| 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 May, June, July, August, November, and December. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions, one of six weeks and one of 10 weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
library/information sciences, psychology, electrical engineering |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
earth science, interdisciplinary studies, marine science |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
81% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
28:1 |
| Total faculty: |
861 men, 894 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
347 men, 340 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
514 men, 554 women |
| Graduation rate: |
57% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, 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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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering, technologies |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Faculty-led programs abroad. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Santa Clara U. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Certificates
- Accounting
- Acting
- Actuarial Science
- Advertising
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- African-American/Black Studies
- Air Force JROTC/ROTC
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics, General
- Army JROTC/ROTC
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art Teacher Education
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Asian-American Studies
- Astronomy
- Athletic Training/Trainer
- Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
- Behavioral Sciences
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology Teacher Education
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Broadcast Journalism
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry Teacher Education
- Chemistry, General
- Child Development
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Civil Engineering, General
- Communication and Media Studies, Other
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
- Computational Mathematics
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Conservation Biology
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Creative Writing
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Criminalistics and Criminal Science
- Criminology
- Dance, General
- Design and Visual Communications, General
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- Economics, General
- Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
- Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Film/Cinema/Video Studies
- Finance, General
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
- Forensic Science and Technology
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
- Geology/Earth Science, General
- German Language and Literature
- Gerontology
- Graphic Design
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History Teacher Education
- History, General
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
- Illustration
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Technology/Technician
- Interior Design
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- International/Global Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Journalism
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Library and Information Science
- Linguistics
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meteorology
- Microbiology, General
- Music Performance, General
- Music Teacher Education
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music, General
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General
- Natural Sciences
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Photojournalism
- Physics Teacher Education
- Physics, General
- Physiology, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Psychology, General
- Public Health, General
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
- Radio and Television
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Sciences, General
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Systems Engineering
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
- Tourism and Travel Services Management
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Master's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Administration/Supervision
- Aerospace Engineering
- Applied Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Art
- Art Education
- Art History
- Art Photography
- Biological Science
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Child Development
- Civil Engineering
- Clinical Psychology
- Communication Studies
- Computational Physics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Counseling/Student Personnel
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Digital Media
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental Studies
- French
- General Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- Gerontology
- Higher Education
- History
- History Education
- Hospitality/Recreation/Tourism Management
- Human Factor/Ergonomics
- Industrial/Systems Engineering
- Instructional Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Justice Studies
- Kinesiology
- Library/Information Science
- Linguistics
- Marine Science
- Mass Communications
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meteorology
- Mexican-American Studies
- Music
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing
- Nutritional Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Organismal Biology
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Physiology
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Quality Assurance
- Recreation
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech Pathology
- Taxation
- TESOL
- Theatre Arts
- Transportation Management
- Urban/Regional Planning
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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- Accounting
- Acting
- Advertising
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- African-American/Black Studies
- Air Force JROTC/ROTC
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Army JROTC/ROTC
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art Teacher Education
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Asian-American Studies
- Astronomy
- Athletic Training/Trainer
- Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
- Behavioral Sciences
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology Teacher Education
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Broadcast Journalism
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry Teacher Education
- Chemistry, General
- Child Development
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Civil Engineering, General
- Communication and Media Studies, Other
- Communication Disorders, General
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Computational Mathematics
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Conservation Biology
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Creative Writing
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Criminalistics and Criminal Science
- Criminology
- Dance, General
- Design and Visual Communications, General
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- Economics, General
- Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
- Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Film/Cinema Studies
- Finance, General
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
- Forensic Science and Technology
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
- Geology/Earth Science, General
- German Language and Literature
- Gerontology
- Graphic Design
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican- American/Chicano Studies
- History Teacher Education
- History, General
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
- Illustration
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Technology/Technician
- Interior Design
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- International/Global Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Journalism
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meteorology
- Microbiology, General
- Music Performance, General
- Music Teacher Education
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music, General
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Natural Resources Management/Development
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Photojournalism
- Physics Teacher Education
- Physics, General
- Physiology, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
- Radio and Television
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Sciences, General
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Systems Engineering
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
- Technical and Business Writing
- Tourism and Travel Services Management
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San José State provides a comprehensive university education, granting bachelor's and master's degrees in 134 areas of study. Quality teaching and small classes are a priority at SJSU, where tenured professors teach introductory as well as advanced courses. One of the 200 top research universities in the nation, SJSU offers rigorous course work and research opportunities to more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students in seven colleges.
Goals
For both undergraduate and graduate students, the university emphasizes the following goals:
- In-depth knowledge of a major field of study.
- Broad understanding of the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the arts.
- Skills in communication and in critical inquiry.
- Multi-cultural and global perspectives gained through intellectual and social exchange with people of diverse economic and ethnic backgrounds
- Active participation in professional, artistic, and ethnic communities.
- Responsible citizenship and an understanding of ethical choices inherent in human development.
For detailed information about SJSU degrees and programs, see the SJSU Catalog posted at http://info.sjsu.edu/home/catalog.html.
Does the campus provide tutor programs or student success programs?
SJSU has an extensive Tutorial Center for undergraduates that operates year-round.
Frosh student success programs include:
Metropolitan University Scholars Experience (MUSE)
This seminar is the first class for new frosh because of the following qualities:
- A small class of no more than 17 students
- A great professor
- An intriguing topic
- Lively discussion
- General Education credit - it counts toward the baccalaureate degree
- A learning environment designed to help develop the skills to be a successful university scholar
- An opportunity to make new friends
- Bonus workshops and activities to introduce students to SJSU and to make them feel at home
Contact: www.sjsu.edu/muse/
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