Worcester State College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Post-master's certificate
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Worcester State College Academics

Worcester State College is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. For one thing, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Urban Semester, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Worcester State College.

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

History:

History – General

Communications & Journalism:

Mass Communications/Media Studies

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Communication Disorders, Health Services – General, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Preoperative/Surgical

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Business Administration/Management

Popular majors:

twenty percent business per marketing, seventeen percent health professions, seventeen percent psychology, seven percent education, five percent biology, five percent communication technologies, five percent social sciences

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Public Administration and Service:

Public Services

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

English Language and Literature:

English

Social Sciences:

Economics, Geography, Sociology, Urban Studies

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Biotechnology

Foreign Language and Literature:

Spanish

Education:

Elementary Education, Kindergarten/Preschool Education

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of April. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 20.

Worcester State College Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 59% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 75%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one thousand, two hundred and seventy-six total number of transfer students who applied and seven hundred and thirty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 15th of June. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of May and the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of May. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 15th of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of June. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of April.

Worcester State College Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-nine percent scholarships per grants and forty-one percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Alumni Affiliation.

Worcester State College Students

The school’s size is approximately three thousand, nine hundred and sixty-four degree-seeking undergrads, six hundred and forty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and eight hundred and seventy-three graduate enrollment. Besides, the student body consists of ninety-six percent in-state students, four percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-eight percent women, forty-two percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, eighty-three percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, nine percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Moreover, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Teachers College/College of Education, Four-year, Coed, where 59 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Worcester State College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

Students should note the housing policies: fifty-one percent of first-year students live in college housing, twenty-four percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, fifteen-MAR deadline for housing deposit, one hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In sum, the school is located 40 miles from Boston, 65 miles from Hartford, Connecticut.Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as photographic labs; multimedia classrooms with satellite connectivity; speech, language and hearing clinic. This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus.

Worcester State College Athletics

The Lancers are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Football
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Volleyball