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Davis & Elkins College

Davis & Elkins College
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, WV 26241

Official telephone: (304) 637-1900
Toll-free telephone: (800) 624-3157
Fax number: (304) 637-8543

Website: www.davisandelkins.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology/human services, environmental science
Majors with the lowest enrollment: art, sociology, accounting
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 64%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 43 men, 41 women, 84 total
Full-time faculty: 22 men, 22 women, 44 total
Part-time faculty: 21 men, 19 women, 40 total
Graduation rate: 50% within six years

Davis & Elkins College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art, athletic training, biology, business administration, chemistry, communication, computer science, economics, education, English, environmental science, exercise science, Green studies, health, history, hospitality management, international studies, marketing, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology and human services, recreation management and tourism, religion, social science, sociology, Spanish, and theatre arts.
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 forestry program with Syracuse U.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: London Semester, Pittsburgh Institute of Art
Study abroad opportunities:
European Study Program through Central Coll. Exchange programs in Austria, England, France, Mexico, and Spain.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administrative/Secretarial Services
  • Child/Family Development
  • Computer Engineering Technology/Electronics
  • Criminal Justice
  • Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Architectural/Engineering Technology
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Biology/Environmental Science
  • Business Education/Comprehensive
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminology
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science
  • History
  • Hospitality Management
  • International Management
  • International Marketing
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Music Education
  • Paralegal
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Forestry
  • Psychology/Human Services
  • Recreation Management/Tourism
  • Religion/Education
  • Religion/Philosophy
  • Renewable Resources
  • Sociology
  • Sports Management
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre Education
  • Theatre Technology
  • Theatre/Acting
  • Theatre/Drama

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
  • placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
We give placement tests in mathematics and writing.



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