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CUNY York College

CUNY York College
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11451

Official telephone: (718) 262-2000
Fax number: (718) 262-2730
Website: www.york.cuny.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and late January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held each semester.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions, one of six weeks and one of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, business administration, social work
Majors with the lowest enrollment: philosophy, African-American studies, art history
Average freshman GPA: 2.6 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 74%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 276 men, 270 women
Full-time faculty: 98 men, 100 women
Part-time faculty: 178 men, 170 women
Graduation rate: 24% within six years

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: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, 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-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, engineering
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, health professions, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Art Studio
  • Aviation Management
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • Communications Technology
  • Community Health Education
  • Computer Science
  • Earth Science
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Health Science
  • French
  • Geology
  • Gerontology
  • Health Education
  • Health Promotion Management
  • History
  • Information Systems Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Movement Science
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech
Master's Degrees

  • Occupational Therapy

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

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