Quinnipiac University

School of Business majors: accounting, biomedical marketing, computer information systems, entrepreneurship and small business management, finance, international business, management and marketing. The Lender School of Business Center offers case method classrooms, a financial technology center, center for innovation and entrepreneurship, a software application development classroom and team study rooms for project work. An innovative 3+1 BS/MBA invites academically strong students to complete two degrees in four years. A five-year BA/MBA 'fast track' option offers the MBA to students from all majors in the University. (AACSB accredited)

School of Engineering, with ABET accredited programs in civil, industrial, mechanical and software engineering, along with computer science, offers state-of-the-art labs including: a thermodynamics and heat workshop, environmental and hydraulics workshop, geotechnical lab, and an advanced automation and production lab.

School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing majors: athletic training, biomedical sciences, diagnostic medical sonography, health science studies, microbiology and immunology, nursing, occupational therapy (5-and-a-half-year BS/MOT master's program), physician assistant (6-year BS/MHS master's program), physical therapy (6-or 7-year BS/DPT doctorate) and radiologic sciences (accelerated 3-year BS). Health Science Studies offers a 3+2 combined degree option with the MSW graduate degree. The North Haven facility offers state-of-the-art labs including a diagnostic imaging suite, orthopedics lab, adaptive model apartment, clinical skills labs, intensive care unit, clinical simulation labs, and biomechanics lab.

College of Arts and Sciences majors: behavioral neuroscience, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, English, game design and development, gerontology, history, independent majors, interdisciplinary studies, law in society, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish language and literature, and theater. Also offered is a combined 3+2 BA/MSW to academically strong students.

School of Communications majors: advertising and integrated communications, communications /media studies, film, television and media arts, graphic and interactive design, journalism, and public relations. The Ed McMahon Center for Mass Communications provides a professional-grade facility with a digital high-definition television production studio, media innovation classroom, audio production studio, 4k editing room, and more. An innovative 3+1 BA/MS degree offers academically talented students the opportunity to complete two degrees in four years. Students across all majors can experience a semester in Los Angeles, combining classes with an internship in the fall, spring or summer in the QU in LA program which provides cohort housing and an on-site director.

For those interested in teaching (K-6 or 7-12), completion of an undergraduate major in a liberal arts or natural sciences discipline, combined with courses in the School of Education plus, a fifth year as a full-time graduate education student, culminates in the Master of Arts in Teaching degree.

A pre-med program is designed to provide the undergraduate student interested in a career as a health professional the appropriate background necessary to meet the entrance requirements of a variety of medical schools. Students interested in Law are guided by a pre-law advisor. Academically talented students may consider the 3+3 BA or BS/JD combined degree with the Quinnipiac School of Law.

All programs at Quinnipiac offer an ideal combination of classroom learning with internships or clinical experiences. Students in business, engineering, communications, and liberal arts and sciences intern at nearby corporations, health care agencies, or media outlets. Students in health sciences and nursing are placed in a wide variety of clinical settings as part of their learning experience.

Students can take advantage of study abroad opportunities during the academic year or summer months (3.0 cumulative GPA required.) Program sites include: Ireland, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and South Africa and through affiliates such as AIFS, API, and Semester at Sea.

Career Development services within each academic division provide students with assistance with resume writing, interview skills and job placement. A survey of recent graduates indicated that close to 95 percent were either employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. Each year about half of students in internships are offered permanent jobs as a result of their work.

Quinnipiac is where professors who want to know students by name come to teach, and where students who want a personal, challenging education come to learn. Quinnipiac's approximately 400 full-time faculty members are experts in their respective fields and include published authors, health care practitioners and researchers. Generous with their time and eager to share their knowledge with students, Quinnipiac faculty also lend their expertise to the public forum through op-ed pieces, newspaper articles and television discussions.

Undergraduate students can choose from almost 60 majors through the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Business, Engineering, Education, Communications, Health Sciences and Nursing. About 30% of all entering freshmen remain at Quinnipiac through their graduate degree program. Several innovative combined undergraduate/graduate degree programs benefit students with fixed tuition and graduation at least a year ahead of their peers in Business, Communications, Law, Social Work and Biology/Molecular Cell Biology.

Graduate students specialize in law, medicine (Frank H. Netter MD, School of Medicine), business, organizational leadership, health management, computer information systems, journalism, interactive media and communications, sports journalism, public relations, education, social work, and health science programs for physician assistant, pathologists' assistant, medical laboratory sciences, molecular and cell biology, cardiovascular perfusion, radiologist assistant and nursing. Several programs are offered online.