Overview

School of Arts and Sciences / School of Arts and Sciences is located in Washington, DC, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Anthropology

Department of Biology

Department of Drama

Department of Education

Department of English Language and Literature

Department of Greek and Latin

Department of History

Department of Library and Information Science

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Department of Physics

Department of Politics

Department of Psychology

Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures

Department of Sociology

Program in Early Christian Studies

Program in Medieval and Byzantine Studies

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts/Master of Science in Library and Information Science (MA/MSLIS)
Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Library Science (JD/MSLS)
Master of Science in Library Science/Master of Arts (MSLS/MA)
Master of Science in Library Science/Master of Science (MSLS/MS)
Master of Science in Business Analysis (MSBA)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	English
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Medieval and byzantine studies
(Certificate)	Biology
Master of Arts (MA)	Economics
Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)	Human rights
Master of Science (MS)	Greek and Latin
Master of Arts/Juris Doctor (MA/JD)	Physics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	109
Doctoral Degrees	31

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Varies Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

446

Applied

223

Accepted

99

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation
Additional Entrance Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

403

Total Graduate Students

19%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.45%
Black or African American	4.47%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	10.17%
Unknown	1.24%

Gender

Male (39%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

195

Total faculty

Full-time - 129

Part-time - 66

Male (90)

Female (105)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Glass and ceramics technologies, astrophysics and computational sciences, cell and microbial biology, clinical psychology, medieval studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 620 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20064
United States

Contact Dr. Thomas W. Smith
Dean
Email: sas-dean@cua.edu
Phone: -319-5115
Fax: 202-319-4463

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