Northern Michigan University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Post-master's certificate
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Northern Michigan University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For one thing, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program, Washington Semester and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Northern Michigan University is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Northern Michigan University.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Ceramics, Commercial/Advertising Art, Design/Visual Communications, Drama/Theater Arts, Drawing, Fiber/Textile/Weaving Arts, Film Production/Cinematography, Industrial Design, Metal/Jewelry Arts, Music – General, Music History/Literature, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Computer Science:

Computer Graphics, Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer Programming – General, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, HydrologyWater Resources, Physics, Planetary Sciences

Mathematics:

Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Ecology, Microbiology, Physiology, Zoology

Education:

Adult/Continuing Teacher Education, Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Computer Teacher Education, Counselor Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Education of Learning Disabled, Education of Mentally Handicapped, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Family/Consumer Sciences – Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, Geography Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance/Banking, Financial Planning, Hospitality Administration/Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Management, Office Management, Small Business Administration, Travel/Tourism Management

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English, English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies, Technical/Business Writing

Communications & Journalism:

Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Public Relations, Radio/Television

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Communication Disorders, Cytotechnology, Histologic Technology, Medical Administrative Assistance, Medical Dietetics, Medical Laboratory Assistance, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Practical, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology, Surgical Technology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

History:

History – General

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management, Sport/Fitness Administration

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Public Services, Social Work

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, Spanish

Social Sciences:

Cartography, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Popular majors:

twenty-two percent health professions, eighteen percent business per marketing, fifteen percent library sciences, fourteen percent liberal arts, twelve percent mechanic and repair technologies, nine percent engineering technologies, seventeen percent education, sixteen percent business per marketing, eight percent health professions, eight percent social sciences, seven percent visual and performing arts, six percent biology, five percent security and protective services

Security and Protective Services:

Correctional Facilities Administration, Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration, Police Science

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences

Personal and Culinary Services:

Cosmetology, Culinary Arts/Related Services

Besides, for international students, the application fee is 30. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June.

Northern Michigan University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 84%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one thousand, one hundred and twenty-seven total number of transfer students who applied and seven hundred and fifty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted.

It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 20th of February. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of August. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June.

Northern Michigan University Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty-two percent scholarships per grants and fifty-eight percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Northern Michigan University Students

Northern Michigan University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Further, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately eight thousand, five hundred degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, four hundred and six first-time degree-seeking freshmen and six hundred and sixty-five graduate enrollment. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 84 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Moreover, the student body consists of seventy-four percent in-state students, twenty-six percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and nine percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99.

This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. In fact, the school is located 300 miles from Milwaukee, 380 miles from Chicago.Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as Olympic education center; center for teaching and learning science and mathematics, art museum, art and design studios, observatory with 12.5 F:6 Newtonian telescope, 120-acre nature preserve..

Northern Michigan University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
• Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball