SCSU Viewbook 2014

HOW DO YOU SPELL STUDENT SUCCESS ?

WHY SOUTHERN?

...the Honors College gave me the opportunity to express my creativity and explore my passions in ways I never imagined.

...this is a university that allows me to realize my academic and personal goals.

...I could see myself making this campus my home and knew that I could make a difference here.

...the professors not only know me, they know who I want to become.

...I'm majoring in English education and Southern has one of the best education programs in the state.

...the real-life experiences in the School of Business, and the opportunities it provides.

...the diversity of students, and the different cultures and ethnic backgrounds, and my experiences at orientation reassured me that this university is exactly where I want to be.

STUDENT SUCCESS IS SOUTHERN’S HIGHEST PRIORITY THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

at Southern Connecticut State

University encourages you to discover who you are, who you want to be, and how to realize your dreams. We provide a wide range of majors and minors, a vibrant campus, life outside the classroom, and a commitment to preparing strong leaders. • This public university offers 117 undergraduate and graduate programs, fascinating internships, unique research opportunities, a challenging faculty, and the opportunity to study abroad.

The student body represents diverse ethnic and socioeconomic groups; students from 32 states and 32 countries enroll at Southern. • Outside the classroom, you’ll keep on learning — about yourself, about other people, and about how to be the person you want to be.

• Our thriving campus expands your world, supported by a talented and caring community of faculty and staff dedicated to working together to help you succeed as a student and grow as an individual.

You will make friends that will last a lifetime.

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THE LIBERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (LEP),

Southern’s core curriculum for undergraduate students, is designed to move you beyond traditional disciplinebased learning, and to cultivate your highest levels of critical thought. • Through problem-based inquiry and an interdisciplinary approach, professors draw out your natural curiosity about a variety of topics, and help sharpen your analytical response to a range of practical life experiences. • As an LEP student, you will pass through a series of carefully-designed levels that continuously build upon and reinforce prior learning.

When you are ready to move beyond the world of our university, you will leave confident and empowered with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives for active participation, and impassioned, ethical leadership in our ever changing global society.

SOUTHERN PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

challenges you to meet

high standards of academic rigor and integrity.

SOUTHERN’S HONORS

Our academic departments span the humanities,

COLLEGE IS FOR YOU.

the physical sciences, the fine and performing arts,

This four-year program

and the social sciences. • You can study human

replaces most university

remains in forensic anthropology, compose your own

requirements with team-

musical pieces in an electronic music lab, or conduct

taught, interdisciplinary

hands-on research on Long Island Sound. • Southern

courses and a thesis

was recently named as the host site for Connecticut’s

requirement.

first research center devoted solely to nanotechnology, preparing students for careers in this fast-growth industry.

The Honors College

The center will be a feature of the new Academic and

is open to students in

Laboratory Science building, to be completed in 2015

all schools and majors,

(rendering below). • With 22 academic departments

and provides excellent

and more than 70 areas of specialization, the School

credentials for graduate

of Arts & Sciences delivers a comprehensive range of

school and career

exciting degree programs. Want more choices? Our

placement.

distinctive Interdisciplinary Studies program allows you to design your own individualized course of study to efficiently achieve your educational goals.

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IF YOU THRIVE ON IDEAS,

MAJORS

• Anthropology, B.A. • Anthropology, B.S. Archaeology; Biological Cultural; General Linguistics • Art Education, B.S.* • Art History, B.A. • Biology, B.A., B.S.* Areas of Study General • Aquatic/Marine Biotechnology/Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Botany • Environmental Microbiology • Physiology Pre-Professional (Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary) Zoology

• Chemistry, B.A., B.S.* Accelerated Chemistry Biochemistry; General • Communication, B.S. Advertising and Promotions Interpersonal/Relational Organizational Video Production • Computer Science, B.S. General Computer Information Systems • Earth Science, B.A. • Earth Science, B.S.* Environmental; General; Geology • Economics, B.A.* • English, B.A., B.S* • French, B.A., B.S* • General Studies, B.A. • Geography, B.A.* • Geography, B.S.* Applied Sustainability; Geographic Information and Science Technology • German, B.A., B.S* • History, B.A., B.S* • Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A., B.S. • Italian, B.A., B.S* • Journalism, B.A., B.S. • Mathematics, B.A., B.S.* • Media Studies, B.A. • Music, B.A. • Philosophy, B.A. • Physics, B.A.

