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Emerson College

Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624

Official telephone: (617) 824-8500
Fax number: (617) 824-8511
Website: www.emerson.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 September and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: film production, writing/literature/publishing, marketing
Majors with the lowest enrollment: communication disorders, communication studies
Average freshman GPA: 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 87%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 249 men, 230 women
Full-time faculty: 111 men, 91 women
Part-time faculty: 138 men, 139 women
Graduation rate: 80% within six years

Emerson College
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:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in brain/language, business studies, dance, entrepreneurship, fiction, hearing/deafness, history, journalism, literature, management communication, marketing communication, performance studies, photography, poetry, political communication, post-colonial studies, psychology, publishing, radio, science, visual/media arts, women's/gender studies, and writing.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Five-year bachelor's/master's communication disorders programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Cross-registration with members of the Boston ProArts Consortium. Los Angeles Center study and internship program.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in China, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Spain.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Acting
  • Advertising
  • Animation
  • Animation/Motion Media
  • Audio Production
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Cinema
  • Cinema Studies
  • Cinematography
  • Communication
  • Communication Disorders
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communication Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Digital Post-Production
  • Directing
  • Drama
  • Film
  • Film Studies
  • Film/Television
  • Film/Video
  • Interactive Digital Media
  • Journalism
  • Literature
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Communication/Advertising/Public Relations
  • Media Arts
  • Media Production
  • Media Studies
  • Musical Theatre
  • New Media
  • Performing Arts
  • Political Communication
  • Political Communication/Leadership Politics/Social Advocacy
  • Print/Multimedia Journalism
  • Producing
  • Production/Stage Management
  • Public Relations
  • Publishing
  • Screenwriting
  • Sound Design
  • Speech Pathology
  • Studio Television Production
  • Television
  • Theatre Design/Technology
  • Theatre Education
  • Theatre Studies
  • Video Production
  • Video/Film
  • Video/Television
  • Visual/Media Arts
  • Writing
  • Writing for Film/Television
  • Writing/Literature/Publishing
Doctorates

  • Communication Disorders/Speech Pathology
Master's Degrees

  • Communication Disorders
  • Communication Management
  • Creative Writing
  • Global Marketing Communication/Advertising
  • Health Communication
  • Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Journalism
  • Media Art
  • Publishing/Writing
  • Theatre Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • 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
  • neither credit nor 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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