Union University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
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

Union 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 and Tutoring. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. Union University is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

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

Physical Sciences:

Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Physical Sciences – General, Physics

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Intercultural/Multicultural/Diversity Studies

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Sport/Fitness Administration

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Preoperative/Surgical, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

English Language and Literature:

English, English Composition, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, ESL Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theory/Composition, Sculpture

Philosphy and Religion:

Ethics, Philosophy, Philosophy & Religion – General

Popular majors:

twenty-seven percent health professions, twenty-one percent business per marketing, nine percent education, seven percent philosophy and religious studies, five percent english, five percent psychology

Social Sciences:

Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology

History:

History – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Science, Marketing Management

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia, Journalism, Public Relations

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, Spanish

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May. Again, for international students, the application fee is 50.

Union University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 86%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were three hundred and three total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and one total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, twenty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, twenty-five dollars online application fee and point zero .

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. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of February. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 1st of August. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of December. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. Transfer students must apply no later than the 15th of December, with priority applications due on the 1st of December. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 15th of January. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of June and

Union University Financial Aid

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 and Religious Affiliation. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Minority Status. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-five percent scholarships per grants and forty-five percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form.

Union University Students

The school’s size is approximately two thousand and thirty-eight degree-seeking undergrads, four hundred and twelve first-time degree-seeking freshmen and seven hundred and eighty graduate enrollment. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Southern Baptist Convention, Coed, where 86 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Further, the student body consists of sixty-one percent in-state students, thirty-nine percent out-of-state students, nine percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, two percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-nine percent in top half of graduating class, forty-eight percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Union University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Further, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, eighty-nine percent of first-year students live in college housing, sixty-nine percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. On the whole, the school is located 80 miles from Memphis, 120 miles from Nashville.Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as aquatic center, creative communications center, health and wellness center.

Union University Athletics

The Bulldogs are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball