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University of Akron, The

University of Akron, The
302 Buchtel Common, http://www.uakron.edu/
Akron, OH 44325

Official telephone: (330) 972-7111
Fax number: (330) 972-7002
Website: https://www.uakron.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 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: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 536 men, 534 women
Full-time faculty: 268 men, 179 women
Part-time faculty: 268 men, 355 women
Graduation rate: 53% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
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 on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Development
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Fire Protection, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Services, General
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Medical Office Management/Administration
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Merchandising and Buying Operations
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work, Other
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Programming, Other
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Criminology
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Dance, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Protection, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Journalism, Other
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
  • Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymer/Plastics Engineering
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Physical Therapy Studies
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Sculpture
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • African Studies
  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Archeology
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Asian History
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Development
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Systems
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Insurance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Medical Office Management/Administration
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Quality Control Technology/Technician
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Gerontology
  • Health Law
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Public Administration
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Structural Engineering
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Writing, General
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Geropsychology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
  • Nursing Practice
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymer/Plastics Engineering
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Geropsychology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Insurance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Finance
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
  • Legal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymer/Plastics Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Taxation
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Writing, General

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
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