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Delta State University

Delta State University
Highway 8 West
Cleveland, MS 38733-0001

Official telephone: (662) 846-3000
Fax number: (662) 846-4016
Website: https://www.deltastate.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 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: 74%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 99 men, 154 women
Full-time faculty: 55 men, 68 women
Part-time faculty: 44 men, 86 women
Graduation rate: 47% 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, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Digital Arts
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • 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
  • Human Services, General
  • Insurance
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Nursing Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
Diplomas

  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Doctorates

  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nursing Practice
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

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
  • False
 
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