| Screen last updated on: September 2007 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September and late January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in May. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions of four to six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, English language/literature, communications |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
geography, geology, linguistics |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
88% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
18:1 |
| Total faculty: |
653 men, 276 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
653 men, 276 women |
| Graduation rate: |
77% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
1.95 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in many majors, in Asian studies and Central/East European area studies, and in aging, cinema studies, health care, Hungarian, Japanese, meteorology, professional youth work, and science/technology/society. Certificate programs in many areas. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
no |
| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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2-3 engineering with Rutgers U Coll of Engineering. 3-2 B.A./M.Bus.Admin. program with Rutgers U Graduate Sch of Management. Five-year B.S. or B.A./M.Ed. programs with Rutgers U Graduate Sch of Education. Five-year B.A. or B.S./M.Pub.Policy program. Eight-year B.A./M.D. program with U of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University) |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Member of National Student Exchange (NSE). Exchange program with Howard U. Cross-registration possible. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Costa Rica, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- African Studies
- American Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art History/Criticism/Conservation
- Atmospheric Sciences/Meteorology
- Biology
- Biometrics
- Biotechnology
- Business Administration/Management
- Business Marketing/Marketing Management
- Cell Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classics
- Communications
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Drama/Theatre Arts
- Eastern European Area Studies
- Ecology
- Economics
- English Language/Literature
- Environmental Science/Studies
- Evolutionary Biology
- Finance
- Foreign Languages/Literatures
- French
- Genetics/Plant/Animal
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- Greek
- Hispanic-American Studies
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Italian
- Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Journalism
- Labor/Personnel Relations/Studies
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Management Science
- Marine/Aquatic Biology
- Mass Communications
- Mathematical Statistics
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Medieval/Renaissance Studies
- Microbiology/Bacteriology
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Molecular Biology
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology/Human/Animal
- Political Science
- Portuguese
- Pre-Dentistry Studies
- Pre-Law Studies
- Pre-Medicine Studies
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Russian
- Russian/Slavic Area Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Urban Affairs/Studies
- Women's Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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scores of 3 may be considered. |
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