| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions, one of five weeks and one of six weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, communication studies, biology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
bioinformatics, early childhood education, religious studies |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
83% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
11:1 |
| Total faculty: |
242 men, 189 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
114 men, 75 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
128 men, 114 women |
| Graduation rate: |
70% 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: |
yes |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Several minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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150-hour B.S. accounting/M.B.A. program, 150-hour professional accounting degree program. 2-3 Pharm.D. program with Lake Erie Coll of Medicine. |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 physics/engineering program with SUNY--Buffalo. |
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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), Program at the Fashion Inst of Tech in NYC. ABEC Nature focused Trips U of Alaska (whales). Elk in Colorado. Nature Observatory (Tanzania). Aquatic Observations (central CA). |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, El Salvador, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Peru, Spain, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Early assurance medical/dental school with SUNY--Buffalo and midecal/dental schools and upstate medical school in Syracuse. Seven-year joint degree program with U of Buffalo Dental and SUNY Coll of Optometry. A.S./B.S. program with Fashion Inst. of Tech. 3-2 physics engineering programs with U of Buffalo and Pennsylvania St U at Erie.
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Accounting/Information Systems
- Adolescent Education
- Animal Behavior
- Anthropology
- Anthrozoology
- Art History
- Athletic Training
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Cell/Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Childhood Education/Birth-Grade 6
- Childhood Education/Grade 1-6
- Classics/Greek
- Classics/Roman
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- Communication Studies
- Computational Science
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Criminal Justice
- Digital Media Arts
- Early Childhood Education/Birth-Grade 2
- Early Childhood/Grade 1-6
- Economics
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- European Studies
- Finance
- French
- German
- Health/Wellness
- History
- Information Systems
- International Business
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Latin American Studies
- Management
- Marketing
- Mathematics/Statistics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Music
- Music Performance
- Philosophy
- Physical Education/Birth-12
- Physical Education/PE Health
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Engineering
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education B2/Early Child B-2
- Special Education Grade 1-6/Childhood 1-6
- Sport Management
- Technical/Liberal Studies
- Urban Studies
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting/Professional
- Adolescence Education
- Anthrozoology
- Applied Health
- Applied Nutrition
- Business Administration
- Childhood Education
- College Student Personnel Administration
- Communication/Leadership
- Community Mental Health Counseling
- Community/School Health
- Counselor Education
- Deaf Education
- Differential Instruction
- Education/Bilingual Education
- Educational Administration/Supervision
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Technologies/Emerging Media
- Educators of Hearing Impaired People
- Forensic Accounting
- Health/Human Performance
- Literacy
- Middle Childhood Education
- Physical Education
- Physical Education/Birth-12
- Respiratory Care
- Special Education
- Sport Administration
- Teacher Education/Elementary
- Teacher Education/Secondary
- TESOL
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- credit for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit for DANTES
- neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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