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Wilson College

Wilson College
1015 Philadelphia Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201-1285

Official telephone: (717) 264-4141
Fax number: (717) 264-1578
Website: https://www.wilson.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: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 38 men, 75 women
Full-time faculty: 16 men, 25 women
Part-time faculty: 22 men, 50 women
Graduation rate: 50% within six years

Wilson College
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, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
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

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics, General
  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, Other
  • Animal-Assisted Therapy
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical/Health Humanities
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Learning Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • 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 relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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