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Holyoke Community College

Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Avenue
Holyoke, MA 01040

Official telephone: (413) 538-7000
Fax number: (413) 552-2946
Website: www.hcc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September.
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 of seven weeks each.

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, engineering, humanities, social/behavioral science, accounting, administrative professional studies, animal science, chemistry, communication, criminal justice, culinary arts, drama, environmental science, graphics/video/photography, liberal arts and science, management, marketing management, music education, nursing, social sciences, veterinary/animal science

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Technology
  • Banking
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Communication/Media Arts
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice
  • Deaf Studies
  • Electronic Media
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Science
  • Food Service Management
  • Forensic Science
  • Graphics
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Human Services
  • Liberal Arts/Science
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Natural Resources
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition/Food Science
  • Paralegal
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Programming
  • Psychology
  • Radiologic Technology
  • Sociology
  • Sports Management
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Visual Art

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit 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
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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