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The University

Dominican University of California is an independent, international, learner-centered university of Dominican heritage. It offers a beautiful setting, a close-knit community of approximately 2,000 students, and an intimate social environment that is an important context for academic goals and personal development.

The University offers many services that support its educational programs. It provides tutoring, life-planning, career, and personal counseling without charge to Dominican students; offers housing, health, and job placement services; and helps students make the most of their college experience by its readiness to assist them in resolving problems.

The University and the Associated Students of Dominican University sponsor a number of campus activities each year for both resident and nonresident students. Dominican supports ten intercollegiate teams that compete in the NAIA California Pacific Conference: mens and womens basketball, golf, and soccer; mens lacrosse; and womens softball, tennis, and volleyball. Students can participate in the chorus, drama group, literary magazine, campus newspaper, campus ministry activities, special interest clubs, dances, and other social events.

Campus Ministry responds to the spiritual needs of Catholic and non-Catholic members of the University community. Catholic liturgies, ecumenical activities for students of all faiths, and community service projects are scheduled throughout the year.

Graduate degrees (M.A., M.S., M.S.N., M.S.O.T., M.F.T., and M.B.A.) are granted in biological sciences, counseling psychology, education, global management, humanities, nursing, occupational therapy, strategic leadership, and sustainable enterprise (Green MBA).

The University is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to prepare and recommend candidates for credentials in elementary, secondary, and special education.

Four residence halls of varied architecture accommodate more than 600 students; there is a dining hall for resident students and others who wish to purchase meals on campus. Forest Meadows, which comprises approximately 25 acres, is the site of the Conlan Recreation Center, a soccer field, tennis courts, and an outdoor amphitheater, where commencement exercises are held. The Recreation Center features regulation basketball and volleyball courts, two cross-courts for volleyball and basketball, and 1,285 spectator seats. It also features a weight-training and fitness room, a multipurpose room, lockers, athletic department offices, and conference rooms. Outside are a six-lane, recreational swimming pool and grassy patio area.

Location

The University is located on 80 wooded acres in scenic Marin County, which is 12 miles north of San Francisco and within a half hours drive of Pacific Ocean beaches.

Majors and Degrees

A broad range of degrees and certificate and credential programs are offered in letters, the arts and sciences, and professional and preprofessional disciplines.

Undergraduate degrees (B.A., B.S., B.S.N., and B.F.A.) are awarded in the academic areas of art, art history, biological sciences (with concentrations in ecology, environmental science, general biology, molecular cell biology, and premedical studies), business administration (with concentrations in accounting, finance, international business, management, management information systems, and marketing), communications (with concentrations in broadcast media, cinema, journalism, and print), dance (LINES ballet), English, English with a writing emphasis, health science (preoccupational therapy), history, humanities, interdisciplinary studies, international studies, liberal studies (teacher education), music, music with a performance concentration, nursing, political science, psychology, religion, and women and gender studies.

Minors are offered in chemistry, environmental studies, Latin American studies, leadership studies, mathematics, philosophy, prelaw, and sports management.

Academic Programs

The General Education Program offers more than a brief exposure to the major areas of knowledge in the humanities, arts, and natural and social sciences. It is designed to provide a sequence of courses with a thematic focus that integrates the wisdom and perspectives of several disciplines. The focus assists students in discovering relationships between areas of knowledge, beliefs, cultures, and peoples that differ globally and historically, as well as in acquiring an awareness of tradition, a love of discovery, a respect for the diversity of the human condition, and a realization of human interdependence. Courses within the General Education Program also expose students to a variety of learning experiences, including discussion, lectures, seminars, simulations, practicums, and quiet reflection.

A strong internship program offers students job experience in areas of their choice.

An evening bachelors degreecompletion program (Pathways) for nontraditional learners is also available.

The ELS Language Centers program provides intensive, high-quality English instruction to prepare international students to enter American colleges and universities. Completion of the ELS Language Centers Program level 112 satisfies Dominicans English requirement for admission for international students.

Off-Campus Programs

Dominican offers exchange programs with Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Barry University, Miami, Florida; the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York; and St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York. These programs enable students matriculated at any one of the five colleges to spend a semester on a campus in a different part of the country, taking advantage of its location and programs. Students pay tuition on their home campus and room and board on the host campus. Further information about the program, which is recommended for students in the sophomore or junior year, is available in the campus Service Center.