• Physics, B.S.* Engineering; General • Political Science, B.A., B.S.* • Psychology, B.A. General; Mental Health • Psychology, B.S. Research • Sociology, B.A., B.S.* Area of Study Criminal Justice

• Spanish, B.A., B.S* • Studio Art, B.A., B.S Ceramics; Graphic Design; Jewelry/Metals; Painting; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture • Theatre, B.A. MINORS

• • • • • • • •

• • • • •

• •

African Studies Anthropology Art History Asian Studies Biology Central, East European, and Eurasian Studies Chemistry Communication Advertising and Promotions Interpersonal and Relational Organizational Video Production Computer Science Criminal Justice Earth Science Economics English Literature Creative Writing Professional Writing Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies

• Film Studies • Forensic Science • Geographic Information Science and Technology • Geography • German Studies • History • Journalism • Judaic Studies • Latin American and Caribbean Studies • Linguistics • Marine Studies • Mathematics • Media Studies • Music • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Religious Studies • Social Science and Medicine • Sociology • Studio Art • Theatre • Women’s Studies • World Languages and Literatures PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

• • • • •

Pre-Dental Pre-Engineering Pre-Law Pre-Medical Pre-Veterinary Medicine

*Students interested in secondary school teaching careers (grades 7-12) may enroll as a Bachelor of Science major in these departments offering the course work required by the state Department of Education.

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OR TI Z

L IE MA R

JU

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT STUDENT SUCCESS IS DEFINED BY THE CHANCES YOU TAKE

AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU MAKE ON OTHERS. STUDENTS WHO WALK THROUGH THE DOORS

OF

SCSU

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND

LEARN SO THAT THEY CAN, IN RETURN, HELP THEIR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ALONG THE WAY.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE END.

STUDENTS WHO TAKE RISKS, STEP OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT

ZONES, AND WHO DON’T LET FEAR LIMIT THEIR OWN ABILITIES

ARE THE ONES WHO WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO CHALLENGE THEIR OWN STRENGTHS. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT LET DIFFICULT SITUATIONS GET THE BEST OF THEM, AND WHO CONTINUE TO TRY EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE FAILED; THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO WILL DO GREAT THINGS.

CLASS OF

2016 •

HOMETOWN: BRIDGEPORT, CT

•

MAJOR: JOURNALISM

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

has a new home —

campus “trading floor;” learn

business students recently

transformed from the former

how to establish a brand

competed in a real-world

Student Center into a state-

and market a product; or

simulation program along

of-the-art facility for business

delve into real estate law,

with some of the world’s

study, including a Business

entrepreneurship, and small

most elite universities. The

Success Center, sponsored

business development. •

assignment was to stabilize

by Northeast Utilities

Our outstanding faculty and

a failing company. The

Foundation, established

staff work together to provide

exercise, which simulates

to support our students’

high quality undergraduate

teamwork, decision making,

professional development.

programs to prepare students

and quantitative and

• The timing is perfect,

for careers in business, and

presentation skills, reinforced

since Southern’s business

advanced graduate study.

what it takes for a team to

programs are in high

Each program combines

be successful. The Southern

demand to meet

general education, business

team scored higher than 99

Connecticut’s workforce

common core and major/

percent of all schools taking

needs.

