HUSSON UNIVERSITY

Classification: Private, 4 year

Setting: Suburban

Year Established: 1898

Accreditation: New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Undergraduate Degrees: Bachelor's

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,526

Tuition: (Undergraduate): $14,663; $473 per credit hour

Room and Board: $7,900

Profile: Linda Hill, Director of Financial Aid. Accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, and the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Husson is approved by the Maine State Board of Education. The M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors. The School of Pharmacy has received candidate status from the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.

Programs: Accounting, Biology (Regular and Pre-pharmacy tracks), Business & Technology, Business Administration (concentrations: Financial Management, General, Hospitality Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Small/Family Business Management, Sports Management), Chemistry (Regular and Pre-pharmacy tracks), Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice/Psychology (Dual), Educational Studies, Elementary Education, English (Regular and Pre-law tracks), Health Care Studies, Health Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy (5-yr. M.S./B.S. Psych.), Paralegal Studies, Physical Education, Physical Therapy (3+3 D.P.T./B.S. Kinesiology), Psychology, Science & Humanities, Secondary Education (English, Life Sciences, Physical Science tracks). GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL DEGREES (M.S., D.P.T., PharmD.): Business, Criminal Justice Administration, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Human Relations, Nursing (APPN, FNP, Nursing Education), Occupational Therapy, Pastoral Counseling, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, School Counseling.

Special Features: Suburban setting two miles from airport. Facilities and services include residence hall complex, career planning, experiential learning, and modern physical education plant. Intercollegiate athletics (NCAA III) include varsity men's and women's lacrosse, baseball, women's cross country, women's softball, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's swimming, golf, field hockey, football, and nationally ranked teams. Clubs and organizations include fraternities, sororities, outing club, international club, indoor pool, intramurals, WHSN student radio station, student newspaper, 31 clubs/student organizations, Army ROTC, and Navy ROTC (Nursing only). The campus features new expanded Library, state-of-the-art fitness center and fitness consultant, student dedicated residential network service, seven modern science and health labs, FieldTurf athletic fields, student center and a performing arts theater opened Fall of 2009. Close to 90 percent of students receive financial aid.