All first-year students take a two-semester first-year seminar, a writing seminar course, and a required math course. The small average class size of thirteen students cultivates an atmosphere in which students can voice their opinions in class, participate in learning, and initiate debate and discussion.
The honors program at Regis provides qualified students with an intellectually stimulating and challenging academic experience that extends beyond the classroom, as leaders in both campus activities and community service. Students in the honors program complete a total of six honors courses, including a required honors seminar and five other courses. With prior approval, upper-division honors students may also enroll in designated graduate courses. Honors program students provide tutoring for other Regis students, accompanied by a seminar in tutoring techniques and instruction methods. They also provide a substantial number of hours of voluntary service to the organization of their choice. Senior honors students serve as mentors for sophomore and junior honors students and assist faculty in developing courses and offerings. Seniors may also serve as faculty assistants in honors sections.
Academic Programs Biochemistry, Biology, Business Management and Leadership, Communication, English, International Relations, Law and Government, Liberal Studies, Mathematics Education, Nursing, Political Science, Psychology, , Social Work, Sociology, Spanish.
Adjunct Major: Teacher Training (Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education) Pre-Professional Programs: Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary, Pre-Law
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
Students and faculty at Regis experience the value of diversity and the pleasure of being part of a community where excellence, accomplishment, and leadership are a way of life…
Everyone is an individual
Regis College offers students a suburban setting with quick and easy access to the cultural and social activities of the Boston area. It is located in Weston, Massachusetts, a residential community twelve miles from metropolitan Boston. The college’s shuttle service enables students to take advantage of programs at nearby colleges, as well as the business, government, entertainment, and cultural opportunities of Boston.
On average, 70 percent of the undergraduate student body lives on campus, and there are a number of different ways that students can get involved in campus activities. Over thirty active clubs and organizations on campus are open to the entire student body. Regis College is proud of its student population and the different backgrounds and heritages they represent. The diversity of the students, clubs, and organizations is of utmost importance to the college. Among these organizations are the student government association; AHANA, the African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American Association; AMISTADES, a Latino cultural organization; AAA, the Asian-American Association; the Campus Activities Board (CAB); the Tower Society, a group of students who assist with recruitment; as well as clubs for social work, commuters, nursing students, theatre, and many more. Recent student initiatives include the formation of the dance company and the Cape Verdean Student Association, and the renovation of the student center, complete with a cybercafe and an arcade.
The office of student activities and various Regis clubs sponsor many events throughout the semester, including coffeehouses, musicians, comedians, cultural events, and parties, as well as a number of Regis College traditional events, including Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Oktoberfest Weekend, Spring Weekend, and the Christmas Banquet. Boston also offers students many exciting events and attractions such as Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox; the Museum of Fine Arts; and Harvard Square.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
Once students complete the Regis College experience, they leave prepared to make a difference in their career, in their community, and in the world. Soon after graduation, they find careers and develop into the leaders needed in the twenty-first century…
Prepared for Life
Regis College looks forward to graduating its first coeducational class in 2011. To date, Regis has educated more than ten thousand women leaders in law, medicine, management, education, communication, social work, and other professional fields. Regis College graduates become economists, corporate officers, lawyers, college presidents, scientists, doctors, legislators, lobbyists, diplomats, foreign correspondents, artists, authors, teachers, nurses, graphic designers, programmers, and more.
The office of career development provides a variety of career-development and job-search services for Regis College students and alumni. Career development staff assist students and graduates in planning careers, securing internships, developing resumes, implementing effective job-search strategies, identifying employers in various industries, and exploring graduate-school options. In addition, the office maintains listings of internship opportunities, as well as full-time, part-time, and summer jobs for both on- and off-campus positions. Undertaken in conjunction with professional offerings of the office of career development and placement, internships have proven invaluable in the careers and academic development of Regis College students.
FAST FACTS
Regis College is a four-year co-ed liberal arts and sciences college, founded in 1927 by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston.
Website http://www.regiscollege.edu/
Location Weston, Massachusetts—12 miles west of Boston.
Student Profile 850 undergraduate students (75% female; 25% male); 22 states and territories; 30% minority and international *Regis announced their co-educational decision on August 31, 2006.
Faculty Profile 66 full-time faculty. 13:1 student/faculty ratio.
Residence Life Moderately residential: 70% of full-time students live on campus.
Athletics (list sports in alpha-order) NCAA Division III. 17 varsity sports (9 women’s: basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, , soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball. 7 men’s: basketball, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, , tennis, track & field; and volleyball.).
Academic Programs Biochemistry; biology; business management and leadership, communication; English; ; international relations; law & government; liberal studies; mathematics education; nursing; political science; psychology; social work; sociology; Spanish
Teacher Licensure: early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education
Pre-professional programs: pre-dental, pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary.
Costs and Aid 2011–2012: $44,585 comprehensive ($ 31,785 tuition); 90% of students receive some financial aid. Average award: $19,000.
Endowment $22,512,941.
More Distinctions
Regis College is ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the best Northeastern Colleges in the United States.
Regis College is the only school in New England to be named as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing.