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Lake Superior State University

Lake Superior State University
650 W. Easterday Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783-1699

Official telephone: (906) 635-2231
Fax number: (906) 635-6696
Website: https://www.lssu.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
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: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 80 men, 53 women
Full-time faculty: 53 men, 29 women
Part-time faculty: 27 men, 24 women
Graduation rate: 56% 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, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
  • Social Work
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Conservation Biology
  • Corrections
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Criminalistics and Criminal Science
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, General
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • French Studies
  • General Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • History, General
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Robotics Technology/Technician
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Certificates

  • Chemistry, Other
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Marketing, 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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