- School Name: Central Michigan University
- Street Address: Warriner Hall
- Locality: Mount Pleasant
- Region: MI
- Postal Code: 48859
- Tel: (989) 774-3076
- email: cmuadmit@cmich.edu
- url: http://www.cmich.edu
- College Category: National Universities
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- Tier: 4
- Institutional Control: Public
- Year Found: 1892
- Religious Affiliation: N/A
- Academic Calendar: semester
- Total Number Of Undergraduates: 20,078
- Setting: urban
- Application Deadline: rolling
- Application Fee: $35
- Fall 2007 Acceptance Rate: 73.4 %
- Selectivity: selective
- Cost: 2008-2009 In-state: $8,190; Out-of-state: $19,043
- Majors:
NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION: natural resources/conservation, environmental studies, environmental science; ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES: interior architecture; AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND GENDER STUDIES: European studies/civilization, women's studies COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS: communication studies/speech communication and rhetoric, journalism, photojournalism, radio, television, and digital communication, public relations/image management, advertising COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES: information technology, computer science; EDUCATION: education/teaching of individuals with emotional disturbances, education/teaching of individuals with mental retardation, early childhood education and teaching, art teacher education, business teacher education, English/language arts teacher education, health teacher education, family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education, technology teacher education/industrial arts teacher education, mathematics teacher education, music teacher education, physical education teaching and coaching, science teacher education/general science teacher education, social studies teacher education, biology teacher education, chemistry teacher education, French language teacher education, German language teacher education, history teacher education, physics teacher education, Spanish language teacher education, speech teacher education, geography teacher education, teacher education and professional development; ENGINEERING: electrical, electronics, and communications engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering; ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS: electrical, electronic, and communications engineering technology/technician, industrial production technologies/technicians, automotive engineering technology/technician, mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, construction engineering technology/technician, computer technology/computer systems technology FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS: German language and literature, French language and literature, Spanish language and literature; FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES: food-service systems administration/management, family systems, child development ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS: English language and literature, creative writing; LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES: liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: biology/biological sciences, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, biological and biomedical sciences; MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS: mathematics, statistics; MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: biological and physical sciences, mathematics and computer science, neuroscience, cognitive science PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES: parks, recreation, and leisure studies, parks, recreation, and leisure facilities management, health and physical education, kinesiology and exercise science PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES: philosophy, religion/religious studies; PHYSICAL SCIENCES: astronomy, meteorology, chemistry, geology/earth science, chemical and physical oceanography, physics PSYCHOLOGY: psychology; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS: community organization and advocacy, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCES: social sciences, anthropology, economics, geography, geography, international relations and affairs, political science and government, sociology, social sciences VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: graphic design, drama and dramatics/theater arts, technical theater/theater design and technology, acting, art/art studies, fine/studio arts, music, music theory and composition, visual and performing arts HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED CLINICAL SCIENCES: communication disorders, health/health care administration/management, athletic training/trainer, clinical laboratory science/medical technology/technologist, public health education and promotion, therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, dietetics/dietitian (R.D.); BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES: business administration and management, purchasing, procurement/acquisitions, and contracts management, logistics and materials management, operations management and supervision, business administration, management, and operations, accounting, accounting and related services, entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies, finance, financial planning and services, hospitality administration/management, hotel/motel administration/management, human resources management/personnel administration, international business/trade/commerce, management information systems, actuarial science, marketing/marketing management, retailing and retail operations, fashion merchandising; HISTORY: history - Mission: Central Michigan University is helping shape Michigan's future and preparing graduates for careers in a global economy. With 26,788 students, it is Michigan's fourth largest public university, offering students a choice of more than 200 academic programs at the bachelor's, master's, specialist's, and doctoral levels. CMU's Mount Pleasant, Michigan, campus enrolls nearly 20,000 students, while CMU's Off-campus Program enrolls nearly 7,000 students at 60 locations throughout Michigan and across the nation. Among Off Campus students, 36 percent are from generally underrepresented groups. CMU ranks 16th nationwide in master's degrees awarded to underrepresented students. Founded in 1892, CMU today offers many reputable programs, including health, communications, humanities, and teacher education programs. In the field of health care, CMU's audiology, physician assistant, and speech-language pathology programs rank among the top 60 in the nation and top five in Michigan. CMU's academic distinctions include many renowned programs and professors. CMU's nationally ranked clinical psychology programs are recognized widely throughout Michigan in many fields, including research being conducted in the Driving Evaluation, Education, and Research (DEER) Center. CMU's new neuroscience doctoral program and associated Brain Research And Integrative Neuroscience (BRAIN) Center are supporting research into cures for neurodegenerative diseases. CMU chemists and physicists, working with the CMU Research Corporation and select graduate students enrolled in a new Science of Advanced Materials doctoral program, are breaking new ground in control-release drug delivery and next-generation nanotechnology circuits. Other noted CMU programs include athletic training,entrepreneurship, broadcast and cinematic arts, music, and educational leadership. CMU is ranked among the top 20 most productive research universities in the nation among universities in its class, according to Academic Analytics and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. CMU faculty members always prioritize teaching along with student involvement in their research and creative endeavors. During the last decade, three CMU faculty members have received the prestigious Michigan Professor of the Year award from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement and the Support of Education. CMU athletes are accomplished in the field and the classroom. The university's Division I Mid-American Conference student/athletes have earned the MAC Academic Achievement Award for best cumulative GPA 10 of the last 11 years. During the same period, Chippewa teams have won 33 MAC titles in 13 of 16 sports over, including the 2006 and 2007 MAC football championships. Above all, CMU provides a caring community that encourages students to become involved in active learning, leadership, research, and service. More than 60 percent of CMU students roll up their sleeves and volunteer during their time at CMU, and half of freshmen complete leadership training in preparation for related experiences through CMU's nationally recognized Leadership Institute and associated leadership minor. Today, many of the university's 166,000 living alumni remain closely connected to their alma mater, expressing their loyalty in gifts of treasure, service, and involvement. Among the university's alumni are actor Jeff Daniels, former U.S Army Chief of Staff General Peter John Schoomaker, and John Grogan, author of The New York Times Best-seller 'Marley & Me' an endearing story and major movie (late 2008) about his Labrador Retriever.
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