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Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University
1200 South Franklin Street
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859


Fax number: (989) 774-7267
Website: https://www.cmich.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: 70%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 498 men, 442 women
Full-time faculty: 342 men, 273 women
Part-time faculty: 156 men, 169 women
Graduation rate: 62% within six years

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

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

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Astronomy
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Process Technology
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, Other
  • Data Visualization
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Arts
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Systems
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Psychology
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Land Use Planning and Management/Development
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Meteorology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photojournalism
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Public/Applied History
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • African Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • East Asian Studies
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Human Services, General
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Policy Analysis
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Logic
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Diplomas

  • Actuarial Science
  • American History (United States)
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • European History
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Resources Management
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Research and Development Management
  • School Psychology
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Environmental Science
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medicine
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Statistics, General
Master's Degrees

  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Children's and Adolescent Literature
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community College Administration
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Conservation Biology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Resources Management
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Research and Development Management
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Writing, General

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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