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Saint Peter's University

Saint Peter's University
2641 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997

Official telephone: (201) 761-6000
Toll-free telephone: (888) SPC-9933
Website: www.saintpeters.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 July.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business management, criminal justice, accounting
Majors with the lowest enrollment: biochemistry, physics, art history
Average freshman GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 191 men, 132 women
Full-time faculty: 57 men, 56 women
Part-time faculty: 134 men, 76 women
Graduation rate: 53% 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: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in African studies, anthropology, international studies, journalism, music, social justice, theatre arts, and women's studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, physical therapy
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, communications
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Seton Hall U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at New Jersey Inst of Tech.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business Management
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Processing
  • Finance
  • Health Sciences
  • Information Sciences/Systems
  • International Business
  • Marketing Management
  • Public Policy
  • Social Sciences
  • Urban Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Studies
  • Art History
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Management
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Civilization
  • Classical Languages
  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • Communications
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Cytotechnology
  • Economics
  • Economics/Finance
  • Elementary Education
  • English Literature
  • Fine Arts
  • Foreign Languages
  • Graphic Arts
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Information Sciences/Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Business/Trade
  • Marketing Management
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Modern Languages/Literature
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Accounting
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Professional Studies
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech Communication/Rhetoric
  • Theology
  • Toxicology
  • Urban Studies
  • Visual Art
Doctorates

  • Educational Leadership/Administration
  • Nursing Practice
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Business Management
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Education
  • Educational Leadership/Administration
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Nursing
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Teacher Education
  • Urban Education Leadership

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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