Longwood University
201 High Street, Farmville, Virginia 23909
www.longwood.edu

Longwood University is a four-year public, liberal-arts university located in Farmville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839, and became a university on July 1, 2002. It currently has an undergraduate enrollment of about 3,700 students and a total enrollment of 4,400.

Academics

Longwood offers over 100 majors and minors, with business as the most popular, followed by education and psychology. The largest department on campus by faculty is English and Modern Languages, with 44.

Rankings

The university is consistently ranked in the top ten public, masters-level universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report, and was recently selected by USA Today as one of only 20 schools in the country that actively promote and foster student success. The Longwood Theatre program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. In 2008 the university opened submissions for and mounted the 1st Annual Longwood Ten-Minute Play Festival.

Campus

Longwood sits on 60-plus acres in the gently rolling Virginia piedmont. Although a single campus, architecturally speaking the grounds are separated into two distinct areas: the historic “north core” and the more modern south end.

The oldest part of campus stretches along High Street from French dormitory to Grainger Hall. These six red-brick Jeffersonian buildings (French, Tabb, South Ruffner dormitories, and Grainger, Ruffner, and Blackwell Halls) date from the 1830s to the 1920s and are joined by a covered colonnade and all bear the university’s signature red roofs. At the center of this complex is Longwood’s main building, Ruffner Hall.

The College of Arts and Sciences and recently the university’s athletic offices, are located in along this section of campus. To the western end of the north core is the administration building, Lancaster, as well as Jarman theatre and the recently completed Chichester Science Center.

Surrounding the main campus walk, Brock Commons, are the College of Business and Economics in Hiner Building, as well as the Cunninghams dormitories, the dining hall and Lankford Building, the student union. At the south end of campus are the library, music and arts buildings, and the Hull Education Center. Several athletic complexes and dormitories surround the perimeter of the campus.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Business Administration Major
Master of Business Administration Degree

Concentrations:

• General Business
• Retail Management

Communication Sciences & Disorders Major
Master of Science degree

Education Major
Master of Science degree, Licensure Only, Certificate Only

Degree Concentrations:

• Community and College Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in K-8 Mathematics
• Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Modern Languages
• Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Music
• Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Special Education General Curriculum
• Educational Leadership
• Elementary Education PreK-6 Initial Licensure
• Literacy and Culture
• Modern Languages/ESL PreK-12 Initial Licensure
• School Counseling
• School Library Media
• School Library Media PreK-12 Initial Licensure
• Special Education General Curriculum/Liberal Studies Five Year
• Special Education General Curriculum K-12 Initial Licensure

Licensure Only Concentrations:

• Educational Leadership Licensure
• Literacy and Culture Licensure
• School Library Media
• Special Education General Curriculum K-12 Initial Licensure

Certificate Only Programs:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• 21st Century Learning and Leadership

English Major
Master of Arts degree - 

Concentrations:

• Creative Writing
• English Education and Writing
• Grades 6-12 Initial Licensure
• Literature

Sociology Major
Master of Science degree, Certificate Only - 

Degree Concentration:

• Criminal Justice

Certificate Only Program:

• Social Policy and Administration

MAJORS / AREAS OF STUDY

Anthropology
Art

• Crafts
• Artist's Books and Printmaking
• Education
• Graphic Design
• History
• Drawing and Painting
• Photography

Athletic Training
Biology
Business Administration

• Accounting
• Business Education
• Computer Information Systems
• Economics
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Real Estate
• Retail

Chemistry
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Communication Studies

• Mass Media
• Organizational and Strategic Communication

Computer Science
Criminology/Criminal Justice
Economics

• Business Economics
• International Economics
• Public Policy

English
History
Kinesiology

• Exercise Science
• K-12 Teaching

Languages

• French
• German
• Spanish
• Teaching English as a Second Language

Liberal Studies

• Elementary Education Licensure
• Middle Education Licensure
• Special Education Licensure (A five-year program, with a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies and a Master's in Special Education)

Mathematics
Music

• Education
• Performance
• Piano Pedagogy

Nursing (BSN)
Physics
Political Science

• Pre-Law

Pre-Professional Medical
Psychology
Secondary Education - Major in the subject you want to teach
Social Work
Sociology
Theatre
Therapeutic Recreation

In addition to the majors listed (which can also be minors), additional minors or concentrations include:

Coaching
Computer Security, Forensics, and Law
Creative Writing
Earth Science
Environmental Studies
Geography
Health Education
Homeland Security
International Studies
Leadership Studies
Military Science (Army ROTC)
Outdoor Education
Philosophy
Pre-Professional Clinical Studies
Professional Writing
Women's and Gender Studies

Estimated Annual Tuition and Fees

*includes tuition and fees for 15 credit hours, room and board and a 14 meal/week plan.