Nova Southeastern University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Nova Southeastern University is a co-educational, private, non-profit university located in Davie, Florida. It was chartered by the state of Florida in 1964. It was originally named The Nova University of Advanced Technology and was renamed Nova University in 1974. The university is one of the largest independent institutions of higher education in the Southeastern United States. NSU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through several academic divisions, which include:

• College of Allied Health & Nursing
• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
• Fischler School of Education and Human Services
• Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
• Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Nova Southeastern's Undergraduate Student Government Association organizes a variety of student events

NSU has a student-run newspaper, The Current. There is also a school-sponsored radio station called WNSU RADIO X.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, therapy and counseling, and medicine.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High faculty salary.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High female/male ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 28,378 in 2009-2010 (18,424 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 19% of enrolled students, graduate students are 70%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 22% of the student body. About 26% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 89% are full-time and 11% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Nova Southeastern provides on-campus housing for 1,478 of its 18,424 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Sunshine State Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 75 male students received the aid (men were 36% of those receiving aid) and 132 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 64% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Nova Southeastern offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,551 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (236 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3,443 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• International and Comparative Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Multicultural Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technical Teacher Education
• Urban Education and Leadership

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (103 awarded)

• Child Development
• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
• Public Administration

LAW (330 awarded)

• Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (113 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Medical Informatics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (299 awarded)

• Anesthesiologist Assistant
• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Physician Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (898 awarded)

• Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Optometry (OD)
• Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
• Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Psychopharmacology
• Public Health

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (236 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (56 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (241 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Natural Sciences
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Vision Science/Physiological Optics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (81 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (734 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology