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EMERSON COLLEGE

Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624

Official telephone: (617) 824-8500
Fax number: (617) 824-8511

Website: www.emerson.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in early September and mid-January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: writing/literature/publishing
Majors with the lowest enrollment: communication disorders
Average freshman GPA: 3.11 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 212 men, 169 women, 381 total
Full-time faculty: 85 men, 64 women, 149 total
Part-time faculty: 129 men, 100 women, 229 total
Graduation rate: 74% within six years

Emerson College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in brain and language, dance, fiction, hearing/deafness, history, journalism, literature, management communication, marketing communication, performance studies, photography, poetry, political communication, post-colonial studies, psychology, publishing, science, visual/media arts, women's/gender studies, and writing.
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Five-year BS-MS in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Los Angeles Study/Internship Program (semester)
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Acting
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communication Studies
  • Marketing Communication/Advertising/Public Relations
  • Media Production/Animation/Motion Media
  • Media Production/Film
  • Media Production/Interactive Media
  • Media Production/Radio
  • Media Production/Sound Design
  • Media Production/Studio Television Production
  • Media Production/Writing for Film/Television
  • Media Studies
  • Musical Theatre
  • Political Communication/Leadership Politics & Social Advocacy
  • Print/Multimedia Journalism
  • Production/Stage Management
  • Theatre Design/Technology
  • Theatre Education
  • Theatre Studies
  • Writing/Literature/Publishing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
scores of 4 or higher required in English Language, Literature, and Composition.



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