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Alfred University

Alfred University
1 Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14802-1205

Official telephone: (607) 871-2111
Fax number: (607) 871-2339
Website: www.alfred.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August 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 August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: art/design, mechanical engineering, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: philosophy, geology, global studies
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 118 men, 100 women
Full-time faculty: 87 men, 72 women
Part-time faculty: 31 men, 28 women
Graduation rate: 62% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
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, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art history, arts management, astronomy, biological anthropology, biology, biomaterials engineering, business administration, chemistry, communication studies, criminal justice studies, cultural anthropology, dance, economics, education (art, business, or middle/adolescent), environmental studies, equestrian studies, exercise science, family business/entrepreneurship, finance, French, geology, gerontology, glass science/technology, global studies, history, interdisciplinary art, literature, management information systems, marketing, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, philosophy, physics, planetary science, political science, psychology, public law, religious studies, renewable energy engineering, science policy, social science research, sociology, Spanish, theatre, women's studies, and writing.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, art therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, engineering
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 programs with Columbia U Sch of Engineering; environmental management forestry program with Duke U.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Sea Semester, Albany Semester (internship with New York State Assembly).
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Cooperative program with New York U Coll of Dentistry.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at St. Bonaventure U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art History/Theory
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Ceramic Art
  • Ceramic Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Studies
  • Comparative Cultures
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • Drawing
  • Early Childhood/Childhood Education
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • Finance
  • General Science
  • Geology
  • Gerontology
  • Glass Art
  • Glass Engineering Science
  • Global Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Individually Structured Major
  • Interdepartmental Major
  • Interdisciplinary Art
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metal Design
  • Neon Art
  • Painting
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Print Media
  • Psychology
  • Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
  • Video/Sonic Arts
  • Wood Design
Doctorates

  • Ceramics
  • Glass Science
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • School Psychology
Master's Degrees

  • Biomedical Materials Engineering Science
  • Business Administration
  • Ceramic Art
  • Ceramic Engineering
  • Counseling
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Integrated Arts
  • Glass Science
  • Literacy
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • School Psychology
  • Sculpture/Dimensional Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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