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131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 02325

Admissions: 508-531-1237 · Financial Aid: 508-531-1341

Email: admission@bridgew.edu Website: http://www.bridgew.edu

From the College

“Bridgewater State College is the comprehensive public college of Southeastern Massachusetts and has a dual mission: to educate the residents of Southeastern Massachusetts and the Commonwealth, and to use its intellectual, scientific and technological resources to support and advance the economic and cultural life of the region. While maintaining its historical focus on the preparation of teachers, Bridgewater today provides a broad range of baccalaureate degree programs through its School of Arts and Sciences, its School of Education and Allied Studies and new School of Management and Aviation Science, which includes the only four-year Aviation program at a public college in New England. In recent years, Bridgewater has renovated its library, built a new residence hall and is building a $98.7 million science facility.”

Campus Setting

Bridgewater, founded in 1840, is a public college of liberal arts and professional studies. Its 235-acre campus is located in Bridgewater, 28 miles south of Boston. A four-year institution, Bridgewater State College has an enrollment of 11,417 students. The school also has a library with 319,764 books. It provides on-campus housing with eight units capable of accommodating 2,804 students. Housing options: coed dorms · single-student apartments. Recreation and sports facilities include: athletic and football fields · baseball and softball parks · gymnasium · tennis courts.

Student Life and Activities

Most students (65 percent) live off campus. Popular gathering spots are the campus center, the Rat and Cenzio's. Favorite campus activities include Winterfest, Springfest and Homecoming. Bridgewater State College has 181 official student organizations. Circle K, WBIM, the Program Committee and the Student Government Association have strong presences on campus. Bridgewater State College is a member of the ECAC (Division I, Football I-AA), Little East Conference (Division III), Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (Division III), New England Football Conference (Division III), New England Alliance, New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (Division III) and Pilgrim Wrestling League (Division III).

Academics and Learning Environment

Bridgewater State College has 321 full-time and 454 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 20:1. The most common course size is 20 to 29 students. Bridgewater State College offers 47 majors. The most popular include psychology, criminal justice and management. The least popular are philosophy, American politics and chemistry/geology. The school has a general core requirement. Cooperative education is not offered. All first-year students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher to avoid academic probation, and a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student: independent study · double majors · accelerated study · honors program · internships · distance learning.

BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY

Highlights

Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA (Pop. 25,185) Location: Large town Four-year public Founded: 1840 Website: http://www.bridgew.edu

Students Total enrollment: 11,417 Undergrads: 9,684 Part-time students: 17% From out-of-state: 5% Male/Female: 42%/58% Live on-campus: 35% Off-campus employment rating: Excellent Caucasian: 80% African American: 8% Hispanic: 5% Asian: 2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: <1% Native American: <1% Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 3% International: <1%

Academics Calendar: Semester Student/faculty ratio: 20:1 Class size 9 or fewer: 10% Class size 10-29: 71% Class size 30-49: 18% Class size 50-99: 1% Class size 100 or more: - Returning freshmen: 81% Six-year graduation rate: 54%

Most Popular Majors Psychology Criminal justice Management

Admissions Applicants: 6,170 Accepted: 4,525 Acceptance rate: 73.3% Placed on wait list: 673 Enrolled from wait list: 126 Average GPA: 3.2 ACT range: 20-22 SAT Math range: 460-560 SAT Reading range: 450-550 SAT Writing range: Not reported

Deadlines Early Action: 11/15 Early Decision: No Regular Action: Rolling admissions Common Application: Accepted

Financial Aid In-state tuition: $910 Out-of-state tuition: $7,050 Room: $6,540 Board: $3,388 Books: $1,000 Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 69% Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 64% Avg. aid package (freshmen): Not reported Avg. aid package (undergrads): Not reported

Prominent Alumni Jeff Corwin, actor and TV host; Lou Gorman, former general manager of the Boston Red Sox; Ann Hobson Pilot, principal harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops.

School Spirit Mascot: Bears Colors: Crimson and white

B Student Support and Success

Bridgewater offers the Academic Achievement Center (AAC), which features learning assistance programs and is home to Second Language Services, the Office of Disability Resources, Tutoring Services, the Writing Studio, Mathematics Services, Study and Research Services and the Communication Laboratory. The college also provides a Core Curriculum that is a skill centered, outcomes-based general education course, designed to help all students prepare for learning in their chosen fields. It is made up of four areas: skills requirements (writing, logical reasoning, mathematical reasoning and spoken communication); core distribution requirements (arts, humanities, natural and social and behavioral sciences, global culture, multiculturalism, quantitative reasoning and the U.S. Constitution); seminars (writing/speaking intensive courses) and requirements in the major (connecting the core curriculum to each major).

Bridgewater State College provides a variety of support programs including: academic · career · personal · psychological · minority students · family planning · religious. Annually, 81 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Bridgewater State College include: Accenture · Advanced Rehabilitation System · Bayer Diagnostic · Boston Biomedical · Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital · Brown & Co. · Delta Airlines · Department of Social Services · Fidelity Investments · FleetBoston · Foxboro Company · General Dynamics · Gillette Company · Health South · Investors Bank & Trust · LEC Environment Consulting Little · Mass General Hospital · Massachusetts House of Representatives · May Institute · Meditech · Midwest Express Airline · New England Cable News · Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital · PBS Consultants · PricewaterhouseCoopers · Providence Journal · Putnam Investments · Springborn Laboratories · State Street · Stone and Webster · United States Department of Labor · WCVB TV 5 · Wells Fargo Financial · WPEP 1570 AM.

Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Students coping with a type of learning disabilities may be granted additional time to complete a degree and/or lighten the average course load. LD students may also access: tutors · learning center · testing accommodations · untimed tests · extended time for tests · take-home exam · oral tests · readers · note-taking services · tape recorders · early syllabus · priority registration · waiver of math degree requirement. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management · organizational skills · learning strategies · specific subject areas · writing labs · math labs · study skills. An advisor/advocate from the LD program is available to students.

How to Get Admitted

For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: extracurricular activities · special talents, interests and abilities · character/personal qualities · volunteer work · work experience · state of residency · minority affiliation · alumni relationship. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. SAT Subject Test scores are not required. Academic units recommended: 4 English, 3 Math, 3 Science, 1 Social Studies, 2 Foreign Language.

How to Pay for College

To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Bridgewater State College participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · Federal Pell grants · state scholarships and grants · college-based scholarships and grants · private scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · state scholarships and grants.