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Union Commonwealth University

Union Commonwealth University
310 College Street
Barbourville, KY 40906

Official telephone: (518) 388-6112
Fax number: (606) 546-1667
Website: https://www.unionky.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: trimester system (three 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: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 126 men, 105 women
Full-time faculty: 126 men, 103 women
Part-time faculty: 2 women
Graduation rate: 81% 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, accelerated program, internships, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy 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
Associate's Degrees

  • Education, General
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Education, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • General Studies
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Psychology, General
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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