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Oregon State University

Oregon State University
1500 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331

Official telephone: (541) 737-1000
Fax number: (541) 737-6157
Website: https://oregonstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four 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: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 956 men, 779 women
Full-time faculty: 779 men, 559 women
Part-time faculty: 177 men, 220 women
Graduation rate: 69% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, 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
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Botany/Plant Biology, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Creative Writing
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Engineering
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geography, Other
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Interior Design
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • 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
  • Management Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • 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 Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Development Management
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
  • Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Energy and Environmental Policy
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethics
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Forestry, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Horticultural Science
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Rural Sociology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Statistics, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
  • Urban Forestry
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
  • Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy
Doctorates

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forestry, Other
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
  • Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethics
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • Forestry, General
  • Forestry, Other
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Toxicology
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
  • Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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