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Chapman University

Chapman University
1 University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

Official telephone: (714) 997-6818
Website: https://www.chapman.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
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: 91%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 666 men, 563 women
Full-time faculty: 326 men, 270 women
Part-time faculty: 340 men, 293 women
Graduation rate: 83% 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, honors program, internships, distance learning
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
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.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Conducting
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Percussion Instruments
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
Certificates

  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Statistics, Other
Doctorates

  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
Master's Degrees

  • Agriculture, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Food Science
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physician Assistant
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Psychology, Other
  • Real Estate
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

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 DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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