VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY

Virginia Union University
1500 North Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220

Official telephone: (804) 257-5600
Toll-free telephone: (800) 368-3227
Fax number: (804) 342-3511

Website: www.vuu.edu
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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration/management, criminology/criminal justice
Majors with the lowest enrollment: music, sociology, speech/drama
Average freshman GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 63%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Full-time faculty: 42 men, 43 women, 85 total
Part-time faculty: 13 men, 7 women, 20 total
Graduation rate: 28% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
dual degrees, honors program, internships, weekend college
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in business, computer science, and math.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine, pre-theology
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education, adult education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising/Marketing/Merchandising
  • Air Conditioning/Heating/Refrigeration
  • Architectural/Civil Engineering Technology
  • Automotive Technology/Management
  • Aviation Maintenance Management
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Child Study
  • Dental Assisting
  • Diesel Engine Mechanics/Repair
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Elementary Teaching
  • Elementary/Junior High Education
  • Elementary/Pre-School Education
  • Finance/Banking
  • Interdisciplinary Studies/Elementary Education
  • Mathematics
  • Political Science/Public Administration
  • Religious Studies
  • Secondary Education/English
  • Secondary Education/History
  • Secondary Education/Mathematics

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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