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Montclair State University

Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair, NJ 7042


Fax number: (973) 655-7700
Website: https://www.montclair.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: 81%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 882 men, 1070 women
Full-time faculty: 317 men, 323 women
Part-time faculty: 565 men, 747 women
Graduation rate: 65% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Dance, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Information Technology
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
  • Youth Services/Administration
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Make-Up Artist/Specialist
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Youth Services/Administration
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Dance, General
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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