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MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Morgan State University
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251

Official telephone: (443) 885-3333
Toll-free telephone: (800) 332-6674
Fax number: (410) 319-3698

Website: www.morgan.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in September 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 July.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, accounting, electrical engineering
Majors with the lowest enrollment: mental health, philosophy
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 70%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Full-time faculty: 237 men, 151 women, 388 total
Graduation rate: 45% 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: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in economics, medical technology, and social work.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-3 pharmacy honors program with U of Maryland. 3-4 pre-dental and pre-medical programs with U of Maryland--Baltimore.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Cross-registration possible with U of Baltimore, Bowie St U, Coppin St Coll, Frostburg St Coll, U of Maryland, and Salisbury St Coll. Other cooperative programs with Goucher Coll, Johns Hopkins U, Loyola Coll, Coll of Notre Dame of Maryland, and Towson U.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Architecture/Environmental Design
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Family Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • Food/Nutrition
  • Foreign Languages
  • Health Education
  • History/Geography
  • Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Mental Health Technology
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy/Religious Studies
  • Physical Education
  • Physics/Engineering Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Speech Communications
  • Telecommunications
  • Theatre Arts

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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