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Northern Michigan University

1401 Presque Isle
Marquette, MI 49855

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Financial aid office
Admissions office

(906) 227-1000 Ext.
(906) 227-2327 Ext.
(906) 227-2650 Ext.

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Master's degree, Certificates/Post-Master's certificate, Certificates/Post-Master's certificate
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students:	9,689 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:	$30.00

About this School

Northern Michigan University is an American four year accredited institution of postsecondary learning located in Marquette, Michigan. Northern was founded in 1899 as a place to educate future teachers. It was originally called the Northern State Normal School. In the following years it changed names several times as the institution grew, and it finally became Northern Michigan University in 1963. The NMU campus is located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Northern provides over 180 degree undergraduate and graduate degree programs grounded in the liberal arts. The most popular undergraduate degree programs at Northern are elementary and secodary education, nursing and art & design. NMU was the first Michigan public university to implement a campus-wide laptop program in fall 2000 With Northern's Teaching, Learning, and Communication Initiative, each full-time student is equipped with a notebook computer as a part of tuition and fees. In 2006, Intel Corporation named NMU as one of the top 20 "Most Unwired" campuses in the US, with the capacity to simultaneously support over 800 students in one classroom building alone. Campus structures include over 50 buildings including; the DeVos Art Museum; the Glenn T. Seaborg Center for Teaching and Learning Science and Mathematics; The Berry Events Center; two on-campus radio stations; a public TV station; and the Superior Dome, an 8,000 seat stadium and the largest wooden dome in the world. Enrollment as of 2005 was 9,422, an all-time high. Northern's main recruitment base is the Upper Peninsula; approximately 60 percent of students were residents of the Upper Peninsula before attending NMU. Eighty percent of NMU's faculty hold doctorates or the highest degrees in their fields. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1. The average class size is 23, the average lab size is 16, and the average seminar size is 10. Ninety-three percent of entry-level courses are taught by career faculty.

Tuition and Fees	2007-08	2006-07	2005-06
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$6,709	$6,141	$5,858
Out of State	$10,645	$10,077	$9,602
Books and Supplies	$748	$645	$645
On-Campus
Room and board	$7,220	$6,874	$6,482
Other Expenses	$1,814	$1,764	$1,667
Off Campus
Room and board	$7,220	$6,874	$6,482
Other Expenses	$1,814	$1,764	$1,667
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$1,814	$1,764	$1,667

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	28%	$2,803
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	44%	$2,116
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	58%	$2,613
Loans to students	63%	$4,481

Degrees offered by this school

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Teacher Assistant + Aide	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Teacher Assistant + Aide: A program that prepares individuals to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult ...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Surgical Technology + Technologist	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Surgical Technology + Technologist: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoper...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS).	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS): A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient ...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Techno.	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Techno: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, install, service and maintain the operating condition of heating, air conditioning, and refrigera...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Culinary Arts + Chef Training	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Culinary Arts + Chef Training: A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foo...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Cosmetology + Cosmetologist General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Cosmetology + Cosmetologist, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to cut, trim, and style scalp, facial, and body hair; apply cosmetic preparations; perform manicures and pedicures; massage the head and extremities; and prepare for practice as...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Computer Engineering Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Computer Engineering Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of computer engineers engaged in designing and developing computer systems and installations. Includes instr...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Clinical + Medical Laboratory Assistant	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Clinical + Medical Laboratory Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians or laboratory scientists or technologists, to perform waived testing procedures (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988), phlebotomy, a...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Cartography	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Cartography: A program that focuses on the systematic study of map-making and the application of mathematical, computer, and other techniques to the science of mapping geographic information. Includes instruction in cartographic theory and map projections, com...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Carpentry + Carpenter	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Carpentry + Carpenter: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics,...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine ...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Aircraft Powerplant Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Aircraft Powerplant Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of aircraft powerplant and related systems. Instruction includes engine inspection and maintenan...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Less-than-2-year certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of bus...

Associate degree Water Quality And Wastewater Treatment Mgmt And Recycling Tech	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Water Quality And Wastewater Treatment Mgmt And Recycling Tech: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using water storage, waterpower, and was...

Associate degree Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other ...

Associate degree Management Information Systems General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Management Information Systems, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data re...

Associate degree Machine Tool Technology + Machinist	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Machine Tool Technology + Machinist: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, ...

Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular...

Associate degree Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production m...

Associate degree Industrial Design	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Industrial Design: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured prod...

Associate degree Histologic Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Histologic Technician: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of histotechnologists and other clinical laboratory scientists, to prepare and process tissue samples and perform routine histologic procedures and tests. Includes instruction in fixation, d...

