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Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon Nazarene University
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050-9500

Official telephone: (740) 392-6868
Website: https://mvnu.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
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: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 154 men, 175 women
Full-time faculty: 39 men, 29 women
Part-time faculty: 115 men, 146 women
Graduation rate: 29% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
distance learning, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American History (United States)
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Digital Marketing
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Journalism, Other
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Missions/Missionary Studies
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Philosophy, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Worship Ministry
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nursing Education
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, 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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