MARKETING

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)

MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

FINANCE

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

ACCOUNTING

B.S. DEGREE CONCENTRATIONS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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MINORS

REAL ESTATE

curriculum. • Southern

MARKETING

buy, and sell stocks on an on-

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)

Southern’s School of Business

you can research,

MANAGEMENT

delivering a well-rounded

BUSINESS,

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

part in the program. •

ACCOUNTING

concentration requirements,

AT SOUTHERN’S SCHOOL OF

WAS O DO TED T N A N’T ALL I W . I WAS HERN MPUS SOUT A T C A ED ING N ON ARRIV ECOM KNOW I FIRST OR B USIC R E M D Y WHEN A ET M LD BE NT LE ND G WOU STUDE RM A G A HAT IT T IN D PERFO M E CO ALIZ OLVED IN BE N I RE T INV ESTED T. THE O GE N T E D D INTER E U .

ST START IOUSLY AS A TH. I Y SER A SFUL R P E S E V T C SSES SUC FEREN Y CLA A DIF TAKE L OF M L A O T K TOO BEST E AND NT LIF E D U T IN S

Y M M N I A S MAXIM ONOF C A LOT D E H IS TO STABL G ME ND E ASKIN E HIPS A R S E N IO LE W RELAT , P EOP MANY EW IT N K I BUILT I RE . BEFO IONS TS. NECT EVEN DENT THEIR T A STU A E M R IN O G PERF I IMA BUT IS ESS, ING, SUCC H T T L N E ECIA I STUD NE SP K OF WHEN FOR O SFUL I THIN S LY E N N C E O T SUC WH R N NO LF AS HETHE MYSE KNOW S, W G IS W A IN S O H WH D. I NT T UNDE IFFERE , HOST ELL-RO FOR D ERSHIP W D E A M O E L S AL ENT ESS KNEW SUCC , STUD OPLE ED PE DENT MUSIC U IC T Y T S O M N EFINE FUN ING, LSO D O BE FORM S PER HA S T ES. I A A D IT A W .

R IT DO MY G IT IS YOU OW S, OR WHAT O KN VENT T G E E IN G V Y IN ENJO , I HA AND GING VING ALLEN O H L C .

S A E DAY IF IT’S VEN OF TH E D .

N E E T HE FOR M E AT E SMIL M G MAKIN

CLASS OF

2017 •

HOMETOWN: STRATFORD, CT

MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; CONCENTRATION: FINANCE

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SOUTHERN’S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Southern has been tapped

and social experiences of

prepares more teachers than

by the state to address the

students diagnosed with

any other institution in the

growing challenge of how

a form of this developmental

state, as well as producing

to better educate children

disability. • All students

the greatest numbers of

with autism. •

seeking their initial teaching

principals and superintend-

Our Center of Excellence

certification will complete

ents through its educational

on Autism Spectrum

a series of clinical field

leadership programs. •

Disorders, the first of its

experiences and student

As the statewide leader in

kind in the state, provides

teaching to be eligible

graduating highly qualified

a distinctive resource to

for certification.

special education teachers,

improve the educational

B.S. DEGREE MAJORS

• Art Education (K-12) • Early Childhood Education (N-3) • Elementary Education (1-6) • Elementary Education, Bilingual (1-6) • Information Management and Services • Physical Education (K-12)* • Special Education (K-12) • Elementary/Special Education, Collaborative

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SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATION

(7-12) • Biology • Chemistry • Earth Science

• Mathematics • Physics • Political Science • Sociology • Spanish

• Economics

MINORS

• English

• Information Management

• French • Geography • German • History • Italian

and Services • School Health Education *Offered in the Exercise Science department in the School of Health and Human Services.

