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DOWLING COLLEGE

Dowling College
Idle Hour Boulevard
Oakdale Long Island, NY 11769

Official telephone: (800) 369-5464
Fax number: (631) 563-3827

Website: www.dowling.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in September, January, and February.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in July and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, management, special education
Majors with the lowest enrollment: romance languages, airway computer sciences
Average freshman GPA: 2.72 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 65%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 285 men, 215 women, 500 total
Full-time faculty: 74 men, 43 women, 117 total
Part-time faculty: 144 men, 146 women, 290 total
Graduation rate: 39% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, engineering, natural science, social/behavioral science, Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Math
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aeronautics
  • Aeronautics/Applied Mathematics
  • Aeronautics/Management
  • Aircraft Systems Management
  • Airway Computer Science
  • Airway Science Management
  • Aviation Management
  • Banking/Finance
  • Biology
  • Business Education
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Finance
  • Fine Art
  • General Management
  • History
  • Humanities
  • International Business/Transportation
  • Management
  • Marine Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music Education
  • Natural Science/Mathematics
  • Paralegal
  • Political Science
  • Professional/Liberal Studies
  • Psychology
  • Public Management
  • Romance Languages
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Speech/Dramatic Art
  • Sports Management
  • The Arts
  • Total Quality Management
  • Tourism/Recreational Management
  • Transportation Planning/Management
  • Visual Art

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience



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