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Rowan University

Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701


Website: https://www.rowan.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: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 943 men, 978 women
Full-time faculty: 300 men, 304 women
Part-time faculty: 643 men, 674 women
Graduation rate: 68% 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
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
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Advertising
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Business and Management, Other
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Brewing Science
  • Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Canadian Studies
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication Management and Strategic Communications
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Dance, General
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Energy and Environmental Policy
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forestry, General
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Studies
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Communication
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Architecture
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Journalism
  • Journalism, Other
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marine Sciences
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Technology
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
  • Sports Communication
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Surveying Engineering
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Programming, Other
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Software Technology/Technician
  • Construction Management, General
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • French Language and Literature
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • General Literature
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
  • Human Resources Development
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Paleontology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, General
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public/Applied History
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports Communication
  • Sports Studies
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Creative Writing
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Holocaust and Related Studies
  • Human Services, General
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • School Psychology
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Doctorates

  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Materials Science
  • Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community College Administration
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Holocaust and Related Studies
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • School Psychology
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

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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