Associate degree Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology + Technician (ACH +	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology + Technician (ACH + : A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using air conditioning, ref...

Associate degree General Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree General Studies: An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

Associate degree Foodservice Systems Administration + Management	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Foodservice Systems Administration + Management: A program that focuses on the principles and practices relating to the administration of food service systems in institutional settings, and that prepares individuals to manage such operations in public and private facilitie...

Associate degree Electromechanical Technology + Electromechanical Engineering Tech	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Electromechanical Technology + Electromechanical Engineering Tech: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in developing and testing automated, servomechanical, and other electromechanic...

Associate degree Electrical Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technici	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technici: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrica...

Associate degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, ...

Associate degree Criminal Justice + Law Enforcement Administration	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Criminal Justice + Law Enforcement Administration: A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, la...

Associate degree Crafts + Craft Design Folk Art and Artisanry	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Crafts + Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry: A program that focuses on the aesthetics, techniques, and creative processes for designing and fashioning objects in one or more of the handcraft or folk art traditions, and that prepares individuals to create in any of these ...

Associate degree Corrections	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Corrections: A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities.

Associate degree Commercial and Advertising Art	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Commercial and Advertising Art: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Inc...

Associate degree Clinical + Medical Laboratory Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Clinical + Medical Laboratory Technician: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze dat...

Associate degree Child Development	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Child Development: A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations; parenting practices; special needs of children; ...

Associate degree Child Care and Support Services Management	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Child Care and Support Services Management: A program that focuses on the provision and management of child care services and that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children's developmental needs and interests and...

Associate degree CAD + CADD Drafting and + or Design Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree CAD + CADD Drafting and + or Design Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical skills and advanced computer software and hardware to the creation of graphic representations and simulations in support of engineering projects. Includes i...

Associate degree Business + Commerce General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Business + Commerce, General: A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and priva...

Associate degree Building + Property Maintenance and Management	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Building + Property Maintenance and Management: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to keep a building functioning, and to service a variety of structures including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. Includes instr...

Associate degree Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance,...

Associate degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD + CADD	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD + CADD: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations for architectural and related construction projects. Includes instruction in basic const...

Associate degree Aircraft Powerplant Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Aircraft Powerplant Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of aircraft powerplant and related systems. Instruction includes engine inspection and maintenance, lubricat...

Associate degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Associate degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, w...

Bachelor degree Zoology + Animal Biology	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Zoology + Animal Biology: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the biology of animal species and phyla, with reference to their molecular and cellular systems, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Includes instruction in molecular and cell biology, micro...

Bachelor degree Technology Teacher Education + Industrial Arts Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Technology Teacher Education + Industrial Arts Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach technology education/industrial arts programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Technical and Business Writing	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Technical and Business Writing: A program that focuses on the theory, methods, and skills needed for writing and editing scientific, technical and business papers and monographs.

Bachelor degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management: A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health c...

Bachelor degree Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist: A program that prepares individuals to evaluate the speaking, language interpretation, and related physiological and cognitive capabilities of children and/or adults and develop treatment and rehabilitative solutions in consultation ...

Bachelor degree Spanish Language Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Spanish Language Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach Spanish language programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, ...

Bachelor degree Sociology	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of soci...

Bachelor degree Social Work	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction i...

Bachelor degree Social Studies Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Social Studies Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Social Sciences General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Social Sciences, General: A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

Bachelor degree Social Science Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Social Science Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach specific social science subjects and programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Small Business Administration + Management	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Small Business Administration + Management: A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage independent small businesses. Includes instruction in business administration; enterprise planning and entrepreneurship; start-up; small business operations and problems; ...

Bachelor degree Science Teacher Education + General Science Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Science Teacher Education + General Science Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach general science programs, or a combination of the biological and physical science subject matter areas, at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Public Relations + Image Management	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Public Relations + Image Management: A program that focuses on the theories and methods for managing the media image of a business, organization, or individual and the communication process with stakeholders, constituencies, audiences, and the general public; and that prepa...

Bachelor degree Public Administration	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Public Administration: A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, ...

Bachelor degree Psychology General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of...

Bachelor degree Pre-Law Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Pre-Law Studies: A program that prepares individuals for the professional study of law at the post-baccalaureate level.

Bachelor degree Political Science and Government General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest gr...

Bachelor degree Physiology General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Physiology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the functional dynamics, morphology, and biochemical and biophysical communications within organisms and between living systems at all levels of complexity and integration. Includes instruction ...

Bachelor degree Physics General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism...

