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TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY

Transylvania University
300 N. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508-1797

Official telephone: (859) 233-8300
Fax number: (859) 233-8797

Website: www.transy.edu


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Screen last updated on: July 14, 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September, early January, and late April.
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in April, June, and July.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of five weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, biology, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: physics, art, religion
Average freshman GPA: 2.83 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 60 men, 36 women, 96 total
Full-time faculty: 51 men, 31 women, 82 total
Part-time faculty: 10 men, 6 women, 16 total
Graduation rate: 72% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, pass/fail grading option, internships
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Combined 2-2 programs available:
3-2 Engineering with University of Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Semester at Seminary (with six seminaries/theological schools)
Study abroad opportunities:
Australia; Austria; Bolivia; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Denmark; Ecuador; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; India; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Peru; South Africa; Spain; Thailand; United Kingdom
Army ROTC: offered off-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Drama
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • French
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Middle School Education
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Spanish

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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