Y R A H C A Z AIR L C LE S A RAL A GENE IN S CES ING; E SUC RE DO I DEFIN OU A Y , R G E H E THIN HATC OT TO RET T OR TH VE G LAIR F ARGA U HA F M O A Y E G T LIK VIN THA OF HA E.” UGH, RPOS IXTURE T ENO M O N …

OF PU “ E IS S IT N E HAT IN S ING T CERTA T KNOW ND A A K R TUDEN EAT S D WO R R A G H A HAVE , HAS MOLD OCAL ME TO IT IS L E S W U ALLO BECA THAT HERN E. NITIES SOUT U E T S R O NIQU PO I CH ING U S OP H A T H E ND SOM RE, A INTO CULTU ED IENCE R E P RIBUT X E CONT LLEGE E V O A C LMY HO H RS CO ALS W IVIDU HONO D E H IN T CAMANY DING Y EDU BEEN INCLU ERN, HAVE ING M H R E T U R U E D TH CE AN T SO ESS A UIDAN E AS SUCC ED G TO B ID Y V T M O N TO WA SIDE EY PR W, IN Y. TH HO I G W ACULT D GRO F IN N P E A A G T LE IMEN Y, SH EXPER URNE E TO AL JO M N G IO T LOWIN

BY AL OM. ATOR SSRO C U D E E CLA H T F IDE O OUTS AND

CLASS OF

2015 •

HOMETOWN: NEW HAVEN

MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

SCHOOL OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

provides

you with the opportunity to do clinical practice at local hospitals and community health centers, work at counseling centers and social service agencies, and intern at camps and recreation centers. • The Connecticut Department of Labor predicts that Connecticut’s health care demands will increase 60 percent over the next 20 years. The latest occupational forecast data suggest a long-term demand for professionals in the nursing, public health, and therapy fields, among others. • Southern offers an accelerated (ACE) program in nursing that allows those with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline to earn their R.N. • The school’s yearly trip to Guatemala

B.S. DEGREE MAJORS

• Athletic Training • Communication Disorders Speech Pathology • Exercise Science Human Performance Physical Education (K-12) • Nursing • Nursing Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) Program • Public Health • R.N. to B.S.N. Program • Recreation and Leisure Studies Community Recreation and Youth Development Therapeutic Recreation Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management • Social Work • Sport Management MINORS

takes students out of the traditional

• Event Management

classroom setting, to study public health

• Exercise Science

in this developing country.

• Leadership Development • Public Health Nutrition • Wellness

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NA NI H UG DA

TO ME, STUDENT SUCCESS

MEANS CARRYING WHAT I LEARNED

IN COLLEGE INTO THE REAL WORLD. THE KNOWLEDGE AND QUALITIES

I GAINED AT SOUTHERN WILL HELP ME

TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN MY CAREER.

MY GYMNASTICS COACHES WERE BOTH VERY

SOUTHERN HAS A WONDERFUL PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM AND A GREAT GYMNASTICS TEAM. ATTENDING SOUTHERN WAS A GOOD CHOICE FOR ME. SOUTHERN IS NOT A HUGE

CLASS OF

2015 •

Y

UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS WHAT I LIKE A LOT.

RIT

POSITIVE AND HELPED ME TO MEET MY GOALS.

HOMETOWN: MARIETTA, GA

•

MAJOR: PUBLIC HEALTH

NATIONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT LIVING ON CAMPUS

contributes to greater overall satisfaction

and success in college. • The convenience of living on campus puts you within walking distance of your classes, labs, the library, theater, concerts, and sports facilities. • All resident students are guaranteed four-year housing. As a resident, you may also get involved with the student-run Residence Hall Council, a great way to meet others and develop leadership skills. Our Farnham Hall programming space hosts nightly events, study hours, and weekend programs. • Living Learning Communities, including our Sustainability, First Generation, Transfer Student, and International communities offer a unique opportunity to provide stronger connections with students who share similar interests. • Whether you live on campus or commute, our dining services offer personalized options for the ultimate in value and convenience. There are a number of dining locations throughout campus, including our traditional dining hall, convenience store, and food court. • Our student health services, including the Granoff

residence life

Student Health Center, Wellness Center, and University Counseling Services, help you adjust to life on campus. These services include men’s and women’s health care, individual and group counseling, outreach and programming, and consulting services. • The University Police Department, staffed by sworn officers who patrol 24 hours a day, is a visible presence on campus.

