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Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University
345 Monmouth Avenue North
Monmouth, OR 97361


Fax number: (503) 838-8067
Website: https://wou.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four 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: 70%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 129 men, 169 women
Full-time faculty: 99 men, 122 women
Part-time faculty: 30 men, 47 women
Graduation rate: 48% 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, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
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

  • Anthropology, General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Corrections
  • Corrections Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Certificates

  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Gerontology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Diplomas

  • Anthropology, General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Corrections Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees

  • Anthropology, General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Corrections Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

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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