Main telephone: 740 347-1732 Main FAX: 740 347-3416 Shawnee State University Website: http://www.shawnee.edu President: Rick Kurtz, Ph.D. Director of Admissions: Amanda Means Admissions telephone: 740 347-1749 Admissions FAX: 740 347-3111 940 Second Street Admissions e-mail: [email protected] Portsmouth, 45662 Director of Financial Aid: Nicole Neal Public university established in 1986 as a coed institution. Financial aid telephone: 740 347-4357 Full-time undergraduates: 1,414 Men, 1,684 Women. Financial aid FAX: 740 347-3064 Part-time undergraduates: 229 Men, 419 Women. Financial aid e-mail: [email protected] Graduate enrollment: 64 Men, 106 Women. International Student Contact: Director of Admissions Total campus enrollment: 3,916. International student contact e-mail: [email protected] FICE #12748, FAFSA #009942, SAT #1790, ACT #3336, Athletic Director: Jeff Hamilton OPEID #994200, IPEDS #205443.

ADMISSIONS Scholarships and Grants Need-based Federal Pell, SEOG, state, college/university, and private Requirements scholarships/grants. Non-need-based academic merit and athletic schol- Graduation from secondary school required; GED accepted. General col- arships/grants. lege-preparatory program recommended. 4 units of English, 3 units of math- ematics, 3 units of science, 2 units of foreign language, 3 units of social stud- Loans ies, and 1 unit of visual/performing arts recommended. Open admissions Direct subsidized Stafford, direct unsubsidized Stafford, direct PLUS, policy for secondary school graduates; requirements vary for home-schooled and private/alternative loans. Institutional payment plan. applicants and applicants submitting GED. R.N. required of nursing and Student Employment B.S.N.R. program applicants. Algebra, biology, and chemistry units required Institutional employment. Off-campus part-time employment opportun- for some majors. Conditional admission for applicants not normally admiss- ities rated “fair.” ible. ACT required; SAT Reasoning may be substituted. No policy for SAT or ACT writing component. Campus visit recommended. Admissions interview required of some applicants. Off-campus interviews not available. Admission ACADEMIC may be deferred. No application fee. Accreditation Accredited by NCACS; professionally by ACBSP, ADA, AOTA, Admissions Procedure CAATE, JRCERT, NAACLS, NCATE, and NLN. Normal sequence: No application deadline. Notification of admission is sent on a rolling basis. No set date by which applicants must accept offer. Instructional Faculty $150 room deposit, partially refundable until May 1. 10% of freshmen Total: 68. enter in terms other than fall. Admissions process is need-blind. Degree Offerings Transfers: Transfer students are accepted. Application deadline is rolling for Associate: A.A., A.Appl.Bus., A.Appl.Sci., A.Indiv.Studies, A.S. fall and spring. Secondary school transcript, college transcript, and statement Baccalaureate: B.A., B.F.A., B.Indiv.Studies, B.S., B.S.Ed. Master’s: of good standing from prior institutions required. Lowest course grade accep- M.Ed., M.Occup.Ther., M.S. ted is “D.” At least 16 semester hours must be completed at the school to earn an associate degree; 30 to earn a bachelor’s degree. MajorsLeadingtoBachelor’sDegree International Students: 19 countries represented. Advance deposit and Accounting, Adolescence to YoungAdult Education, Art Education, Athletic Training, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Engineering, Cul- separate application required. ture/Media, Digital Simulation/Gaming, Drawing, Early Childhood Educa- Learning Disabled Students: SAT Reasoning or ACT and diagnostic test tion, English/Humanities, Environmental Engineering, Exercise Science, required; personal interview recommended. Open admissions policy. Game/Simulation Arts, Geology, Graphic Design/Interactive Media, Health Support services available. Lowest gradeaverage accepted is “D-.” Light- Care Administration, Health Science, History, Information Systems Manage- er course load and additional time to complete degree permitted. Program/ ment, International Relations, Intervention Specialist, Language Arts Educa- services serve 145 identified students. tion, Legal Assistant, Management, Marketing, Math Education, Mathemat- Placement Options: Credit may be granted for DANTES exams. Place- ical Sciences, Middle Childhood Education, Musical Theatre, Nursing, ment may be granted for military experience. Credit and placement may Occupational Therapy, Painting, Philosophy/Religion, Photography, Phys- be granted for CLEP general exams, CLEP subject exams, Regents Col- ics, Plastics Engineering, Political Science, Pre-Art Therapy, Pre-Occupation- lege Exams, challenge exams, and International Baccalaureate. al Therapy, Psychology, Science Teaching, Social Science, Sociology, Sport Management, Studio Arts, Visual Arts/Education. Freshman Class Profile Majority of accepted applicants submitted ACT. Academic Requirements Core curriculum required. Freshmen must maintain minimum 1.5 GPA; Student Body Characteristics sophomores, juniors, and seniors, 1.9 GPA. Minimum 2.0 GPA required 92% of undergraduates are degree-seeking. for