nal additio mic e d aca ffered rt is o suppo sidential to re ents stud s, double es, suit , s e l g sin ts artmen and ap able avail

living on campus all ow students to s experience college 2 4/7

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2013-14 ACADEMIC YEAR,

eight programs were represented in NCAA Division II championship action, resulting in two NCAA individual national champions, two NCAA individual runner-up marks, and 27 All-America selections. • Southern had 337 selections to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 semester grade point average (GPA) in order to earn recognition. The 2013-14 academic year saw

athletics

DURING THE

a record-setting average by our studentathletes, who maintained a 3.03 overall GPA. • In 2013, Amanda Thomas completed a storied four-year swimming career with 18 All-America titles and four NCAA individual crowns.

• On the back of a school-record 19-game winning streak, the men’s basketball team surged to the NE-10 title and into the NCAA Championships, reaching the Elite Eight for just the second time in the program’s history.

27 4 2 7 2 19 82 2 4 2 337 16 4 Northeast-10 Conference Coaches of the Year

NCAA Individual National Runners-up in Swimming and Track and Field

NCAA Individual Champions in Men’s Swimming and Diving and Indoor Track and Field

Northeast-10 Conference Athletes of the Year/Championship Honorees 24

ACCOLADES

NCAA Participants

All-Americans

Regional Athletes of the Year

ECAC Rookies of the Year

Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award recipients

Northeast-10 All-Academic Team selections

New England Championships in Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field

Regional Coaches of the Year

Northeast-10 Conference Championships

Selections named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Women’s Intercollegiate Programs • Basketball • Cross country • Field hockey • Gymnastics • Lacrosse • Soccer • Softball • Swimming and Diving • Track and Field (indoor and outdoor) • Volleyball

Recreational Facilities • James Moore Field House • Hutchinson Natatorium • Pelz Field • Pelz Gymnasium • Jess Dow Field • The Ballpark at Southern Connecticut

Conference Affiliations • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) • Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) • Northeast-10 Conference

Men’s Intercollegiate Programs • Baseball • Basketball • Cross country • Football • Soccer • Swimming and Diving • Track and Field (indoor and outdoor)

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clubs & organizations 26

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT STUDENTS WHO BALANCE THEIR ACADEMIC WORK

with

co-curricular activities are more inclined to achieve success in academic and other pursuits, create opportunities for personal development, and are better prepared for life after graduation. • Southern’s many campus clubs and organizations provide rich educational, social, and cultural opportunities.

Academic and Professional Development Accounting Society American Advertising Federation American Marketing Association Anthropology Club Biology Club Chemistry Club Computer Club Earth Science Club Exercise Physiology Club Financial Management Association Forensic Society French Club Geographic Information Science Club Geography Club History Club Information and Library Science Club Mathematics Club Media Studies Club Men About Business National Student Nurses Association Pre-Health Professional Society Philosophy Club Physical Education Club Physics Club Pre-Law Society Psychology Club Public Health Society Recreation Club SCSU Management Association Social Welfare Organization Society of Professional Journalists Sociology Club Southern Future Teachers Organization Sports Medicine Club Students in Free Enterprise

Club Sports Aziza Dance • Cheerleading • Colorguard Dance Team • Drumline • Ice Hockey Karate • Men’s Lacrosse • Men’s Rugby Paintball • Rock Crushers Climbing Club Ski and Snowboard • Steppin’ Up Drill Team Symphonic Pulse Dance Company Tennis • Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball • Women’s Rugby Councils and Governing Organizations Class Governments Commuter Student Organization Greek Life Council Inter-Residence Council Leadership Commission Programs Council Service Commission Student Government Association Student Media Board Honorary and Service Organizations Active Minds Alpha Kappa Delta (sociology) Colleges Against Cancer Delta Mu Delta (business administration) Freshman Leadership in Progress Gamma Theta Upsilon (geography) Golden Key National Honor Society – (national honor society for juniors and seniors in the top 15 percent of their class) Habitat for Humanity HOPE (peer educators) Iota Iota Iota (women’s studies) Kappa Delta Pi (education) Lambda Pi Eta (communication) National Society of Leadership Success Operation Smile Order of Omega (Greek life) Peer Mentors United Phi Alpha Theta (history) Pi Sigma Alpha (political science)

