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WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Western Connecticut State University
181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810

Official telephone: (203) 837-8200
Fax number: (203) 837-8283

Website: www.wcsu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September 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 in September and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: management information systems, justice/law, communications
Majors with the lowest enrollment: economics, political science, Spanish
Average freshman GPA: 2.4 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 67%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 282 men, 203 women, 485 total
Full-time faculty: 114 men, 86 women, 200 total
Part-time faculty: 168 men, 113 women, 281 total
Graduation rate: 37% 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, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, Communications/Media
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Austria, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Army ROTC: offered off-campus University of Connecticut
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus University of Connecticut

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology/Sociology
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Community Health
  • Computer Science
  • Earth/Planetary Sciences
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education
  • English Professional Writing
  • English/Comparative Literature
  • Finance
  • Fine Art
  • Health Education
  • History
  • Justice/Law
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Meteorology
  • Music Education
  • Music/Jazz Performance
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Renewable Resources
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Theatre Arts

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience



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