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Assumption University

Assumption University
500 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609-1296


Fax number: (508) 799-4412
Website: https://www.assumption.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
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: 83%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 111 men, 100 women
Full-time faculty: 65 men, 60 women
Part-time faculty: 46 men, 40 women
Graduation rate: 71% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
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

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Informatics
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photojournalism
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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