Psi Chi (psychology) Sigma Gamma Alpha (English) Sigma Tau Delta (Greek life) Sigma Theta Tau, Mu Beta chapter (nursing) Tau Sigma (Transfer students) Zeta Delta Epsilon (service)

College Democrats College Republicans Council for Exceptional Children Environmental Futurists LGBT Prism NAACP Outreach Unlimited

International and Multicultural Groups African Students Association Asian Cultural Society Black Student Union Chinese Student Association CIAO Italian Club Organization of Latin American Students People to People Club West Indian Society

Special Interest Anime Society Commuter Student Union Meditation Club Men About Interest Senior Citizen Student Organization Veterans Association

Media Groups Folio • Southern News Southern TV • WSIN Radio Station Performing and Creative Arts Arts League • Crescent Players Cultural Affairs Club • Fearless Lovers of Word • Film Society Fortissibros • Southern Harmony SCSU Drumline • SCSU Pep Band Political Action and Advocacy American Sign Language and Deaf Awareness Amnesty International Best Buddies

Religious Organizations Campus Crusade for Christ Hillel Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Muslim Students Association Newman Society Social Fraternities and Sororities Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority Beta Mu Sigma Fraternity Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity Omega Zeta Pi Sorority Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Southern donates a percentage of produce grown in our campus garden to soup kitchens in the New Haven area.

COMPOST HAPPENS

Student volunteers collect food scraps from participating departments to use as compost in the community garden.

RECYCLEMANIA AND CAMPUS CONSERVATION NATIONALS

Friendly competitions are held between residence halls to boost recycling and energy conservation.

RESIDENCE LIFE SUSTAINABILITY SERIES

Events include guest speakers, engagement opportunities, Green Room Certification, and info on our Sustainability Living Learning Community.

sustainability

CAMPUS COMMUNITY GARDEN

Southern is committed to sustainability through campus-wide waste reduction and recycling, water and other resource conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable electricity generation.

We are listed in Princeton Review’s 2014 “Guide to the 332 Greenest Colleges.”

ACADEMICS

• Environmental or marine studies concentrations in Biology, Chemistry, - 382,000+ Geography, or Earth Science majors.

NUMBER OF POUNDS • Environmental or Marine Studies OF MASONRY AND - $123,000 METAL RECYCLED FROM minor to accompany any ANNUAL SAVINGS FROM SEABURY HALL undergraduate major.

NEW HIGH-EFFICIENCY DEMOLITION LIGHTING IN CAMPUS • Sustainability concentration for GARAGES AND GYMS Geography majors.

• Sustainability Learning Community ON in First-Year Experience program.

- 100 KW -

- AWARDS -

SCSU’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IS A LEED GOLD-CERTIFIED BUILDING AND RECIPIENT OF THE POWER OF CHANGE TOP STATE BUILDING AWARD

Visit us at SouthernCT.edu/sustainability

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CAPACITY OF SCSU’S TWO ROOFTOP SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONS

- 100 PERCENTAGE OF NON-TOXIC, GREENCERTIFIED CHEMICALS USED BY CUSTODIAL STAFF

NEW CAMPUS!

- EIGHT WATER STATIONS FOR REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES

- $99,000 UTILITY REBATES FROM LIGHTING PROJECTS, USED TO ESTABLISH GREEN REVOLVING FUND FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

achieving successful outcomes

SOUTHERN HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD OF PRODUCING SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES. From study abroad and advanced research opportunities to service learning and internships, Southern students have outstanding experience and great preparation for careers.

require students to be well prepared, creative, and able to use a variety of programs and services to develop necessary skills. Students come to Southern with dreams of where a college education can take them, and they leave with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve far more than they originally imagined.

