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Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac University
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518

Official telephone: (203) 582-8200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 462-1944
Fax number: (203) 582-8906
Website: www.quinnipiac.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-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, June, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions, one of four weeks and one of five weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: management, psychology, mass communications
Majors with the lowest enrollment: microbiology/biotechnology, mathematics, null
Average freshman GPA: 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 87%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 410 men, 436 women
Full-time faculty: 149 men, 144 women
Part-time faculty: 261 men, 292 women
Graduation rate: 72% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, honors program, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany Greece, Grenada, Guyana, India, Ireland (U Coll Cork), Japan, Portugal, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Connecticut.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Connecticut.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial/Mathematical Science
  • Advertising
  • Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biology/Pre-Chiropractic
  • Biology/Pre-Medicine
  • Biology/Pre-Veterinarian
  • Biology/Psychology
  • Biomedical Products Marketing
  • Biomedical Science
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Business Computer Information Systems
  • Business Management
  • Business/Accounting
  • Business/Economics
  • Business/Marketing
  • Chemistry
  • Communication/Film/Video
  • Communication/Media Studies
  • Communications/Journalism
  • Communications/Mass Media
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Digital Media
  • Economics
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Finance/Business
  • Gerontology
  • Health Science Studies
  • History
  • Individual Major
  • Information Systems Management
  • Interactive Design
  • Interactive Digital Design
  • International Business
  • Journalism
  • Legal Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Media Production
  • Media Studies
  • Microbiology/Molecular Biology
  • Nursing
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dental
  • Pre-Medical
  • Psychobiology
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Radiologic Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Area Studies
  • Theatre
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre Arts/Production/Performance

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
a score of 3 is acceptable for most AP exams for advanced placement. A minimum of score of 4 is required for some.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We encourage high school seniors to apply for admission early in the fall of their senior year and to arrange to have their first quarter grades sent to us as soon as they are available. Applications to Quinnipiac have continued to increase each year, and we will offer admission to just under 50% of those that apply. In general, we'll receive between 12,000 and 14,000 applications. Our goal for the freshman class is 1350 students.

Quinnipiac Admissions is a 'rolling admission' process, and we begin reviewing applications as soon as they are complete. We begin notifying students of our decisions starting in mid-December. Students then have until May 1st to let us know of their decision in accordance with the National Candidate Reply Date. 

Any student who is placed on a wait-list will be notified between May 1 and June 1 if space is available. In past years, we have offered admission to about 10% of students who choose to remain on the waitlist.

We invite students to visit the campus through our three fall Open House programs, or to call the admissions office to schedule an interview or a group information session and a campus tour. Our toll free number is 1-800-462-1944.