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The College

Founded by Syracuse University in 1946, Utica College (UC) is known for its excellent academic programs, outstanding faculty members, personal attention, and diversity among students. The hallmarks of Utica Colleges academic programs are the integration of liberal and professional studies and a strong emphasis on internships, research, and other experiential learning opportunities, but UC is best known for the close, personal relationship students have with both faculty and staff members. Approximately 2,952 undergraduate and graduate students attend UC, including men and women from a wide variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds as well as older students, veterans, and students with disabilities. While most students come from New York, New England, and the Middle Atlantic States, students are drawn to UC from all parts of the United States, and there is a growing international student population.

Academic programs of note include accounting-CPA, economic crime investigation, education, the health sciences, journalism, management, psychchild life, and public relations. Utica College also offers a robust study-abroad program as well as an honors program. Although a private, independent institution, Utica College maintains an academic relationship with Syracuse University.

Utica College is located on a modern, 128-acre campus on the southwestern edge of Utica, New York. Its facilities include an academic complex where most classes are held, the Frank E. Gannett Memorial Library, seven residence halls, an athletic center, a 1,200 seat stadium, and numerous athletic fields.

Half of UCs students live on campus in residence halls that feature a variety of housing options, modern amenities, and lounges for studying or relaxing with friends. Freshmen primarily live in North and South Halls, which offer mostly double-occupancy rooms. Campus dining services provide a wide variety of options, including American and international cuisines, vegetarian meals, a large salad bar, and lighter fare such as burgers and pizza.

Whether students live on or off campus, they can take advantage of more than eighty student organizationsall devoted to such interests as community service, fraternities and sororities, music, theater, and politics as well as major-related clubs that provide opportunities for students to organize career-related events. Students can write for the student newspaper, work at the Colleges radio station, submit entries for the Colleges literary magazine, or work on the yearbook. Events throughout the year give students opportunities to enjoy lectures, concerts, poetry readings, art exhibits, plays, and nationally recognized speakers.

Utica College offers twenty-one NCAA DivisionIII varsity sports, including mens baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, and tennis; womens basketball, cross-country, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, and water polo; and coed golf. UC also offers club sports and a wide variety of intramural opportunities. Utica College is a member of the Empire8 Athletic Conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the New York State Womens Collegiate Athletic Association. Nearly 30percent of all UC students participate in at least one DivisionIII intercollegiate sport, and more than 45percent are active in intramural or nonvarsity club sports.

Athletic facilities include a 1,200-seat multisport stadium with a state-of-the-art Field Turf synthetic grass playing surface; the Clark Athletic Center, which contains a large gymnasium, racquetball courts, a swimming pool, saunas, a recently renovated 6,400-square-foot free-weight room and fully equipped fitness facility, and numerous outdoor fields and courts. Ice hockey games are played at the downtown Utica Memorial Auditorium, which features pro-style hockey locker rooms and training facilities.

There are seventeen graduate programs available at Utica College. Graduate degrees are available in business administration, economic crime management, education, liberal studies, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.

Location

The city of Utica, with a population of 300,000, is located in the heart of the historic Mohawk Valley. Just 90miles west of Albany and 50miles east of Syracuse, Utica has a thriving arts community, beautiful parks, and expanding shopping centers featuring national retailers. There are numerous recreational facilities, including a municipal ski slope and a world-class golf course less than a mile from the Utica College campus. Other nearby recreational opportunities include tennis, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, and camping.

Majors and Degrees

Utica College offers undergraduate degree programs in accounting, accounting-CPA, biology, business economics, chemistry, communication arts, computer science, criminal justice, criminal justiceeconomic crime investigation, cybersecurity and information assurance, economics, English, foreign language, government and politics, health studies, health studieshuman behavior, health studiesmanagement, history, international studies, journalism studies, liberal studies, management, mathematics, nursing, occupational therapy, philosophy, physical therapy, physics, psychology, psychologychild life, public relations, public relations/journalism studies, sociology and anthropology, and therapeutic recreation.

Students interested in the occupational therapy or physical therapy major earn a bachelors degree in health studies with direct entry into UCs graduate programs, as long as academic requirements are met. Utica College offers a masters degree in occupational therapy and a doctorate in physical therapy (D.P.T.).

Students may minor in anthropology, chemistry, communication arts, computer science, creative writing, economics, English language, film studies, French, gender studies, geoscience, gerontology, government, history, human rights advocacy, literature, management, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, recreation leadership, sociology, Spanish, theater, and writing.

