| 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 June. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions of four to six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
accounting, biology, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
applied mathematics, women's studies, geology |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
86% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
13:1 |
| Total faculty: |
259 men, 100 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
259 men, 100 women |
| Graduation rate: |
52% 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: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, 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 most majors and in archaeology, international affairs, legal studies, and television. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 and 2-3 engineering programs with Rutgers U Coll of Engineering. 2-4 pharmacy program with Rutgers U Coll of Pharmacy. |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 B.A./M.Bus.Admin. program with Rutgers U Graduate Sch of Management. B.A. or B.S./M.A. criminal justice program with Rutgers U Sch of Criminal Justice. Seven and eight-year B.A./M.D. programs with U of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dual admission program with Rutgers U Sch of Law. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
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 off-campus at Rutgers U--New Brunswick. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at New Jersey Inst of Tech. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- African Studies
- Afro-American/Black Studies
- American Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Art
- Art History/Criticism/Conservation
- Biology
- Botany
- Business Administration/Management
- Business Marketing/Marketing Management
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Drama/Theatre Arts
- Economics
- English Language/Literature
- Environmental Science/Studies
- Finance
- French
- Geology
- German
- Hispanic-American Studies
- History
- Information Sciences/Systems
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Italian
- Journalism
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Dentistry Studies
- Pre-Law Studies
- Pre-Medicine Studies
- Psychology
- Russian/Slavic Area Studies
- Science/Technology/Society
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Visual Art
- Women's Studies
- Zoology
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- neither credit nor 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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