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2005 January Bulletin 
    
2005 January Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Facts in Brief


Location: Hempstead, Long Island (Nassau County), 25 miles east of New York City
Type of University: Private, nonsectarian, coeducational
Date Founded: 1935
President: Stuart Rabinowitz, J.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs: Dr. Herman A. Berliner
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs: Dr. Liora P. Schmelkin
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Dr. Bernard J. Firestone, Dean
Frank G. Zarb School of Business: Dr. Ralph S. Polimeni, Dean
School of Communication: Dr. Sybil DelGaudio, Dean
School of Education and Allied Human Services: Dr. James R. Johnson, Dean
School of Law: Alan N. Resnick, J.D., Interim Dean
New College: David C. Christman, Dean
School for University Studies: David C. Christman, Dean
Honors College: Dr. J. Stephen Russell, Dean
Saturday College: Dr. Kenneth Henwood, Associate Dean
University College for Continuing Education: Rosann Kelly, Executive Director

Undergraduate Degree Offerings

Associate in Applied Science; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelor of Fine Arts; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Science in Education; Bachelor of Business Administration/Master of Science.

Graduate Degree Offerings

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Accounting, Adventure Education, Business Information Systems, Finance, General Management, Gerontology, Human Resources Management, International Business, Labor Studies, Legal Nurse Consultant, Marketing, Physician Assistant, Premedical.

Master of Arts
Applied Linguistics (TESOL), Audiology, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Biology, Clinical & School Psychology (awarded only as component of PhD program), Computer Science, Creative Arts Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Education-Math/Science/Technology, English & Creative Writing, English Literature, English Education, Fine Arts Education, Foreign Language Education-French, Foreign Language Education-German, Foreign Language Education-Russian, Foreign Language Education-Spanish, Foundations of Education, Humanities, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies (MAP), Marriage & Family Therapy, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Science Education-Biology, Science Education-Chemistry, Science Education-Earth Science, Science Education-General Science, Science Education-Physics, Social Studies Education, Spanish, Special Education, Speech Communication & Rhetorical Studies, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Language Pathology w/ Teacher Certification, Teaching of Writing (Birth-Grade 6), Teaching of Writing (Grades 5-12), Wind Conducting.

Master of Business Administration
Accounting, Business Computer Information Systems, Executive Business Administration (EMBA), Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Taxation.

Master of Health Administration
Health Administration

Master of Science
Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering Management, Finance, Gerontology, Health Education, Human Cytogenetics, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Marketing Research, Physical Education, Taxation.

Master of Science in Education
Business Education, Counseling, Early Childhood & Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Educational Administration & Policy Studies, Elementary Education, English Education, Fine Arts Education, Foreign Language Education-French, Foreign Language Education-German, Foreign Language Education-Russian, Foreign Language Education-Spanish, Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education, Inclusive Elementary Special Education, Inclusive Secondary Special Education, Literacy Studies & Special Education, Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6), Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6) & Special Education (Early Childhood), Literacy Studies (Grade 5-12), Mathematics Education, Music Education, Program Evaluation, Rehabilitation Counseling, School-Community Psychology (awarded only as component of PsyD program), Science Education-Biology, Science Education-Chemistry, Science Education-Physics, Social Studies Education, Special Education, Special Education & Creative Arts Therapy (Birth-Grade 2), Special Education & Creative Arts Therapy (Grades 2-12), Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL)

Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor
Bachelor of Business Administration/Master of Science

Study Beyond the Master Degree

Juris Doctor and Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration

Doctor of Audiology
Audiology

Doctor of Education
Educational and Policy Leadership; Reading, Language, and Cognition.

Master of Laws
American Legal Studies and International Law.

Professional Diploma
Educational Leadership (School Building Leader), Educational Leadership (School District Leader), Foundations of Education, Literacy Studies w/NYS Teacher Certification (Birth-Grade 6), Literacy Studies w/NYS Teacher Certification (Grades 5-12).

Advanced Certificate
Addiction Studies, Banking, Bilingual Extension-Speech-Language Pathology, Bilingual Extension-Education, Bilingual Extension-Special Education, Business Computer Information Systems, Corporate Finance, Divorce Mediation, Early Childhood Special Education, Family Therapy, General Management, Gifted Education, Human Resource Management, Intensive NDEG Certificate-Fine Arts Education, Intensive NDEG Certificate-Music Education, Intensive NDEG Certificate-Secondary Education, International Business, Investment Management, Marketing, Middle School Extension (Grades 5 & 6), Middle School Extension (Grades 7-9), School Counselor Bilingual Extension, School-Community Psychology, Sex Counseling, Special Education Assessment & Diagnosis, Taxation, Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities, Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL), Teaching Students with Severe or Multiple Disabilities.

Certificate of Advanced Study
Educational Leadership (School Building Leader), Educational Leadership (School District Leader), Foundations of Education, Literacy Studies w/NYS Teacher Certification (Birth-Grade 6), Literacy Studies w/NYS Teacher Certification (Grades 5-12)

Doctor of Philosophy
Applied Organizational Psychology, Clinical & School Psychology, Reading, Language & Cognition and Reading, Language & Cognition-Bilingual/Bicultural Emphases

Doctor of Psychology
School-Community Psychology.

Postdoctoral
Respecialization in Clinical and/or School Psychology.

Accreditation: Hofstra University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges. Hofstra also holds many additional accreditations in individual units and programs.

Hofstra University continues its commitment to extending equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, or physical or mental disability in the conduct and operation of its educational programs and activities, including admission and employment. This statement of nondiscrimination is in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other federal, state and local laws. The Energy, Environmental Health and Safety Manager in the Plant Department, (516) 463-6622, is the individual designated by the University to coordinate its efforts to comply with Section 504. The Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer is the University’s official responsible for coordinating its adherence to Title IX and other equal opportunity regulations and laws. Questions or concerns regarding Title IX or other aspects of this policy (other than Section 504) should be directed to the Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer at (516) 463-6775.