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GRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

HISTORY

Founded in 1970, Francis Marion University is one of South Carolina's 13 state supported universities. Classified by the Carnegie Foundation for Education as a comprehensive university, FMU takes pride in providing a strong liberal arts education in a broad range of undergraduate majors. The University also offers two professional schools in education and business.

The University has been offering graduate coursework since 1974, and today about 15 percent of the total student body is enrolled in graduate programs. Graduate degree programs are offered in business, education and psychology. More than 50 percent of the general faculty teach at the graduate level.

The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and a number of its departments or programs are accredited by specialized accrediting agencies.


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