Mission: Promoting Academic Excellence in a Christian Environment
Vision: To be a Christian university nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading and serving
Charleston
Southern University is one of the largest accredited,
private universities in South Carolina. Affiliated with
the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the University
offers 57 undergraduate majors and four graduate degree
programs and enrolls 3,300 students. The University
was founded in 1964.
Schools/Colleges: School of Business, School of Education, Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Adult and Professional Studies
Degrees: Bachelor
of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor
of Science, Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Science
in Nursing,
Bachelor
of Management
Arts, Master of Education (Elementary, Elementary
Administration and Supervision, Secondary Administration
and Supervision), Master of Business Administration,
Master of Science in Criminal
Justice,
Master of Science
in Nursing
Areas of Study: Accounting, Applied Mathematics,
Athletic Training, Biochemistry, Biology (General, Preprofessional
and Wildlife), Business Administration (Management and
Marketing), Chemistry, Communication and Theatre,
Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science,
Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood/Elementary
Education, Economics, Elementary Education, English (Writing),
English Education, Financial Management, Graphic Design,
Health Promotion, History (American History, European
History, American & European History), Humanities
and Fine Arts, Kinesiology, Management, Management Arts
(Project
Management), Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Education,
Music and Worship
Leadership,
Music Education (Choral and Instrumental),
Music Therapy, Natural Science, Nursing, Nursing RN to
BSN, Performance (Instrumental and Vocal), Physical Education,
Political
Science, Psychology,
Religion, Social Science, Social Studies Education, Sociology,
Spanish, Youth Ministry
Full - Time Faculty: 141
Special
Programs: Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Engineering
Dual-Degree Program in cooperation with Clemson University,
University of South Carolina and The Citadel, The Bridge
Program, Honors Program, Preprofessional Programs
(Dental, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy), Preathletic
Training
Enrollment: 3,298 students (2011), 2,921 undergraduate, 377 graduate
Tuition/Fees: Full-time tuition per semester for 2011- 2012: $10,300
Room and Board per semester for 2011- 2012: $4,000
Financial
Aid: Approximately 95 percent of the student body receives financial aid
Library: Excess of 250,000 volumes; selective depository
of U.S. Government documents
Athletics: NCAA Division I, competing in the Big South Conference in:
