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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
700 South High Street
West Chester, PA 19383


Website: https://www.wcupa.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 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: 20:1
Total faculty: 419 men, 529 women
Full-time faculty: 297 men, 366 women
Part-time faculty: 122 men, 163 women
Graduation rate: 72% within six years

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
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
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 on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • 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/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Education Policy Analysis
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Ethics
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Holocaust and Related Studies
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Publishing
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
Doctorates

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Nursing Practice
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
Master's Degrees

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

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

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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