  • Health Education
  • Health Information Technology/Management
  • History
  • History Teaching
  • Horticulture
  • Individualized Program
  • Industrial Technology
  • Insurance/Risk Management
  • Interior Design
  • Interpreter Training
  • Journalism
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teaching
  • Medical Practice Management
  • Microbiology
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Music General Performance
  • Music Merchandising
  • Music Teaching
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition Care Management
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Paralegal Science
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Science Teaching
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics
  • Police Studies/Administration
  • Political Science
  • Printing Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Real Estate
  • Recreation/Park Administration
  • Religion
  • Safety/Fire Engineering Technology
  • Science Teaching
  • Security/Loss Prevention
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Teaching
  • Special Education
  • Speech Communications
  • Speech/Theatre Arts
  • Speech/Theatre Arts Teaching
  • Statistics
  • Technology
  • Technology Education
  • Theatre Arts
  • Transportation/Physical Distribution Management
  • Vocational Industrial/Technical Education
  • Wildlife Management
  • Women's Studies

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 relevant military experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Some academic departments offer internal college credit and placement.



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