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University of the District of Columbia

University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008-1175

Official telephone: (202) 274-5000
Website: https://www.udc.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 52%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 260
Full-time faculty: 576
Part-time faculty: 316
Graduation rate: 14% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Computer Software Technology/Technician
  • Construction Management, General
  • Corrections
  • Corrections Administration
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General
  • Graphic Communications, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer
  • Music, General
  • Nursing Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, Other
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management, General
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nursing Education
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
Diplomas

  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Education, Other
Doctorates

  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering, Other
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Urban Education and Leadership
Master's Degrees

  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agriculture, General
  • Applied Mathematics, Other
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Civil Engineering, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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