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Fairmont State University

Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue
Fairmont, WV 26554

Official telephone: (304) 367-4000
Fax number: (304) 367-4789
Website: https://www.fairmontstate.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: 64%
Graduation rate: 36% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Architectural Engineering Technology
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Safety Engineering Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Architecture
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Aviation Technology-Aviation Administration/Flight
  • Aviation Technology-Aviation Administration/No Flight
  • Aviation Technology-Aviation Maintenance Management
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology, Biotechnology
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration-Business
  • Business Administration-Finance
  • Business Administration-Management
  • Business Administration-Marketing
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry-Biotechnology
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Communications-Government
  • Communications-Health
  • Communications-Multimedia
  • Communications-Performance
  • Communications-Public
  • Communications-Sport
  • Communications-Visual
  • Community Health Education
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Cyber Security
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Secondary-Art
  • Education/Secondary-Biology
  • Education/Secondary-Chemistry
  • Education/Secondary-English
  • Education/Secondary-General Science
  • Education/Secondary-Journalism
  • Education/Secondary-Math/Algebra
  • Education/Secondary-Mathematics
  • Education/Secondary-Music
  • Education/Secondary-Oral Communications
  • Education/Secondary-Physical Education
  • Education/Secondary-Physics
  • Education/Secondary-School Health Education
  • Education/Secondary-Social Studies
  • Education/Secondary-Spanish
  • Education/Secondary-Theatre
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education
  • Education-Elementary
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English-Secondary Education
  • Exercise Science
  • 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
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Forensics
  • Forensics-Biotechnology
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
  • Graphic Design Technology
  • Health Communication
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Healthcare Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Systems Management
  • Journalism Education
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Music
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • National Security & Intelligence
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Occupational Safety
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Journalism
  • Pre-Medical Technology
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Pre-Physical Therapy Studies
  • Printing Press Operator
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sports Communication
  • Studio Art-Cross/Electronic Media
  • Studio Art-Drawing/Painting
  • Studio Art-Pottery/Sculpture
  • Surveying Engineering
  • Theatre/Theater
  • Undecided
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Master's Degrees

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Education-Concentration in Special Ed
  • Exercise Science
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Master of Business Administration
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, 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
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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