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Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
8 Abbott Park Place
Providence, RI 02903-3703

Official telephone: (401) 598-1000
Fax number: (401) 598-1835
Website: https://www.jwu.edu/providence/
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: 75%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 235 men, 242 women
Full-time faculty: 117 men, 119 women
Part-time faculty: 118 men, 123 women
Graduation rate: 52% 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
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 off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Advertising
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Applied Psychology
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary Science/Culinology
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Finance, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
  • General Studies
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Urban and Community Horticulture
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Certificates

  • Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
Diplomas

  • Education, Other
Doctorates

  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Resources Management
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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