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Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - San Juan

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - San Juan
377 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Hato Rey, PR 918


Website: https://www.pupr.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: trimester system (three 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: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 126 men, 79 women
Full-time faculty: 84 men, 46 women
Part-time faculty: 42 men, 33 women
Graduation rate: 20% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Engineering, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Finance, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Interior Design
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
Doctorates

  • Engineering, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Social Sciences, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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