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Widen the Possibilities

Online, on campus, on your time. With ODU's 2,400 course offerings, enter college ahead of your peers, graduate early or spend the summer abroad. The choices are limitless when you widen the possibilities!

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Big Blue All Over

ODU celebrates its reputation as a profoundly multicultural community, built upon a diversity of people and opportunities in the latest issue of Monarch Magazine.

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Honoring Performance

Benefactors David and Susan Goode joined President and Mrs. Broderick and the ODU community for a reception, tours and scenes from "Metamorphoses" at the grand opening of the state-of-the-art Goode Theatre.

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Play it Forward

The Roc Solid Foundation, a new campus organization, constructs custom play sets for children undergoing debilitating treatment of pediatric cancers through its "Play it Forward" program.

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Celebrating Achievement

Approximately 2,500 students joined the ranks of ODU alumni during the 116th commencement exercises.

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Contributing to Success

President Broderick was honored for his outstanding leadership of ODU in student success and his support to students at all levels with the American College Personnel Association's Contribution to Higher Education Award, one of the national organization's highest honors.

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Enhancing Skills

ODU's Quality Enhancement Plan will improve students' writing in their discipline. Writing is a critical skill through which students communicate what they have learned. SACSCOC onsite visit: April 16-19, 2012

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Joining Forces

Second Lady Jill Biden visited Newport News Public Schools' Lee Hall Elementary School to highlight the unique needs of the 1.3 million military-connected children in the nation's schools - and to focus particular attention on a related partnership between ODU and NNPS.

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Realizing Dreams

Twelve years ago, Devon Taylor was a teenaged truant living in the slums of Flint, Mich. That was the old Devon Taylor. This spring, he is graduating from ODU with a perfect 4.0 GPA and a bachelor's degree in health sciences. Then he will turn his attention toward Harvard University, which has granted him a full scholarship to medical school.

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Future Students

Undergraduate

Become a part of our diverse student body learning alongside award-winning faculty with 70 undergraduate programs to choose from.

Graduate

Graduate students engage in small classes, with each of our graduate programs offering challenging courses and excellent research opportunities.

Non-Degree

ODU offers non-degree admission for visiting students, or those interested in licensure, to further education without committing to a degree program

Continuing Ed

Career certificates, courses, seminars, workshops and camps designed for lifetime learners whose goals range from career advancement to quality of life improvement

Distance Learning

From nearly 50 interactive locations, with other delivery modes including online, CD-ROM, and video streaming

Transfer

ODU offers guaranteed admission to qualified applicants from community colleges in Virginia

Military

Approximately 25% of ODU students are military affiliated. We host extremely active programs to prepare young men and women to be officers.

International

ODU offers a globally active faculty, strong support services, a large and diverse international community, and accessible opportunities to study, intern and serve abroad.

Accessibility

ODU aims to assist all students with disabilities in the pursuit of their educational objectives in a supportive atmosphere that promotes self-reliance.

Academics

In classrooms packed with 21st century technology, our world-class faculty engage the modern mind.

Life @ ODU

Your individuality is valued at ODU! Our community is as diverse as you are, so make yourself at home at ODU.

Modern Minds

Meet some of your peers and find out just what kind of ODU student you can be.

Next Steps

Set the tone to be a stellar student. ODU provides you with the tools necessary for success from the moment you're here.

By the Numbers

200
Student organizations on campus
163
Nationalities and cultures of ODU students, faculty and staff
68
Mind expanding bachelor's degrees

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