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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University
South San Francisco
Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Official telephone: (928) 523-9011
Fax number: (928) 523-0226
Website: https://www.nau.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: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 692 men, 915 women
Full-time faculty: 524 men, 591 women
Part-time faculty: 168 men, 324 women
Graduation rate: 57% 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, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Astronomy
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication Management and Strategic Communications
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Data Science, General
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • 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
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Geography
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Informatics
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Technical Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Brewing Science
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • General Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Investments and Securities
  • Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Risk Management
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical Teacher Education
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Diplomas

  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Applied Statistics, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Conservation Biology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Data Science, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Informatics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Nursing Administration
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
  • Technical Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Community College Administration
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Psychology
  • Engineering, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Informatics
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nursing Practice
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
Master's Degrees

  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied/Public Sociology
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Climate Science
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community College Administration
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forestry, General
  • General Literature
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Informatics
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International School Administration/Leadership
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nursing Administration
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • 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
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