Bachelor degree Physics Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Physics Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach physics programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Physical Education Teaching and Coaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Philosophy	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applic...

Bachelor degree Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies: A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public.

Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administ...

Bachelor degree Natural Resources + Conservation General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Natural Resources + Conservation, General: A general program that focuses on the studies and activities relating to the natural environment and its conservation, use, and improvement. Includes instruction in subjects such as climate, air, soil, water, land, fish and wildli...

Bachelor degree Music General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree Music Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Music Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Microbiology General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Microbiology, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell ph...

Bachelor degree Mechanical Engineering	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Mechanical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of physical systems used in manufacturing and end-product systems used for specific uses, including machine tool...

Bachelor degree Mathematics General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and o...

Bachelor degree Mathematics Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Mathematics Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies: A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communi...

Bachelor degree Marketing + Marketing Management General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Marketing + Marketing Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of ...

Bachelor degree Manufacturing Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Manufacturing Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, pro...

Bachelor degree Management Information Systems General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Management Information Systems, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data req...

Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular ...

Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor developm...

Bachelor degree Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state reg...

Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national securi...

Bachelor degree Industrial Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Industrial Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industri...

Bachelor degree Hydrology and Water Resources Science	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Hydrology and Water Resources Science: A program that focuses on the scientific of study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemical and physical properties, and environmental interaction of surface and subsurface waters, including groundwater. Includes instruct...

Bachelor degree Human Development and Family Studies General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Human Development and Family Studies, General: A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development;...

Bachelor degree Hospitality Administration + Management General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Hospitality Administration + Management, General: A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Inc...

Bachelor degree History General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; s...

Bachelor degree History Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree History Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach history programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Histologic Technology + Histotechnologist	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Histologic Technology + Histotechnologist: A program that prepares individuals, at the request of physicians, researchers, and laboratory scientists, to identify tissue structures and cell components and relate these findings to physiological functions and to the detection ...

Bachelor degree Health Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Health Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach health education programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chem...

Bachelor degree Geography	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Geography: A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography...

Bachelor degree Geography Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Geography Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach geography at various grade levels.

Bachelor degree French Language Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree French Language Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach French language programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree French Language and Literature	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in busi...

Bachelor degree Finance General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Finance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financia...

Bachelor degree Experimental Psychology	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Experimental Psychology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of behavior under experimental conditions and the analysis of controlled behavioral responses. Includes instruction in learning theory, research design and experimental methods, psychological measureme...

Bachelor degree Environmental Science	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Environmental Science: A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution a...

Bachelor degree Entrepreneurship + Entrepreneurial Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Entrepreneurship + Entrepreneurial Studies: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform development, marketing and management functions associated with owning and operating a business.

Bachelor degree English Language and Literature General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree English + Language Arts Teacher Education	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree English + Language Arts Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary educatio...

Bachelor degree Electrical Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technici	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technici: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical...

Bachelor degree Education Other	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Education, Other: Any instructional program in education not listed in the Education, General category.

Bachelor degree Education + Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Education + Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation: A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults with mental disabilities which adversely affect their educational performance and that may prepare individuals to teach such stud...

Bachelor degree Economics General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory...

Bachelor degree Ecology	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Ecology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions of small-scale biological systems, such as organisms, to each other, to complex and whole systems, and to the physical and other non-biological aspects of their environments. Incl...

Bachelor degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live...

Bachelor degree Digital Communication and Media + Multimedia	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Digital Communication and Media + Multimedia: A program that focuses on the development, use, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communicatio...

Bachelor degree Dietetics + Dietitian (RD)	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Dietetics + Dietitian (RD): A program that prepares individuals to integrate and apply the principles of the food and nutrition sciences, human behavior, and the biomedical sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs in a variety of settings. Includes instru...

Bachelor degree Design and Applied Arts Other	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Design and Applied Arts, Other: Any instructional program in design and applied arts not listed in the Design and Applied Arts, General category.

Bachelor degree Cytotechnology + Cytotechnologist	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Cytotechnology + Cytotechnologist: A program that prepares individuals to work with pathologists to detect changes in body cells that may indicate, and permit diagnosis of, the early development of cancers and other diseases. Includes instruction in biochemistry, microbiol...

Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, t...

Bachelor degree Creative Writing	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Creative Writing: A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished...

Bachelor degree Construction Engineering Technology + Technician	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Construction Engineering Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers, engineering contractors and other professionals engaged in the construction of buildings and related str...

Bachelor degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications: A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function a...

Bachelor degree Computer Programming + Programmer General	Northern Michigan University
General Description for: Northern Michigan University Bachelor degree Computer Programming + Programmer, General: A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and prog...