Academics

Undergraduate degrees offered

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Music
  
  

View a list of all majors and degrees or Concordia College's detailed undergraduate program information.

5 largest undergraduate majors:

• Business
• Biology
• Education
• Nursing
• Psychology
  
  

Student/faculty ratio

13:1

Average class size

18

Graduate degrees offered

• Master of Education in World Language Instruction
• Combined Dietetic Internship and Master of Science in Nutrition
  
  

View Concordia College's detailed graduate program information.

Faculty

159 full time, 50 part time; 84 percent of full-time faculty hold the doctorate or highest degree in their field

Pre-professional programs

• Athletic Training
• Chiropractic
• Dentistry
• Law
• Medicine
• Occupational therapy
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Physical therapy
• Physician assistant
• Seminary
• Veterinary medicine

Teaching licensure programs

• Teaching majors in art, communication studies, elementary education, English, health, music, physical education, social studies and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
• The following majors require K-12/Secondary Education and a major in biology, chemistry, Chinese, French, German, mathematics, physics, Spanish

Non-traditional education programs

• Accelerated nursing
• Accelerated teaching licensure
• Premedical program

Certification programs

• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Business and Preprofessional Communication
• Healthcare Financial Management
• Healthcare Leadership
• Long-term Care Administration
• Professional Writing

Intercampus agreements

• Tri-College University with Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University

Honors program

• Alpha Society
• Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK)
• CREDO program

In addition to these, some departments have honor societies:

• Biology (Tri-Beta)
• Classical Studies (Eta Sigma Phi)
• Communication Studies and Theatre Art (Alpha Psi Omega for theatre; Lambda Pi Eta for communication; Pi Kappa Delta for speech and debate)
• English (Sigma Tau Delta)
• French (Pi Delta Pi)
• German (Delta Phi Alpha/Kappa Tau)
• Global Studies (Sigma Iota Rho)
• History (Phi Alpha Theta)
• Mathematics/Science (Sigma Zeta)
• Music (Pi Kappa Lambda)
• Neuroscience (Nu Rho Psi)
• Nursing (Sigma Theta Tau)
• Political Science (Pi Sigma Alpha)
• Psychology (Psi Chi)
• Religion (Better Together Interfaith Alliance, Mathetai)
• Social Work (Phi Alpha/Omicron Lambda)
• Spanish (Sigma Delta Pi)

Study abroad programs

• Exploration Seminars (travel experience embedded during mid-semester break in the spring or fall)
• May Seminars (month-long travel and research experiences during May)
• Semester-long programs in 35 countries, including Australia, Egypt, Italy, China, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Greece and United Kingdom
• Summer school abroad, summer field studies and summer research abroad
• Service-learning experiences in Haiti or Tanzania
• Student teaching and practicum opportunities overseas
• Others available with registrar approval

Internships/career services

Most academic departments participate in the Concordia Cooperative Education Program. The program offers on-the-job training, academic credit and sometimes a salary for experience in a variety of settings throughout the country, as well as occasional placements in other countries.

The Career Center assists students across the spectrum — choosing a major, gaining practical experience, determining career and vocational plans, and the job or graduate/professional school search. Posting current job vacancies, sponsoring on-campus recruiting and career fairs, and hosting networking events all serve as opportunities to connect their Concordia education to the world.

Accreditation & approval

• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Council on Social Work Education
• Minnesota Board of Teaching
• Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
• Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards
• The Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• Accounting graduates are qualified to take the Minnesota examination for the CPA certificate under rules of the Minnesota Society Board of Accountancy
• Concordia Language Villages is fully accredited by the American Camp Association and is accredited as a special purpose school by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.