COMPLETING A DEGREE PROGRAM AND PREPARING FOR TODAY’S JOB MARKET

students are matched with a faculty adviser.

Southern’s Academic and Career Advising Center works with students to help envision the connection between present academic experience and future plans. Our goal is to broaden students’ perspectives with respect to their career choices. Internships and cooperative education programs give students an opportunity to try out career options prior to graduation.

BEGINNING WITH FRESHMAN YEAR,

it’s no surprise that many Southern grads continue their studies. Some earn advanced degrees at Southern in one of our master’s degree, sixth year diploma and doctorate programs.

Others enroll at various outstanding colleges and universities around the world.

GIVEN THEIR EXCELLENT ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS,

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transfer students 30

EACH YEAR, MORE THAN

1,200 STUDENTS TRANSFER

TO SOUTHERN

from public and

private institutions throughout the country. • Most transfer from Connecticut’s two-year community colleges; others from four-year universities. • Some are looking for a fresh start in a whole new field of study; others for a chance to refine and enrich the knowledge and experience they’ve already acquired.

• At Southern, we’re committed to

Academic and Career Advising staff

helping you complete your bachelor’s

will supply counseling and referral to

degree and can help you determine

academic departments to help ensure

which bachelor’s program fits your

timely completion of your degree. •

academic and career goals. • Just

Transfer students are eligible to apply

as important, we’ll help you get to

for admission to any of Southern’s

know Southern and what on-campus

programs. • The admissions process

resources are available for transfer

is based on previous college work.

students. • The Admissions Office

To be considered for admission,

staff will provide you with valuable

students must be in good academic

information on how to apply and

standing, earning at least a 2.0 GPA

complete the enrollment process,

from their prior college or university.

as well as explain how to apply

• It is possible to meet the general

credits from other colleges toward

requirements for transfer admission

your degree at Southern. •

but not meet the standards for a

The Office of Financial Aid and

specific academic program. •

Scholarships will help you make

See the university course catalog

the financial transition, while the

for details.

EVALUATION OF CREDITS

• Credits from regionally accredited universities are eligible for transfer review.*

• Military courses will be evaluated on an individual basis by the university Registrar’s Office.

• Credits from colleges and universities on a quarter-hour system will be converted to semester hours.

• The physical education requirement may be waived for transfer students who enter with 24 credits.

*All equivalent courses with passing grades, earned at Connecticut community colleges by a student with an associate’s degree from that college, as well as equivalent courses with passing grades earned at any Connecticut State University institution, will be accepted for transfer.

**25 colleges are fully banked on this Web site. If you do not see your college listed, an official evaluation will be completed upon your acceptance to Southern and will be included in your acceptance packet.

The Academic and Career Advising staff will complete a degree audit for the appropriate major and make it available to you.

transfer students

• Southern does not accept remedial coursework for transfer credit.

• Visit SouthernCT.edu/ bannerweb/transfer.php3 and see how your credits will transfer to Southern.**

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EXPLORE AN EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENT

WHAT YOU LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM IS THE FOUNDATION

for an outstanding

undergraduate experience. This experience is supported by frequent opportunities to hear directly from celebrated artists and thinkers, political leaders, international policymakers, and a host of other visionaries and dignitaries who routinely visit Southern. • The Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series is a major intellectual event in the greater New Haven area, each year bringing a political, social, or creative leader to campus. • The lecture series is held at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts, a 1,568-seat auditorium that provides the setting for a year-round calendar of dynamic cultural and academic events, including theater, jazz, lectures, and comedy shows for both university and public entertainment.

• Lyman Center is also the home of Southern’s acclaimed Theatre Department and the 100-seat Robert Kendall Drama Lab for experimental theater.

