Clemson University consists of seven colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business; Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences; Education; Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; and Science. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enrolled a total of 20,195 undergraduate students and 5,627 graduate students, and the studentfaculty ratio was 18: 1.
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Clemson University consists of seven colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business; Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences; Education; Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; and Science. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enrolled a total of 20,195 undergraduate students and 5,627 graduate students, and the studentfaculty ratio was 18: 1. Clemson’s 1,400-acre campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and sits next to Lake Hartwell. The university manages the nearby 17,500-acre Clemson Experimental Forest that is used for research, education, and recreation. U.S. News & World Report ranks Clemson University tied at 74th for 2021 among all national U. S. universities. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in student population in South Carolina. The first graduating class of Clemson was in 1896 with degrees in mechanical-electrical engineering and agriculture. In 1915, Walter Riggs Field was dedicated after the Clemson Tigers men’s soccer field. During World War I, Clemson declined in enrollment in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. In 1920, a large walkout occurred protesting unfair military discipline. The walkout led to the creation of a Department of Student Affairs. In 1919, Clemson hired the first women faculty due to changes in faculty. In 1925, the first female faculty members were hired due to the effects of World War II on women’s education. In 1926, the University of South Carolina added a women’s studies program. In 1929, the Women’s Studies Program became the first in the Southern United States to offer a degree in women’s studies.
In 2000, the College of Arts and Sciences became the only women-only college in the South to offer an associate degree in the liberal arts. In 2007, the School of Music became the second women- Only college in South America to offer the Bachelor of Arts degree. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a Bachelor of Music program in the Liberal Arts. The College of Agriculture and Forestry offers a Master of Science degree in Agriculture. The School of Forestry offers an M.A. degree in Forestry and Forestry. In 2009, Clemson added a Women’s Program to its curriculum. In 2010, the college added an Women’s Programs Program to address the needs of women in the workplace. In 2011, the school added an Animal Sciences program to address issues such as animal husbandry. In 2012, the Agricultural and Forestry Program added a Veterinary Science program to its curricula. In 2013, the Animal Sciences Program added an Environmental Studies Program. In 2014, the Human Sciences program added an Agricultural and Environmental Studies program to the curriculum. The Animal Sciences Department offers an Introduction to Animal Sciences course. In 2015, the Department of Animal Sciences added an Agriculture and Environmental Sciences program. The Veterinary Studies Program offers an Animal Science course that teaches students how to care for and care for the environment. In 2016, the Veterinary Studies program added a course on how to safely and effectively care for animals in the field.
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