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		San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-7455 Official telephone: (619) 594-5200 Fax number: (619) 594-5642 Website: www.sdsu.edu Options: Images Undergraduate Application Graduate Application Campus Facts List Event Calendar Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Semester/term begin dates: in early 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 December. Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of 12 weeks and two of six weeks. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, criminal justice administration, business management Majors with the lowest enrollment: chemical physics, physical science, German Average freshman GPA: 2.8 on a 4.0 scale Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 81% Student:Faculty ratio: 22:1 Total faculty: 814 men, 716 women, 1,530 total Full-time faculty: 480 men, 361 women, 841 total Part-time faculty: 334 men, 355 women, 689 total Graduation rate: 66% 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: student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: Minors offered in accounting, advertising, aerospace studies, African studies, Afro-American studies, American Indian studies, anthropology, art, art history, Asian studies, astronomy, biology, business administration, chemistry, Chicana and Chicano studies, child and family development, Chinese, classics, communication, comparative literature, computer science, counseling and social change, dance, economics, educational technology, energy studies, engineering, English, environment and society, European studies, finance, French, geography, gerontology, health science, history, humanities, information systems, international security and conflict resolution, Islamic and Arabic studies, Italian, Japanese, Jewish studies, journalism, Latin American studies, leadership development, linguistics, management, marketing, mathematics, media arts and technology, military science, music, naval science, oceanography, physics, political science, Portuguese, psychology, public administration, public relations, real estate, recreation, rhetoric and writing studies, Russian, small business management, social work, Spanish, statistics, theatre arts, United States-Mexican border studies, Women's studies. Preprofessional programs offered: pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry Education certifications are offered: yes Education certifications: early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural Cooperative programs are offered: no Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes Study abroad opportunities: Study abroad in 46 countries. Army ROTC: offered on-campus Navy ROTC: offered on-campus Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus LIST OF MAJORS Bachelor's Degrees Accounting Advertising Aerospace Engineering African-American Studies Agribusiness American Studies Anthropology Applied Mathematics Art History Art/Studio Performance Asian Studies Astronomy Biological Science Business Administration Chemical Physics Chemistry Child Development Child Development/Early Childhood Education Civil Engineering Classics Communicative Disorders Comparative Literature Computer Engineering Computer Science Construction Engineering Criminal Justice Dance Dietetics/Food Administration/Nutrition Diversified Studies/Education Economics Electrical Engineering Engineering English Environmental Engineering Environmental Studies European Studies Finance Financial Services French Geography Geology German Gerontology Graphic Arts/Design Graphic Design Health Science History Hotel/Hospitality Management Humanities Information Systems Interdisciplinary Health Services Interior Design International Business International Security/Conflict Resolution Italian Japanese Journalism Kinesiology/Physical Education Latin American Studies Liberal Arts Linguistics Management Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Mexican-American Studies Microbiology Modern Jewish Studies Multimedia Music Music Education Music Performance National Security Studies Native American Studies Nursing Philosophy Physical Education Physical Science Physics Political Science Pre-Nursing Psychology Public Administration Public Relations Radio/Television Real Estate Recreation Administration Religious Studies Russian Russian Studies Russian/Central European Studies Social Science Social Work Sociology Spanish Special Major Speech Communication Statistics Telecommunications/Film Theatre Arts/Performance Undeclared Urban Studies Vocational Education 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 and/or placement for school's own challenge exams credit for relevant military experience credit for international baccalaureate   [ top ]   Data is copyrighted material under license to Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Alloy Education, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House. 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