Overview

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is located in Fredonia, NY, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts/Master of Science (MA/MS)
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)	Professional writing
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Math education
Master of Arts (MA)	English
Master of Science (MS)	Speech pathology
Master of Arts (MA)	Interdisciplinary studies
Master of Science (MS)	Biology
Master of Arts (MA)	English education 7-12
Master of Science (MS)	Interdisciplinary studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	37
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

131

Applied

101

Accepted

36

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

73

Total Graduate Students

12%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.37%
Black or African American	2.74%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.85%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.37%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (10%)

Female (89%)

Faculty

26

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 3

Male (13)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Immunology/microbiology, applied human physiology, ecology and evolution, invertebrate biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, animal behavior, science education, vertebrate physiology, cell biology, plant biology, developmental biology, aquatic ecology, bilingual language acquisition, bilingual language acquisition and disorders, augmentative and alternate communication with ALS, World War I, Zweig, environmental literature, editing, adolescent literature, pedagogy

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 805 Maytum Hall
Fredonia, NY  14063-1136
United States

Contact Dr. Andy Karafa
Dean
Email: andy.karafa@gmail.com
Phone: 716-673-3173
Fax: 716-673-3338

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