graduation; some programs require different GPAs. Academic Programs FINANCIAL Minors offered in American literature, biology, British literature, chem- Expenses istry, computer-aided design, economics, English language/linguistics, Tuition (2017-18): $7,064 per year (state residents), $12,872 environmental science, geography, health management, history, journal- (out-of-state). Room: $5,140-$7,462. Board: $3,214-$3,744. Required ism, mathematical sciences, music, philosophy, plastics engineering tech- fees: $1,114. Books/misc. expenses (school’s estimate): $6,842. nology, political science, professional writing, psychology, robotics, so- ciology, TESOL, and theatre. Self-designed majors. Double majors. Dual Financial Aid degrees. Independent study. Accelerated study. Honors program. Pass/ Needs analysis based on federal methodology. FAFSA and school’s own fail grading option. Internships. Distance learning. Graduate programs aid form: Accepted on a rolling basis. Notification of awards is sent on a offered. Preprofessional program in medicine. 2-2 legal assisting pro- rolling basis. School participates in Federal Work-Study Program. gram. 3-2 psychology/M.Occup.Ther. program. Study abroad in Argen- 565 --Shawnee State University (OH) -- tina, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES , Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Fiji, France, , Athletics Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malta, , the Netherlands, Intercollegiate baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, golf, soccer, New Zealand, Nicaragua, South Africa, , Thailand, the United Arab tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor) for men. Intercollegiate basket- Emirates, the , and Uruguay. ball, bowling, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor), volleyball for women. 5% of students participate in in- Facilities tercollegiate sports. Member of Mid-South Conference. 620 microcomputers available to all students. Internet access. E-mail ser- Student Activities and Organizations vices/accounts. Computer equipment/network access provided in resid- Student government, newspaper (University Chronicle), literary ence halls, library, computer center/labs, and student center. Library of magazine. One honor society. Campus Crusade for Christ, Innermission. 156,346 titles, 70,813 current serials, 266,229 microforms, 7,081 audi- AHANA. Conservative Student Organization, Gay Straight Student Alli- ovisuals, 78,847 e-books. School is a member of library consortium. Mo- ance, Residence Life Council, Democratic Society, Student Program- tion capture studio, planetarium. ming Board. A total of 44 registered organizations. Two fraternities; two sororities. 1% of men join a fraternity and 1% of women join a sorority. Academic Experience 57% of freshmen return for their sophomore year. Average GPA of fresh- GENERAL men after first year is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. 26% of freshmen graduate within Housing six years. The most popular majorsamong recent graduates were business All unmarried, non-veteran first-year students under age 23 without de- administration, fine arts, and sociology. 29% of graduates pursue further pendants must live on campus unless living within a 50-mile radius.Coed study within one year. dormitories. 24% of all undergraduates (43% of all freshmen) live in school-owned/-operated/-affiliated housing. Guidance Facilities/Student Services Remedial learning services. Non-remedial tutoring. Placement ser- Regulations and Policies vice. Health service. Women’s center. Day care. Career services in- Alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age; additional restrictions apply. Class attendance policies set by individual instructors. Hazing prohib- clude internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, ited. All students may have cars on campus; 90% of students have cars. on-campusjob interviews,resumeassistance,alumninetwork,andin- terviewtraining.Minority student,military, veteran student, olderstu- Environment/Transportation dent, career, personal, academic, and psychological counseling. LD 50-acre campus in Portsmouth (population:20,422), 65 miles fromHunt- student supportservices includeremedial English,math, and reading; ington, WV and 100 miles from Columbus. Served by bus; air serves other special classes, note-taking services, oral tests, readers, tutors, Huntington; larger airports serve Cincinnati and Columbus (100 miles); reading machines, tape recorders, untimed tests, learning center, and train serves South Shore, KY (three miles). extended time for tests. Handicapped student services include Calendar note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpret- Semester system; classes begin in mid-August and mid-January. Three ers for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, and Braille services. summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of five weeks each. Orienta- 100% of campus is accessible to the physically handicapped. tion for new students held in May, June, and July.

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