Academics
In the past few years, Central has made great strides toward achieving national prominence throughout more than 150 academic programs while maintaining our emphasis on a supportive, engaging learning environment for students.
We're a school you can be proud to send your students to, confident that they will receive a top-notch, well-rounded education.
We invite you to help your students explore the many majors available to them at CMU throughout this Web site as they consider their future careers.
- Academic programs - A list of our undergraduate programs organized by area of study and alphabetically
- Honors Program - Students who excel academically and are interested in being challenged should consider our Honors Program - an unmatched experience for students to learn in very small class sizes, work on research projects and receive one-on-one faculty attention
- Leadership Institute - CMU's leadership programs are among the best in the nation. We offer the only leadership minor in the state, scholarships for student leaders and more.
Did You Know?
- CMU is the only university in Michigan to partner with Special Olympics Michigan, and CMU has hosted the state Summer Olympics Games for 38 years.
- CMU develops more than 5,000 student leaders annually through programs administered by its nationally known Leadership Institute, the Office of Residence Life and the Office of Student Life.
- In 1980, CMU became the first university nationwide to offer a four-year accredited athletic training program.
- CMU is third in the state for awarding bachelor''s degrees conferred in business, following MSU and WMU.
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