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East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University
1276 Gilbreath Drive
Johnson City, TN 37686

Official telephone: (423) 439-1000
Fax number: (423) 439-5770
Website: https://www.etsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 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: 72%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 512 men, 606 women
Full-time faculty: 366 men, 370 women
Part-time faculty: 146 men, 236 women
Graduation rate: 55% 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: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • 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
  • Interior Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Public Health, General
Diplomas

  • Appalachian Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Epidemiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Gerontology
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Public Health, General
  • Public/Applied History
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Urban Education and Leadership
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Medicine
  • Nursing Science
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • 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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