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Syracuse University

Syracuse University
100 Crouse-Hinds Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244

Official telephone: (315) 443-1870
Website: syr.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2016
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 August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, information management/technology, architecture
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 92%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 907 men, 656 women
Full-time faculty: 638 men, 381 women
Part-time faculty: 269 men, 275 women
Graduation rate: 82% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, addiction studies, African-American studies, animation, anthropology, applied statistics, architecture, art/music histories, art history, Asian/Asian American studies, biology, bioprocess science, ceramics, chemistry, child/family policy, child/family studies, Chinese studies, classics, cognitive science, communication/rhetorical studies, communication science/disorders, communications photography, computer engineering, computer gaming, computer science, construction management, disability studies, drama, earth sciences, economics, education studies, electrical engineering, energy systems, engineering/computer science management, English/textual studies, entrepreneurial/emerging enterprise, environment/society, European studies, exercise science, exercise science-dance, finance, forensic science, French/francophone studies, geography, German, global enterprise technology, global political economy, global security studies, health/wellness, history, history of architecture, hospitality/food service management, information technology/design/startups, information management/technology, interdisciplinary minor in gerontology, international business, Italian, jewelry/metalsmithing, Judaic studies, landscape architecture, Latin American studies, leadership/stewardship communications, LGBT studies, linguistic studies, logic, management studies, marketing, mathematics, medical anthropology, medieval/renaissance studies, Middle Eastern studies, music history/cultures, music industry, music performance, nat resources/environmental policy, Native American studies, nutrition, nutrition science, painting, paper science, philosophy, physical education/coaching, physics, policy studies, political science, psychology, public communications studies, public health, real estate, recreation resource/protected area management, religion, religion/society, religion/the media, renewable energy, retail management, rhetoric/public advocacy, Russian, Russian/central Europe studies, sculpture, social welfare, sociology, South Asian studies, Spanish, sport hospitality/event management, sport management, strategic management, sustainable construction management, textile design, visual culture, women's/gender studies, and writing.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Combined B.A. or B.S. in arts/sciences and B.S. in engineering/computer science.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Domestic off-campus programs are available in New York City; Los Angeles; and Washington, D,C.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: No specific domestic exchange programs, but students may pursue individual opportunities with proper approval.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Austria, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, and the United Emirates.
Other special or unique academic programs:
The Allport Project. Mock Trial. Center For Undergraduate Research & Innovative Learning. Community Design Center. Discovery Florence. Global Enterprise Technology.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Advertising
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • African-American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Art Photography
  • Art Video
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Biophysical Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Broadcast/Digital Journalism
  • Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child/Family Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communication/Rhetorical Studies
  • Communications Design
  • Computer Art
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Drama
  • Earth Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • English Education
  • English/Textual Studies
  • Entrepreneurship/Emerging Enterprises
  • Environmental Engineering
  • European Literature
  • Fashion Design
  • Film
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • French/Francophone Studies
  • Geography
  • German Language/Literature/Culture
  • Graphic Design
  • Health/Exercise Sciences
  • History
  • History in Art
  • History of Architecture
  • Illustration
  • Inclusive Early Childhood Education/Special Education Teaching
  • Inclusive Elementary/Special Education
  • Industrial/Interaction Design
  • Information Management/Technology
  • Integrated Ethics
  • Integrated Forensic Science
  • Integrated Neuroscience
  • International Relations
  • Italian Language/Literature/Culture
  • Jewelry/Metalsmithing
  • Latino/Latin American Studies
  • Linguistic Studies
  • Magazines
  • Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Modern Foreign Languages
  • Music
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music History/Cultures
  • Music Industry
  • Music Theatre
  • Newspaper/Online Journalism
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition Science
  • Organ
  • Painting
  • Percussion
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Piano
  • Policy Studies
  • Political Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology
  • Public Communications
  • Public Health
  • Public Relations
  • Real Estate
  • Recording/Allied Entertainment Industry
  • Religion
  • Religion/Society
  • Retail Management
  • Russian Language/Literature/Culture
  • Russian/Central European Studies
  • Secondary Education/Biology
  • Secondary Education/Chemistry
  • Secondary Education/Earth Science
  • Secondary Education/Physics
  • Secondary Education/Social Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language/Literature/Culture
  • Sport Management
  • Stage Management
  • String Instruments
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Systems/Information Science
  • Television/Radio/Film
  • Theatre Design/Technology
  • Voice
  • Wind Instruments
  • Women's/Gender Studies
  • Writing/Rhetoric
Doctorates

  • Anthropology
  • Audiology
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child/Family Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Psychology
  • College Science Teaching
  • Composition/Cultural Rhetoric
  • Computer/Information Science/Engineering
  • Counselor Education
  • Cultural Foundations of Education
  • Earth Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Leadership
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • English
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Geography
  • Higher Education
  • History
  • Information Sciences/Technology
  • Instructional Design/Development/Evaluation
  • Law
  • Literacy Education
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Religion
  • School Psychology
  • Science Education
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Science
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Structural Biology/Biochemistry/Biophysics
  • Teaching/Curriculum
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Statistics
  • Architecture
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Art Photography
  • Art Video
  • Arts Journalism
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Broadcast/Digital Journalism
  • Business Administration
  • Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child/Family Studies
  • Childhood Education
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Communication/Rhetorical Studies
  • Communications Management
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Computer Art
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Consumer Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Foundations of Education
  • Documentary Film/Video
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Earth Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Leadership
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • English
  • English Education 7-12
  • Entrepreneurship/Emerging Enterprises
  • Environmental Engineering/Science
  • Executive M.P.A.
  • Exercise Science
  • Film
  • Finance
  • Forensic Science
  • French Language/Literature/Culture
  • Geography
  • Higher Education
  • History
  • Illustration
  • Inclusive Special Education/1-6
  • Inclusive Special Education/7-12
  • Inclusive Special Education/Severe/Multiple Disabilities
  • Information Management
  • Instructional Design/Development/Evaluation
  • Instructional Technology
  • International Relations
  • Jewelry/Metalsmithing
  • Library/Information Sciences
  • Linguistics Studies
  • Literacy Education
  • Magazine/Newspaper/Online Journalism
  • Marriage/Family Therapy
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
  • Media Studies
  • Museum Studies
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Neuroscience
  • News Media Management
  • Nutrition Science
  • Organ
  • Organization/Management
  • Painting
  • Pan African Studies
  • Percussion
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Piano
  • Political Science
  • Printmaking
  • Professional Accounting
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Public Relations
  • Religion
  • School Counseling
  • Science Education
  • Science/Biology Education/7-12
  • Science/Chemistry Education/7-12
  • Science/Earth Science Education/7-12
  • Science/Physics Education/7-12
  • Sculpture
  • Social Science
  • Social Studies Education/7-12
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language/Literature/Culture
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Sport Venue/Event Management
  • String Instruments
  • Student Affairs Counseling
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Teaching English Language Learners
  • Teaching/Curriculum
  • Telecommunications/Network Management
  • Television/Radio/Film
  • Voice
  • Wind Instruments

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • 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:
score requirements vary by exam.

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