Individualized programs for study in other countries may be planned in consultation with the Academic Advising Center, the students academic adviser, and the transcript evaluator. Dominican grants credit for international study only after a student who obtained prior approval of the program of study has returned to the campus and enrolled for the following year.

Academic Facilities

Archbishop Alemany Library houses more than 100,000 volumes in open stacks; 3,200 reels of microfilm; 775 videocassettes, 225 audiocassettes, and compact discs; and subscriptions to 375 periodicals in print and another 19,000 periodical titles in full text online. Reference services, including access to a variety of computerized databases and indexes, and multimedia facilities are provided to assist students with their studies and assignments. The library also houses the Fletcher Jones Computer Laboratory, an art gallery, a listening room, and a fireplace corner.

Guzman Hall, Albertus Magnus Hall, Bertrand Hall, and the San Marco Art Studios together house faculty offices, science laboratories, lecture halls, a computer center, art galleries and studios, and classrooms. Angelico Hall houses an 850-seat concert auditorium and theater, music studios and practice rooms, and faculty offices.

In 2005, ground was broken on a new $20-million, 35,000-square-foot science and technology facility. The Science Center opened for the fall 2007 classes, featuring more than thirty teaching, research, and computer technology labs.

Costs

Undergraduate full-time tuition (1217 units per semester) was $32,770 per year for 200809. Fees were $300; room and board (a fourteen-meal-per-week plan) cost approximately $11,000 for the year.

Financial Aid

Financial aid is awarded on the basis of need and merit. Merit awards are available for both freshmen and transfer students based on academic achievement. Dominican University of California participates in various federal and state need-based financial aid programs and also has its own financial aid funds, donated by generous alumni and friends, available to help meet University costs.

Need-based financial aid comes in the form of scholarships, grants, part-time employment, and loans. The federal and state financial aid programs are the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study Program, Federal Stafford Student Loan, CLAS/PLUS loan, and Cal Grants A and B. Eligibility for need-based aid is determined after the student, who must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, files the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Dominican Financial Aid Application. The need-based financial aid deadline for first-priority consideration is March2, although late applications are accepted. Student assistantship positions are also available for graduate students.

Faculty

Students find themselves intellectually challenged by the faculty members, who hold degrees from colleges and universities throughout the world and who are committed to individualized teaching and careful supervision of students development. Seventy-nine percent of Dominican Universitys full-time faculty members have terminal degrees (the highest obtainable degree in their field). The student-faculty ratio is 11:1.

Student Government

The primary vehicle through which students plan and provide activities, distribute activity funds, and represent themselves to the Universitys administration and broader community is ASDUthe Associated Students of Dominican University. ASDU is the student association and the student government body. Through elected and appointed representatives to various Dominican committees and governing groups, students may voice their opinions on institutional matters.

Admission Requirements

Dominican University of California welcomes applications from prospective students of all ages, religions, races, and national origins. The University believes that academic potential is measured by more than grades alone. Each candidate for admission is given individual consideration and is evaluated by the Admissions Office on the basis of the students past scholastic record, present motivation, and potential intellectual development, as indicated by all of the admission materials submitted.

Recommended for undergraduate admission is graduation from an accredited high school with a total of at least 15 units in college-preparatory subjects, to include the following: 4 years of English, 2 years of the same foreign language, 2 years of college-preparatory mathematics (algebra, geometry, algebra 2/trigonometry), 2 years of laboratory sciences to be taken in grades 1012, and 1 year of U.S. history (1 year of world history or Western civilization is an acceptable alternative for international students). The University encourages students to choose additional courses in at least two of the following areas: English, history, foreign language, social science, advanced mathematics, laboratory science, music, art, and computer science.

Dominican University of California admits highly qualified students after the completion of their junior year in high school if they have fulfilled all admission requirements for freshman standing or passed an equivalency exam and arranged a conference with a member of the admission staff prior to acceptance.

High school seniors wishing to take up to two Dominican courses per semester to meet high school graduation requirements may do so with the written permission of their high school principal or counselor. Arrangements must be made through Academic Advising and Support Services.

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