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Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-3625

Official telephone: (202) 650-5000
Fax number: (202) 651-5774
Website: https://gallaudet.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: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 6:1
Total faculty: 104 men, 162 women
Full-time faculty: 66 men, 97 women
Part-time faculty: 38 men, 65 women
Graduation rate: 47% 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, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administration of Special Education
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Deaf Studies
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Photojournalism
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Education, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
Diplomas

  • Administration of Special Education
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology, Other
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
Master's Degrees

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Deaf Studies
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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