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Carson-Newman University

Carson-Newman University
1646 Russell Ave.
Jefferson City, TN 37760


Fax number: (865) 471-4817
Website: https://www.cn.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: 68%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 114 men, 117 women
Full-time faculty: 59 men, 62 women
Part-time faculty: 55 men, 55 women
Graduation rate: 55% within six years

Carson-Newman University
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, external degree program, online courses
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 on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Advertising
  • Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Applied Psychology
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Child Development
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Consumer Economics
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Consumer Services and Advocacy
  • Creative Writing
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Biology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • General Literature
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Economics
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Missions/Missionary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Science
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology Teacher Education
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Youth Ministry
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Advertising
  • Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Applied Psychology
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Child Development
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Consumer Economics
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Consumer Services and Advocacy
  • Creative Writing
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Biology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • General Literature
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Economics
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Missions/Missionary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Science
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology Teacher Education
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Youth Ministry
Diplomas

  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
Doctorates

  • Education, Other
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
Master's Degrees

  • Administration of Special Education
  • 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
  • Child Development
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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