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University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
Gorham, ME 04038

Official telephone: (207) 780-4141
Fax number: (207) 780-5640
Website: https://www.usm.maine.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: 67%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 258 men, 366 women
Full-time faculty: 115 men, 143 women
Part-time faculty: 143 men, 223 women
Graduation rate: 41% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
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
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry
  • 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
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Agriculture, General
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Data Science, General
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Geography, Other
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Insurance
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
Diplomas

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Geography, Other
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multicultural Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Nursing Practice
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • School Psychology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • 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
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Immunology
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Montessori Teacher Education
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, 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
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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