College of Humanities and Social Sciences Montclair State University

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences: A Traditional Liberal Arts Education Beyond the Classroom and Campus

The motto of The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is, "We build minds, minds build everything else." This motto points to the tradition that a liberal arts education serves as the bedrock for all subsequent learning. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences combines a traditional liberal arts education with focused preparation in a wide range of disciplines and professional areas. With 20 areas of graduate study and 16 professional certificate programs, the college offers students opportunities to build a lifetime of learning in the humanities and social sciences while preparing for successful careers.

The college's master's programs in world languages, English, history, linguistics, political science, and psychology provide excellent content knowledge while offering students the intellectual flexibility and adaptability today's jobs require. Many master's students enter the workplace; others use their master's preparation for entry into doctoral or professional programs.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has long recognized the demands of the marketplace for broadly educated and fully prepared professionals ready to provide the best possible services to the local and regional communities. The college offers post-baccalaureate students training as child advocates, paralegals, teachers of psychology, and experts in several areas of languages and literatures. Graduate students may choose from professional programs in audiology, speech and language pathology, child advocacy, school psychology, law and governance, and several other related areas.

Whether pursuing doctoral degrees in the highly competitive and widely recognized audiology program, master's degrees in industrial and organizational psychology, or any other graduate or post-baccalaureate program within The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, students have access to an environment that fosters research, critical thinking, and scholarship.

Industry, government, and education are all areas of employment where potential employers want to hire critical and creative learners who examine questions from more than one perspective -- innovators who propose creative solutions to problems. They want people equipped with the crucial intellectual skills of analysis and communication, and the social understanding needed to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. In other words, they want students who have studied in the humanities and social sciences.

Admissions

The majority of Montclair State's graduate programs do not have specific deadlines. For those programs without specific deadlines, The Graduate School recommends that students submit their credentials as early as possible. Students should apply well in advance of their preferred start dates, to ensure comprehensive reviews of their applications. Once all of the application requirements are submitted to The Graduate School, please allow 3-6 weeks for an admission decision.

International Student Services

Montclair State's Global Education Center, recognized as one of the nation's best programs by NAFSA: Association of International Educators, provides leadership and organizational focus for the university's globalization efforts. The center coordinates all international activities on campus, advances international objectives across colleges and schools, builds alliances, creates and cultivates international partnerships and serves as an international resource for the campus and the community. The Office of International Services (IS) promotes international education by providing a range of services, programs, and advocacy that together support the growth, development, and welfare of international students, scholars, and faculty members at Montclair State University. These are:

- immigration advising and documentation

- visa support

- academic, legal, housing, visa and cultural assistance for international student

- orientations for new international scholars

- social adjustment and cultural support programs

- Global Living Community (GLC) a residential community of International and American students at Montclair State University, where students can learn about the traditions and customs of students from a variety of countries

- international student recruitment

• Center for Child Advocacy
• Community Development Certificate Program
• Department of History
• Doctoral Program in Audiology
• Forensic Psychology Certificate Program
• MA Program in Law and Governance
• MS in Communication Sciences & Disorders (Speech Language Pathology)
• Paralegal Studies Certificate Program
• Post-BA Certification in Teaching English as a Second Language
• Post-BA Certification in Translation and Interpretation in Spanish
• Post-BA Child Advocacy Certificate (on-campus)
• Post-BA Child Advocacy Certificate (online)
• Program in Applied Linguistics
• Program in Audiology
• Program in Clinical Psychology
• Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Program in Computational Linguistics
• Program in English
• Program in French
• Program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Program in Psychology
• Program in Spanish
• Program in Teaching English as a Second Language
• Program in Teaching French
• Program in Teaching Spanish
• School Psychology Certificate Program
• Speech Language Specialist Certification
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate Program
• Teaching Writing Certificate Program

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
  Doctor of Science (Sc D)
  Master of Arts (MA)
  Certificate
  Doctor of Audiology (Au D)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 114
• Doctoral Degrees 17
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees 89
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? Not reported

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Required for some and Required for some
• Doctoral Degrees Required
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied1,283
• Accepted392
• Acceptance Rate30%
• Enrolled259
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $60
• Application Fee - International $60
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline June 1st Not Reported
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline October 1st Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesGRE General Test, 2 letters of recommendation, essay
• Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, 3 letters of recommendation, essay
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL (minimum score 83 iBT) or IELTS (minimum score 6.5)

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 1
• Types of financial support availableResearch Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Federal Work-Study, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students668
• Female Percentage80%
• Male Percentage20%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students668
• Part-time Percentage60%
• Full-time Percentage40%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino13%
• Black / African American12%
• White / Caucasian63%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian3%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races1%
• Unknown8%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty549
• Full-time Percentage38%
• Part-time Percentage62%
• Female Percentage58%
• Male Percentage42%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchDeafness, auditory processing, engaged learning, academic and civic development
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$363,953