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East Carolina University

East Carolina University
East 5th Street
Greenville, NC 27858-4353


Fax number: (252) 737-1192
Website: https://www.ecu.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: 80%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 643 men, 832 women
Full-time faculty: 540 men, 590 women
Part-time faculty: 103 men, 242 women
Graduation rate: 65% 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, 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
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied/Public Sociology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Dance, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports Studies
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Diplomas

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
  • Applied Economics
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Development
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Management, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Gerontology
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International and Comparative Education
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Investments and Securities
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Family Therapy/Therapist
  • Medical Informatics
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Project Management
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Quality Control Technology/Technician
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Social Work, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Taxation
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Trauma Counseling
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biophysics
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Dentistry
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Psychology
  • Medical Family Therapy/Therapist
  • Medicine
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physiology, General
  • Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Maritime Studies
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • 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
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