Quinnipiac is always looking for students who are bright, hard-working, and motivated. The following items should be complete for admission:
Application for Admission: available online at http://www.quinnipiac.edu/apply
A non-refundable, $45 processing fee
A high school transcript of all completed courses (seniors should have first quarter courses sent as soon as possible).
A one-page (minimum 250 word) essay or personal statement
Please send official score reports of all SAT and/or ACT tests.
One letter of recommendation from a teacher or a guidance counselor of your choice.
Admission Application Deadline
Each year the undergraduate admissions office receives more than 18,000 applications for admission and admits just over 55% of those who apply. It’s important to apply early in your senior year, as we respond for most programs on a rolling admissions basis, beginning notification in late November. The recommended deadline for filing a completed application is February 1st. Students who are placed on a waitlist will be notified of any openings between May 1 and June1.
Financial Aid For the 2010-11 academic year, tuition and fees are $34,250 and room and board costs are $12,730. Financial aid is essential for many students to attend college. Our goal is to help make Quinnipiac as affordable as possible. 75% of incoming freshmen receive some form of financial aid, with an average award of $16,000. In addition to need-based aid, we also provide several merit-based awards, including the following:
Incoming Freshmen (for Fall 2011): Students must have a complete admissions application on file by February 15. Renewal of scholarships for future years is based upon continuing as a full-time student with a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Trustee Award – (18,000,- $20,000) Recipients of the Trustee Award rank at the very top of their high school class and have a combined SAT (critical reading plus math) score of at least 1400 (or ACT of 31).
Dean’s Scholarship - ($14,000 — $16,000) Recipients of the Dean’s Scholarship rank in the top 25% of their high school class and have a combined SAT (critical reading plus math) score of at least 1200 (or ACT of 27)
Quinnipiac Academic Scholarship - ($6,000 — $13,000) Recipients of the Quinnipiac Academic Scholarship rank in the top 25% of their high school class and have a combined SAT (critical reading plus math) score of at least 1100 (or ACT of 25).
Quinnipiac Multiple Sibling Award - ($2,000 per year, per eligible sibling) Full-time, undergraduate siblings concurrently in attendance at Quinnipiac, are eligible to receive an additional $2,000 award, per year, in addition to their regular financial aid award. This award is applicable only toward tuition, room and board and is renewable each year in which eligible siblings are in attendance.
CONTACT
Quinnipiac University
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
1-800-462-1944
Fax: 203-582-8906
Sacred Heart University
“The University is poised for greatness and I want to become part of the next phase of its transformation and growth.” – Jack Welch
Fairfield, CT
http://www.sacredheart.edu/ - [email protected]
INTRODUCTION:
Immersion. Innovation. Integrity. Distinguished by the personal attention it provides its students, Sacred Heart University is recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, cutting-edge technology, championship Division I athletic teams, and nationally-recognized community service program. Situated on 65 picturesque acres in Fairfield, Connecticut, the main campus is ideally located one hour north of New York City and two and a half hours south of Boston, with international campuses in Ireland and Luxembourg. With 3,500 full-time undergraduate students and 6,000 total undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in over 40 academic programs, this dynamic, lay-led university is an innovative presence within Catholic higher education.
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ENGAGED STUDENTS
Characterized by its mission and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Sacred Heart University is dedicated to the holistic development of its students through active, engaged learning that educates the whole person – mind, body and spirit…
Hands-on education through research, internships, clinical placements, independent study, service learning, work-study, and study abroad programs enables students to apply their skills and knowledge outside the classroom. Evidence of this commitment to experiential learning lies in the newly redesigned undergraduate Core Curriculum, The Human Journey, which exemplifies distinctiveness in its co-curricular activities including collaborative, team-taught classes, capstone experiences, and cultural learning opportunities beyond the customary classroom environment.
The University’s dedication to civic responsibility and service to those in need creates an ideal atmosphere for a dynamic service learning program. SHU students coordinate service learning experiences with members of the faculty to receive academic credits for community service-optioned courses. In 2008-09, Sacred Heart University students contributed over 35,000 hours of community service to the local community in addition to service trips to El Salvador, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Mississippi, many of which were credit-bearing experiences.
All undergraduates are encouraged to participate in internships, which are facilitated through the Career Development Center. Career counselors personally connect students to employers through on-campus employer programs as well as SHU’s new “Pioneer Link” interactive career services system which contains thousands of internship and full-time employment opportunities. These internships contribute to the University’s remarkable 96% placement rate for seniors (five-year average).
GREAT TEACHING
With a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio and average class size of fewer than 20 students, Sacred Heart University fully embodies its motto, “Where Personal Attention Leads to Personal Achievement” inside the classroom…
While research is of importance to the widely published faculty at SHU, the University’s highly accessible, student-focused professors are committed to their primary objective and passion – teaching – allowing students across disciplines to benefit from forming close relationships with faculty. The student-faculty connection begins immediately at SHU, as each first-year student is assigned a faculty member as his/her academic advisor for course selection and registration. The relationship between student and advisor is a seamless one, as the student’s academic advisor also serves as his/her professor in a select Core Curriculum course which meets weekly.
Sacred Heart University’s consistently evolving curriculum features the aforementioned new undergraduate Core Curriculum developed by the faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences featuring an academically rigorous, multidisciplinary centerpiece known as The Common Core: The Human Journey. The innovative qualities of this new Core resulted in the University’s invitation to become a member of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Core Commitments Leadership Consortium. Comprised of just 23 institutions nationally, the Consortium provides leadership in making personal and social