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Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263

Official telephone: (310) 506-4000
Fax number: (310) 506-4861
Website: https://www.pepperdine.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 86%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 391 men, 535 women
Full-time faculty: 212 men, 190 women
Part-time faculty: 179 men, 345 women
Graduation rate: 85% 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
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
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
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Advertising
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
  • Radio and Television
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nutrition Sciences
Doctorates

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Psychology, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Human Resources Development
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Learning Sciences
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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