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OAKWOOD COLLEGE
Oakwood College
7000 Adventist Boulevard
Huntsville, AL 35896

Official telephone: (205) 726-7000
Fax number: (256) 726-7409

Website: www.oakwood.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-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 August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: biology, psychology, organizational management
Majors with the lowest enrollment: dietetics, music, mathematics
Average freshman GPA: 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 179 total
Full-time faculty: 103 total
Part-time faculty: 76 total
Graduation rate: 46% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.2

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
dual degrees, pass/fail grading option
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art, Black world studies, biblical languages, biology, chemistry, child development, communication, communication media, computer information systems, computer science, correctional science, English, family consumer sciences, finance, fitness and wellness, food and nutrition, French, history, information technology, management, mathematics, music, physics, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, and theology.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad available.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Medical Technology
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Physician Assistant
  • Pre-Speech Language Pathology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Communication
  • Communication Media
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Cytotechnology
  • Dietetics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Language Arts
  • English Language Arts Education
  • English/Professional Writing
  • Family/Consumer Science Education
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Fitness/Wellness
  • French
  • Health Science
  • Health/Physical Education Teaching
  • History
  • Human Development/Family Studies
  • International Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics Education Licensure
  • Mathematics/Computer Science
  • Medical Technology
  • Music
  • Music Education/Choral
  • Music Education/Instrumental
  • Music/Instrumental Education
  • Natural Science
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Management
  • Physical Education Teaching
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law
  • Psychology
  • Religious Education
  • Social Science Education
  • Social Work
  • Spanish
  • Theology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject



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