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ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY

Alabama A&M University
P.O. Box 1357
Normal, AL 35762

Official telephone: (256) 372-5000
Fax number: (256) 851-5244

Website: www.aamu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, electrical engineering technology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: history, economics, commercial/advertising art
Average freshman GPA: 1.78 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 236 men, 163 women, 399 total
Full-time faculty: 204 men, 115 women, 319 total
Graduation rate: 33% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
Minor requirements: 0
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Cooperative education programs:
computer science
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Science
  • Animal Science
  • Biology
  • Business Management/Administration
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Business/Commerce
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Communications Media
  • Communicative Sciences/Disorders
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Food Science
  • Forestry
  • General Art
  • Industrial Technology
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Music Education
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Plant Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Elementary Education
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech Pathology
  • Urban/Regional Planning

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)

DIPLOMAS OFFERED
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
 


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