Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Campus: Narrative Description
INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, BAYAMON CAMPUS
500 Rd. 830
Bayamon, PR 00957
Tel: (787)279-1912
Fax: (787)279-2205
Web Site: http://bc.inter.edu/
Description:
Independent, 4-year, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: 51-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $2 million. Total enrollment: 5,245. Faculty: 298 (98 full-time, 200 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 27:1. 4,822 applied, 40% were admitted. Full-time: 4,382 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 839 students, 43% women, 57% men. Students come from 4 other countries, 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 17% 25 or older, 2% transferred in. Retention: 59% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; communications/communication technologies; engineering/engineering technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).
Entrance Requirements:
Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2.50 GPA for engineering programs, CEEB. Required for some: SAT. Application deadline: 7/30. Notification: continuous.
Costs Per Year:
Application fee: $0. Tuition: $3760 full-time, $140 per credit part-time.
Collegiate Environment:
Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: Associacion de Estudiantes de Administracion de Empresas, Estudiantes Unidos por la Ciencia, Associacion Estudiantes de Aviacion, Consejo de Estudiante, Asociacion Estudiantes de Ingenieria. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Centro de Acceso a la Informacion plus 1 other with 55,695 books, 1,848 microform titles, 196 serials, 2,231 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $664,106. 700 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.
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