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William Paterson University

William Paterson University
300 Pompton Rd
Wayne, NJ 7470

Official telephone: (973) 720-2000
Fax number: (973) 720-2910
Website: https://www.wpunj.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: 68%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Graduation rate: 53% 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
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • 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
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Disability Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nursing Education
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Doctorates

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nursing Practice
  • Psychology, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Applied/Public Sociology
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Science
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Music, General
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • 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 DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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