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Roberts Wesleyan University

Roberts Wesleyan University
2301 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14624-1997

Official telephone: (585) 594-6000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 777-4RWC
Fax number: (585) 594-6371
Website: www.roberts.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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 June and August
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, elementary education, business
Majors with the lowest enrollment: information systems management, humanities, time-based media
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 113 men, 154 women
Full-time faculty: 40 men, 52 women
Part-time faculty: 73 men, 102 women
Graduation rate: 62% within six years

Roberts Wesleyan University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art, Biblical languages, Biblical studies, biology, business administration, chemistry, communication, computer science, criminal justice, general science, English, foreign language, history, information systems, management, marketing, mathematics, ministry, music, philosophy, physics, psychology, social welfare, sociology, Spanish, theatre, theology, and women's studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry, library science, physical therapy, physician assistant
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.)
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad programs through CCCU. Study abroad in Australia, China, Costa Rica, England, Egypt, Jamaica, India, Lithuania, Spain, and Uganda.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Rochester Inst of Tech and SUNY Brockport.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Rochester Inst of Tech.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Natural Sciences
  • Physical Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting/Information Management
  • Adolescent Education/Biology
  • Adolescent Education/Chemistry
  • Adolescent Education/English
  • Adolescent Education/Mathematics
  • Adolescent Education/Physics
  • Adolescent Education/Social Studies
  • Adolescent Education/Spanish
  • Art
  • Art/Graphic Design
  • Biblical Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Childhood/Special Education
  • Comprehensive Social Studies
  • Criminal Justice
  • Cross-Disciplinary Studies
  • Early Childhood/Special Education
  • Economic Crime Investigation
  • English
  • History
  • Humanities
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Ministry
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance/Instrumental
  • Music Performance/Piano
  • Music Performance/Voice
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Management
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Pre-Dental
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Physician Assistant
  • Pre-Veterinary
  • Psychology
  • Religion/Philosophy
Doctorates

  • Clinical/School Psychology
Master's Degrees

  • Health Administration
  • Health Informatics Administration
  • Initial Adolescence Education
  • Initial Inclusive Childhood Education
  • Marketing
  • Nursing Education
  • Nursing Leadership/Administration
  • Professional Adolescence Education
  • Professional Childhood Education
  • School Counseling
  • School Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Special Education
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Strategic Marketing

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

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