2014 notable visitors to campus, left to right: Jay Leno, autism activist Temple Grandin, Sierra Leonean author Ishmael Beah, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

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haven

MAKE NEW HAVEN YOUR OWN

AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM,

BOSTON

New Haven is a

MASSACHUSETTS

vibrant center for arts, culture,

CONNECTICUT

history, and entertainment in

RHODE ISLAND

NEW HAVEN

southern New England. • Take advantage of worldfamous theaters, festivals, museums, art and natural

NEW YORK CITY

A

T

L A

N

C T I

E A N O C N

history, cafes, bookstores and galleries, nightlife, a range of outdoor activities – and some of the best pizza you’ll ever eat! • Southern now has a presence in the heart of New Haven’s downtown business district with the opening of Southern on the Green, a suite of offices and seminar rooms at 900 Chapel Street. This new location provides the university with the opportunity to expand its services to current and prospective

new

students and enhance its community partnerships.

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2014-15 YEARLY EXPENSES FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES In-State Commuter

In-State On Campus

Out-of-State On Campus

New England Regional Programs On Campus

Tuition & Fees*

$9,157

$9,157

$20,892

$11,456

Housing (standard double room)

N/A

$6,036

$6,036

$6,036

Platinum Meal Plan (unlimited dining 7 days per week)

N/A

$5,073

$5,073

$5,073

Residence Hall Social Fee

N/A

$45

$45

$45

Estimated Yearly Cost

$9,157

$20,311

$32,046

$22,610

*Fees include the following: State University Fee, University General Fee, Activity Fee, and Media Fee. Tuition and fees listed are subject to change/revision. Accident and sickness insurance, personal expenses, and textbooks are not included in the estimated yearly cost. Detailed cost information is available at SouthernCT.edu/bursar/tuitionfees.

• FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ADVISING Student financial success involves empowering students with financial knowledge, by providing personalized strategies for a lifetime of successful money management. Students and parents are encouraged to meet with Southern’s financial literacy and advising coordinator to learn about budgeting, paying for college, debt reduction, and increased long-term savings. Visit SouthernCT.edu/ financial-advising for details.

• FINANCIAL AID To be considered for financial aid, you must complete the 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA; fafsa.ed.gov) and submit it to the federal processor by the March 15, 2015, priority date. Southern awards financial aid on the basis of demonstrated need and will send notification to recipients beginning in mid-March.

As a full-time student you may apply in the fall of your freshman year for one of the SCSU Foundation’s more than 240 scholarships. Visit SouthernCT.edu/alumni/ scholarship-program for details.

For families who find it more convenient to budget the cost of tuition and fees over the course of the semester, Southern offers interest-free payment plans. There is a limited enrollment period for these plans. Visit SouthernCT.edu/bursar for details.

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APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

If you are ready to join a dynamic, diverse learning community, and if you like the idea of working closely with faculty who will support, inspire, and help you realize your dreams, then it’s time to apply to Southern.

• Apply for rolling admissions at SouthernCT.edu/ admissions • The online application

requires the submission of a personal essay and a $50 non-refundable application fee (payable online via Visa, MasterCard or Discover)

Important Information for Residents of New England States Only Students who are legal residents of the other five New England states may be eligible for reduced tuition and fees at Southern

In order to complete your

under the New England Tuition Break Program. If you are

application, the following

applying under the New England Tuition Break Program,

documents must be sent to the

check the appropriate box on your application form.

Admissions Office: • Official high school transcript • Letter of recommendation from a counselor; additional teacher recommendations are optional • Official test score report for SAT or ACT • Contact the Admissions Office at (203) 392-5644 for more information.

NOW ACCEPTING THE COMMON APP! VISIT COMMONAPP.ORG

Degree Programs available at Southern: • Maine: Italian • Massachusetts: Information Management and Services, Recreation and Leisure Studies • New Hampshire: Italian, Information Management and Services, Public Health • Rhode Island: Athletic Training, Earth Science, Information Management and Services, Media Studies, Public Health, Recreation and Leisure Studies • Vermont: Earth Science, Information Management and Services, Public Health, Special Education

We encourage every student interested in Southern to tour our campus and see it for yourself.

Go to SouthernCT.edu/visit to schedule a tour.

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