Ashland University

Overview
Our Promise: To provide students with an exceptional learning and student life experience.
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university in Ashland, Ohio, United States.
For more than 130 years, Ashland University, has been home to individuals striving for academic, professional and spiritual growth. Focused on rigorous academic pursuits, students of Ashland develop critical thinking, leadership and professional skills.
From nationally recognized scholars programs and innovative learning labs, to exceptional athletic programs, places of worship and award-winning dining facilities, Ashland University is designed to nurture all aspects of student development. A nationally ranked university with global impact, Ashland University has students calling Ashland 'home' decades after graduation. The highly personal Ashland experience instills in students the discipline, confidence and values to not just succeed in the world, but to impact it in the most positive ways possible.

Fast Facts about AU:

• Founded in 1878
• Mid-sized, four-year, private
• Located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus
• 70+ undergraduate majors; 10 Master's programs; two Doctor's programs
• Total enrollment (Undergraduate, graduate, all programs): 6,500
• Student-to-faculty ratio of 9: 1
• Average class size is 16 students.

Accreditations
Ashland University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is authorized by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
Individual programs are accredited by:

• the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
• the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• the National Association of Schools of Music
• the American Association of Theological Schools
• the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• the Council on Social Work Education
• the American Chemical Society
• the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
• the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
• the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training (CAATE)
• the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

Location & Facilities
The university consists of a 135-acre main campus and several off-campus centres throughout central and northern Ohio. Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Ashland County. The population was 21,249 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Ashland Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). It was incorporated in 1916.Ashland was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Ashland University's home, Ashland, Ohio, is listed as the eighth most affordable college town in the United States as ranked by Great Value Colleges website.
While studying at Ashland, you will be living within a day's drive of many of the great cities of the United State including: Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, and Saint Louis. A day's drive can take you to Canada and to great natural attractions such as Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes, the Smokey Mountains, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Ashland University finished fifth in the nation in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup NCAA Division II all-sports standings, which are based on points awarded for each institution's finish in up to 14 sports -- seven men's and seven women's. A perennial powerhouse in Division II athletics, Ashland has finished in the nation's Top 10 for seven consecutive seasons and only two other schools can make that claim. In the last three years, the Eagles have placed third, fifth and fifth.
Ashland University was ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category in 2012 and 2013.
Ashland University's Campus Activities Board (CAB) has been recognized for the quality of the student entertainment it offers on campus as it has received the top Programming Organization of the Year award through the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Regional Conference a total of 10 times, including the last three years in a row.
Ashland University is ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top research universities in the country and as the No. 156 ranked college in the Midwest.

Campus Life
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List of Department
Ashland University offers four colleges, a graduate school and the Founders School for Continuing Education

• The College of Arts and Sciences is a vibrant academic community at the heart of the university undergraduate experience. Grounded in liberal arts, students prepare for careers in science, business, the arts, education, communication, and government and service organizations as well as for professional programs and graduate school. Each department is committed to giving students unlimited opportunities to shine and each is devoted to graduating students who are ready to take on the world as confident, competent leaders.
• Richard E. & Sandra J. Dauch College of Business & Economics Good business skills are essential to any organization. At Ashland's College of Business and Economics, you gain both practical skills and theory taught in classrooms where you'll receive lots of one-on-one attention. The College also is proud to include the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies devoted to the encouragement of the entrepreneurial spirit and to fanning the fires of innovation that bring new business ideas to our community and world.
The College also offers the Master of Business Administration degree for those who wish to pursue additional studies.
• Dwight Schar College of Education Are you looking for a bachelor degree that will lead to that first teaching position? Have you been in the classroom for a while and are now looking to extend your teaching or leadership skills? Do you want to earn an advanced degree? Ashland University's Dwight Schar College of Education may be just the place for you. With our emphasis on theory and practice, you will develop the skills, values and knowledge that today's educators require.
• Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences The College o

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Courses Offered
Undergraduate

• Accelerated-Accounting/MBA
• Accounting
• Actuarial Sciences
• Adolescent & Young Adult Education
• Art
• Art Education
• Athletic Training
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Biotechnology Concentration
• Business Administration
• Business Management
• Chemistry
• Chemistry Education (Grades 7–12)
• Commercial Art
• Computer Arts & Graphic Program ming
• Computer Science
• Creative Writing
• Criminal Justice
• Dietetics
• Digital Media Journalism
• Digital Media Production
• Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies
• Doctorate of Nursing Practice
• Early Childhood Education (Pre-K - Grade 3)
• Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
• Earth Science Education (Grades 7 – 12)
• Economics
• English
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science - Biology
• Environmental Science - Chemistry
• Environmental Science - Geology
• Exercise Science
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Fine Arts
• Forensic Biology Concentration
• Forensic Chemistry
• French
• French Education
• Geology
• Geoscience Technology & Management
• Health & Risk Communication
• History
• Hospitality Management
• Information Systems
• Integrated Language Arts Education
• Integrated Mathematics Education
• Integrated Science Education (Grades 7 – 12)
• Integrated Social Studies Education
• International Business
• International Political Studies
• Intervention Specialist K-12
• Intervention Specialist – Mild-Moderate K-12