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Total Enrollment: 734 Level of Selectivity: Noncompetitive (moderately competitive for engineering, teacher education, and premedicine) Location: LeMoyne-Owen is located in Memphis, the largest city in Tennessee (with a population of approximately 80,000), giving students all the benefits of a large metropolitan city. Shopping centers, museums, fine restaurants, theaters, concerts, orchestra, horseback riding, golf, boating, and major league sports are all within easy access of the campus. Local public transportation (MATA) takes students to downtown Memphis; to the international airport, which is 10 miles away; and to the mass rail system, which is 5 miles away. The city is served by mass bus transportation. Graceland is within 30 minutes of the campus. Memphis was home to two famous singers: W. C. Handy, known as father of the blues, and Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll. HISTORY LeMoyne-Owen College is a four-year, private, coed, liberal arts college founded in 1968 as the result of a merger between LeMoyne College and Owen College. The merged institutions bring together two religious affiliations, the United Church of Christ and the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention. LeMoyne College had its beginnings in 1862 when the American Missionary Association started an elementary school named Lincoln School for Negroes. The Lincoln chapel, which housed the school, was destroyed in a fire during the 1866 race riots. The chapel was quickly rebuilt and reopened in 1867. In 1871, the school’s name changed to LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School after Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne donated a large sum of money when the school was in financial trouble. The College moved to its current site in 1914. Ten years later it became a junior college; in 1934, it became a four-year college. S. A. Owen Junior College opened in 1954. The school was named after Reverend S. A. Owen, a prominent religious and cultural leader. In 1956, its name changed to Owen College and it graduated its first class. LeMoyne-Owen College is where most of Memphis’ African-American leaders earned their undergraduate degrees, including Memphis’s first African-American mayor, elected in 1991. The school’s mission is to prepare students for leadership positions in the community through quality academic and student development programs. It is strongly committed to community outreach service to break the cycle of poverty in the African-American community. One of its community development projects is the adoption of the Garden Housing Development Project, which seeks to provide programs and services to resident children and their parents. Programs include the Big Brother/Big Sister mentoring program, after-school tutoring, a homework center, and a teen pregnancy prevention program for men. The nine-building campus is situated on 15 acres and ../includes the Little Theater and a state-of-the-art foreign language lab. The campus facilities comprise both modern and traditional buildings. LeMoyne-Owen is a United Negro College Fund (UNCF) member school. ACCREDITATION LeMoyne-Owen College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master’s degrees.
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Financial Aid Deadline: April 15 (priority); May 1 (fall); November 1 (spring); April 15 (summer).
ACT or SAT. Entrance Requirements: Graduation from an accredited high school (or equivalent) with the following 16 units: 4 English, 3 mathematics, 2 science, 2 social studies, 2 foreign language, and 3 electives; essay required for some; one letter of recommendation; pre-entrance medical record; interview recommended. A $25 nonrefundable application fee is required (fee may be waived for applicants with need). Admission Application Deadline: April 15 (fall); November 1 (spring); March 1 (summer). Admission Contact: Director of Admissions, Brown Lee Hall, LeMoyne-Owen College, 807 Walker Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38126; Telephone: 901-435-1550 Ext. 365 or 302; 800-737-7778 (toll-free); 901-942-7810 (fax). Graduation Requirements: A minimum of 130 semester hours and completion of core requirements to include 6 mathematics, 6 science, 6 foreign language, and 1 computer course; minimum 2.0 GPA; grade of C or better in all core courses; C or better in courses counted towards the minimum hours in the major fields; and completion of the required exit interview.
Bachelor of Arts: Arts/Fine Arts, Commerce/Management, Economics, Education, Elementary Education, English, Government, History, Humanities, Political Science, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology Bachelor of Science: Accounting, Biology/Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Health/Physical Education, Management, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Pre-professional, Pre-dentistry, Premedicine Master’s Degree: Education, general
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS LeMoyne-Owen is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), all Division II. Intercollegiate Sports: men’s baseball, basketball, cross-country, and track and field; women’s basketball, cross-country, track and field, and volleyball. Intramural Sports: badminton, baseball, football, gymnastics, swimming and diving, table tennis, and volleyball. Athletic Contact: Director of Athletics, LeMoyne-Owen College, 807 Walker Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38126; Telephone: 901-435-1550, ext. 327. STUDENT LIFE Campus Regulations: Cars permitted in designated areas; $10 fee charged each semester. Campus Services: Health services, personal and psychological counseling, remediation, tutoring, testing center for ACT, and late night escort. Campus Activities: Social and cultural activities include theater, chorale, and jazz band. Students may work on The Magician (quarterly report), The Messenger (weekly newspaper), or the Columns (yearbook). Leadership opportunities are found in the Student Government Association (SGA) or the various other clubs and organizations, such as the NAACP, Pre-alumni Council, Social Work Club, Students In Free Enterprise, and Community Outreach programs. Greek fraternities include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega, Psi Phi, and Phi Beta Sigma; sororities include Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zeta Phi Beta. Honor societies are represented on campus. Housing Availability: Limited campus housing is available. Off-campus living permitted.
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