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Rider University

Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099

Official telephone: (609) 896-5000
Fax number: (609) 895-6645
Website: www.rider.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September 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 June, July, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: speech/rhetorical studies, elementary education, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: environmental science, Russian language/literature, French language/literature
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 80%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 287 men, 303 women
Full-time faculty: 128 men, 124 women
Part-time faculty: 159 men, 179 women
Graduation rate: 64% 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
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, allied health
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Princeton U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • General Studies
  • Human Resources Management
  • Office Administration
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • American Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biopsychology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Church Music
  • Communication
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Distributive Education
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • French Language/Literature
  • Geoscience
  • German Language/Literature
  • Global Business
  • Global/Multinational Studies
  • History
  • Human Resources Management
  • Integrated Sciences
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management Sciences
  • Management/Leadership
  • Marine Science
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Theatre
  • Office Administration
  • Organ Performance
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Piano
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Russian Language/Literature
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language/Literature
  • Speech/Communication Arts
  • Teacher Education
  • Theory/Composition
  • Voice Performance
Doctorates

  • Counseling
  • School Psychology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Choral Conducting
  • Church Music
  • Composition
  • Counseling Services
  • Curriculum/Instruction Supervision
  • Educational Administration
  • Music Education
  • Organ Performance
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Piano Accompanying/Coaching
  • Piano Pedagogy/Performance
  • Piano Performance
  • Public Administration
  • Reading/Language Arts
  • Special Education
  • Teaching
  • Voice Pedagogy
  • Voice Performance/Pedagogy

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
some exams require a minimum score of 4.

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