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John Brown University

John Brown University
2000 West University Street
Siloam Springs, AR 72761-2121

Official telephone: (479) 524-9500
Fax number: (479) 524-9548
Website: https://www.jbu.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: 86%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 95 men, 62 women
Full-time faculty: 51 men, 28 women
Part-time faculty: 44 men, 34 women
Graduation rate: 64% 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, accelerated program, 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.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Construction Management, General
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • General Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Illustration
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religious Music and Worship, Other
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Youth Ministry
Diplomas

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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