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Temple University

Temple University
1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6096


Fax number: (215) 204-5694
Website: https://www.temple.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 1404 men, 1271 women
Full-time faculty: 764 men, 646 women
Part-time faculty: 640 men, 625 women
Graduation rate: 78% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture, General
  • General Studies
  • Horticultural Science
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agriculture, General
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Applied Mathematics, Other
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Dance, General
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Geography, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mathematics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Medical Informatics
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Sculpture
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Acting
  • Agriculture, General
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
  • Dance, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Economy
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sports Communication
  • Sports Studies
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
Diplomas

  • Acting
  • Advanced General Dentistry
  • Applied Psychology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical and Industrial Drug Development
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Customer Service Management
  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Documentary Production
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Communication
  • Health Law
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical/Health Humanities
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sterile Processing Technology/Technician
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Dance, General
  • Dentistry
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geography, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International Finance
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical and Industrial Drug Development
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Conducting
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Facilities Planning and Management
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • International Finance
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • Investments and Securities
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing Research
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Musical Theatre
  • Neuroscience
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Printmaking
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Sculpture
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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