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Simmons University

Simmons University
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115

Official telephone: (617) 521-2000
Fax number: (617) 521-3199
Website: https://www.simmons.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: 5:1
Total faculty: 175 men, 996 women
Full-time faculty: 57 men, 167 women
Part-time faculty: 118 men, 829 women
Graduation rate: 71% within six years

Simmons University
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
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
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African Studies
  • Agriculture, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biopsychology
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Creative Writing
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Food Science
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Management
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Network and System Administration/Administrator
  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Archives/Archival Administration
  • Children and Youth Library Services
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Education, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Nursing Education
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Doctorates

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Nursing Practice
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Work
Master's Degrees

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Archives/Archival Administration
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Children and Youth Library Services
  • Children's and Adolescent Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public/Applied History
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Writing, General

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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