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Rockhurst University

Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2561

Official telephone: (816) 501-4000
Fax number: (816) 501-4241
Website: https://www.rockhurst.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: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 96 men, 188 women
Full-time faculty: 53 men, 102 women
Part-time faculty: 43 men, 86 women
Graduation rate: 76% 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
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

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Biochemistry
  • 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
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Management Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Theology/Theological Studies
Certificates

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
Diplomas

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Management Science
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Doctorates

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Management Science
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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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