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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210066
Tucson, AZ 85721-0066

Official telephone: (520) 621-2211
Fax number: (520) 621-7475

Website: www.arizona.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-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 June, July, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, management information systems, finance
Average freshman GPA: 2.62 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 981 men, 443 women, 1,424 total
Full-time faculty: 968 men, 444 women, 1,412 total
Part-time faculty: 31 men, 13 women, 44 total
Graduation rate: 59% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage: Catalog: catalog.arizona.edu
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: UN Semester
Study abroad opportunities:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting/Musical Theatre
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Africana Studies
  • Agricultural Economics/Management
  • Agricultural Systems Management
  • Agricultural Technology/Education
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Sciences
  • Architectural/Engineering Technology
  • Architecture
  • Art History
  • Astronomy
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Ballet
  • Bilingual Elementary Education
  • Bilingual Secondary Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biophysics
  • Biosystems Engineering
  • Business Accounting
  • Business Management
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Communication
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice Administration
  • Crop Production
  • Dance
  • Design/Technology
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics
  • Educational Interpreting
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education/Art
  • Elementary Education/Language Arts
  • Elementary Education/Mathematics
  • Elementary Education/Science
  • Elementary Education/Social Studies
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Physics
  • English
  • English as a Second Language
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Hydrology/Water Resources
  • Environmental/Water Resource Economics
  • Family Studies/Human Development
  • Family/Consumer Science Education
  • Family/Consumer Sciences Education
  • Film/Video Production
  • Finance
  • Fine Art
  • Fine Arts
  • Fine Arts Studies
  • Fine Arts/Performing Arts
  • French
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration
  • Geography
  • Geological Engineering
  • Geoscience
  • German Studies
  • Health Education
  • Health/Human Services Administration
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Italian
  • Jazz
  • Journalism
  • Judaic Studies
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Language/Culture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts
  • Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Media Arts
  • Media Arts/Aesthetics/Criticism
  • Medical Technology
  • Mexican-American Studies
  • Microbiology
  • Mining Engineering
  • Modern Dance
  • Molecular/Cellular Biology
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Music Theatre
  • Natural Resources
  • Natural Science/Mathematics
  • Natural Sciences
  • Near Eastern Studies
  • Nursing
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Operations Management
  • Optical Science/Engineering
  • Optics
  • Paralegal
  • Performance/Conducting
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Physiological Sciences
  • Plant Sciences
  • Poetry
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Architecture
  • Pre-Landscape Architecture
  • Psychology
  • Public Management
  • Rehabilitation
  • Religious Studies
  • Renewable Resources
  • Retailing/Consumer Science
  • Russian Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Slavic Studies
  • Sociology
  • Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences
  • Studio Art
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technology
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre Arts Education
  • Theatre Production
  • Theatre Studies
  • Three-Dimensional Studies
  • Two-Dimensional Studies
  • Veterinary Science
  • Visual Communication
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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