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Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech University
215 West O Street
Russellville, AR 72801


Fax number: (479) 968-0522
Website: https://www.atu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 63%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 240 men, 275 women
Full-time faculty: 165 men, 153 women
Part-time faculty: 75 men, 122 women
Graduation rate: 51% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Child Development
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Welding Technology/Welder
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • General Studies
  • Geography, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public/Applied History
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Statistics, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Welding Technology/Welder
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Certificates

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Building Construction Technology/Technician
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  • Corrections
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Homeland Security, Other
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Welding Technology/Welder
Diplomas

  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
Doctorates

  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Information Technology
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nursing Administration
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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