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Academics & Majors

Graduation Statistics

64%

graduate within six years
  • 65% within eight years
  • 47% within four years
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2,610 Graduates
College of Charleston offers bachelors through masters degrees.
Bachelor's Master's

Faculty Overview

1,042 Faculty
Full Time
  • 521 Instructional
  • 0 Research
  • 0 Public Service
Part Time
  • 521 Instructional
  • 0 Research
  • 0 Public Service

Study Options

Distance Learning

Can't make it to the campus? This college has remote classroom options.

Study Abroad Opportunities

This college has programs to study and gain cultural experiences in countries around the world.

Teacher Certification Offered

This college offers teacher certification.

ROTC - Air Force

Develop valuable leadership skills and earn scholarships that cover tuition, books and extra expenses.

Reviews: Academic Rigor
  • Sophomore Biology Major
  • 4
  • “Professors at CofC are truly invested in their students. They urge students to get help during office hours and do their best to make sure you are learning the material.…”

  • Aug-05-2009 » Read More
  • Kelly from Pelzer, SC
  • 5
  • “The professors at CofC are willing to work with their students in any way possible to make sure they are learning the material and understand how to apply it to…”

  • Aug-05-2009 » Read More

Programs & Majors

Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Bachelor Master
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 3 -
Women's Studies - -
Biological and Biomedical Sciences Bachelor Master
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 184 -
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 18 18
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Bachelor Master
Accounting 51 46
Business Administration and Management, General 278 -
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 54 -
International Business/Trade/Commerce 73 -
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Bachelor Master
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 284 -
Organizational Communication, General - 12
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Bachelor Master
Computer and Information Sciences, General 15 -
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 3 -
Computer Science - 9
Information Science/Studies 4 -
Information Technology - -
Education Bachelor Master
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 56 9
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented - -
Elementary Education and Teaching 29 20
Foreign Language Teacher Education - 9
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 21 -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 78 -
Secondary Education and Teaching 16 -
Special Education and Teaching, General 13 8
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other - 8
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - -
English Language and Literature/Letters Bachelor Master
English Language and Literature, General 78 15
Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor Master
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 17 -
French Language and Literature 14 -
German Language and Literature 12 -
Language Interpretation and Translation - 4
Spanish Language and Literature 52 -
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Bachelor Master
Athletic Training/Trainer 5 -
History Bachelor Master
History, General 60 13
Mathematics and Statistics Bachelor Master
Mathematics, General 12 8
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor Master
Historic Preservation and Conservation 39 -
International/Global Studies - -
Natural Resources and Conservation Bachelor Master
Environmental Studies - 27
Philosophy and Religious Studies Bachelor Master
Philosophy 19 -
Religion/Religious Studies 16 -
Physical Sciences Bachelor Master
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other - -
Chemistry, General 29 -
Chemistry, Other 9 -
Geology/Earth Science, General 27 -
Physics, General 8 -
Psychology Bachelor Master
Psychology, General 184 -
Public Administration and Social Service Professions Bachelor Master
Public Administration - 23
Social Sciences Bachelor Master
Anthropology 43 -
Economics, General 47 -
Political Science and Government, General 134 -
Sociology 51 -
Urban Studies/Affairs 3 -
Visual and Performing Arts Bachelor Master
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 34 -
Arts Management 52 -
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 32 -
Fine/Studio Arts, General 46 -
Music, General 17 -
Visual and Performing Arts, General - 1