Preprofessional programs include dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, podiatry, and veterinary medicine. Special programs are available in teacher education, gerontology, engineering, and joint health professions.

Academic Programs

Students may choose from thirty-six undergraduate majors and twenty-seven minors in a wide variety of fields as well as accelerated programs, independent study, cooperative education, field placements, and internships. Utica College also offers a rapidly growing education program; students wishing to pursue a career in teaching choose either a liberal arts major (to teach elementary education) or a major in their intended field (to teach at the secondary level).

For those students who are undecided, the Academic Support Services Center provides academic advising and career counseling, and Career Services offers students opportunities to explore career options.

To earn a bachelors degree, students must complete a minimum of 120 to 128 credits, satisfy major and major-related requirements, and complete any special program requirements. In addition, all Utica College students, regardless of their major, must complete a liberal arts core program as part of the degree requirements.

Utica College operates on a semester system, with the fall term beginning in late August and ending shortly before Christmas, and the spring term beginning in late January and ending in early May. Summer and winter sessions offer students opportunities to accelerate their studies or take classes for which they have no time during the regular academic year.

First-Year Seminar offers freshmen and transfer students opportunities to earn academic credit while learning how to make the transition to college. Utica College offers the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), and a Summer Institute, which serves as an academic bridge between high school and college.

Off-Campus Programs

Studying abroad gives students opportunities to widen their global perspectives. Utica College is proud to participate in exchange programs with universities in Spain, Italy, Poland, Finland, Hungary, Peru, Scotland, and Wales. Students may also study at American College in Dublin in Ireland. UC students are also eligible to participate in Syracuse Universitys Division of International Programs Abroad. This arrangement allows students to study in Madrid, Strasbourg, Florence, London, and Hong Kong.

Students are encouraged to complete internships and field placements to gain professional experience with businesses and organizations while they are earning college credit. Utica Colleges cooperative education program allows students to earn money while gaining professional experience.

Academic Facilities

The Frank E. Gannett Memorial Library collection includes 200,000 volumes, 1,200 serial subscriptions, hundreds of online journals, and a microform collection of more than 60,000 journals, newspapers, and books. The library is fully automated and shares a local system with Mid-York Library System. It also is a member of OCLC, a bibliographic database through which it is possible to locate and borrow interlibrary loan items from local, regional, national, and international libraries. Located on the lower level of the library are the Media Center, computer labs, the Edith Langley Barrett Fine Arts Gallery, and a large concoursethe site of special events, such as musical recitals, receptions, and guest lectures.

Classes, laboratories, and faculty offices are primarily located in an academic complex composed of five buildings: Hubbard Hall, White Hall, Gordon Science Center, F. Eugene Romano Hall, and the Faculty Center. Other offices are located in DePerno Hall.

F. Eugene Romano Hall, the first phase of Utica Colleges new science and technology complex, opened in summer 2007 and provides classroom, laboratory, and clinical space in addition to modern technology for students majoring in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing. Subsequent phases of the science and technology complex will provide modern facilities for programs in economic crime, cybersecurity, and the traditional sciences.

Utica College maintains eight academic computer laboratories with both IBM-compatible and Macintosh computers, including two portable wireless laptop laboratories. Students have additional Internet access in the Pioneer Caf and in all student residence hall rooms. Other resources include the Academic Support Services Center, the Math/Science Center, and the Writing Center.

Costs

For 200708, tuition was $24,264. Room and board costs were $10,030. Student activity and technology fees cost $320. Books and supplies average $900 per year.

Financial Aid

The College is recognized as a best buy in education and works to control costs and keep its education affordable. The average financial aid package for 200607 freshmen was $21,390. About two thirds of that aid came from grants and a third from loans and/or jobs. Approximately 90percent of the freshmen received a financial aid package. At the same time, UC awarded numerous merit scholarships to students with outstanding grades and test scores.

Almost every federal and state financial aid program is available through Utica College. Students apply for institutional and governmental financial aid by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February15. In addition, UC offers three different deferred-payment programs that spread payments over the academic year.

Faculty

Utica Colleges faculty is diverse, energetic, accomplished, and devoted to their students. The vast majority95percenthave earned their Ph.D. or other terminal degree, and while many are involved in research, the primary focus of faculty members is teaching. The typical class size is 20 students, the student-faculty ratio is 15:1, and all faculty members are involved in assisting students with their academic planning.

Student Government

One of Utica Colleges strongest traditions is student participation in the Colleges governance structure. Students may serve on a number of student governing bodies, and students also serve on all standing committees of the College.

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