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501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515

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Southern Connecticut State University School Description

Welcome to Southern Connecticut State University, a flourishing community of more than 12,000 students located less than three miles from downtown New Haven, near the artsy and historic Westville Village section of the city.

Southern Connecticut State University provides exemplary graduate and undergraduate education in the liberal arts and professional disciplines. As an intentionally diverse and comprehensive university, Southern is committed to academic excellence, access, social justice, and service for the public good.

Founded as a teachers college in 1893, Southern has evolved into a comprehensive university offering 116 graduate and undergraduate programs. More than 700 faculty members lead students through a wide range of studies and research specialties.

Today's Southern is a vibrant, culturally rich and ethnically diverse environment. In addition to its extensive academic offerings, Southern hosts lectures, workshops in literature and dance, art exhibits, performances by professional and student artists, conferences, and institutes on a variety of topics that enrich, instruct, and delight.

Through offering courses on part-time, day and evening bases, Southern has been innovative in providing access to a high quality education to a wide range of students. The campus clinics provide diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities and speech, hearing, and reading problems.

As a busy university with a strong identity and a rich history, Southern looks ahead to a future as varied, dynamic, responsive, and responsible as its past.

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Southern Connecticut State University

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Southern Connecticut State University (alternately SCSU, Southern) is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1893, it is the third-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University system.

A brief timeline of the history of the school

  • September 11, 1893, three teachers and 84 students started the school year at the old Skinner School in New Haven, CT. The goal was to create a new two-year training school for teachers. By 1937, the New Haven State Normal School, as it was called, had grown to a four-year college.
  • 1947 NHSNS had teamed up with Yale University's Department of Education to supplement its bachelor degree programs with a masters in science.
  • 1953 The NHSNS moved to its present location on Crescent Street in New Haven.
  • 1954 the newly renamed New Haven State Teachers College, was authorized by the state Board of Education to assume complete responsibility for the masters program.
  • 1959 state legislation expands the schools offerings to include a liberal arts program, resulting in Bachelors degrees in the arts and sciences for the programs graduates. The school renames itself Southern Connecticut State College.
  • March 1983 the school is renamed again as Southern Connecticut State University, and joins the Connecticut State University System, along with Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

Teacher Education

In keeping with its origins as a teachers college, Southern Connecticut State University remains a leading center for teacher education in New England. It produces more teachers, principals, and school superintendents than any other institution in Connecticut. The university recently received approval for its first doctoral program, to be administered by the Department of Educational Leadership in the School of Education. Students who complete this program will received the degree of Doctor of Education, or Ed. D.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Owls
Nickname:
SCSU

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
8,309
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
98%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 15,343
Students Receiving Aid:
71%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
Most Selective
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Southern Connecticut State University Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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Master’s Degree Programs

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Southern Connecticut State University Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 98%
Part-Time 2%
Men vs. Women
Women 67%
Men 33%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 72%
Other 11%
African-American 10%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 2%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 91%
Out-of-State 9%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Connecticut 91%
New York 3%
New Jersey 1%
Maine 0%
Massachusetts 0%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 29%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Northeast 10 Conference)
Basketball (Northeast 10 Conference)
Baseball (Northeast 10 Conference)
Track (Northeast 10 Conference)

Southern Connecticut State University Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 6,623 $ 15,343  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 3,346 $ 10,831  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 3,277 $ 4,512  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,024 20%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,921 11%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 4,636 22%  
Student Loans:
 $ 4,574 57%  
Any Aid:
   71%  

Southern Connecticut State University Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 29% (Most Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 98%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 420, Math: 410
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 520, Math: 520

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Recommended
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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Question: whats the required GPA to get into Southern Connecticut State University?

ok heres my situation... my gpa right now is a 1.98 and im a senior in my second marking period i failed my algebra and expository writing class my 1st marking period because i missed a lot of school but now i know ive brought my grades up to B's i scored a 1550 on my sat's but what im worried about is when i apply, there gonna look at my gpa and how i failed my 1st marking period because by the time i apply my next marking period grades wont be out yet so im nervious i wont get accepted considering thats a pretty easy school to get into i also would like information on a transfer program from Gateway Community College because i hear i can build my gpa and earn credit and transfer to southern but i wanna know how long would that take? how long would i go to gateway for? thank you
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Billie, The easiest method to find out info is to find a student. You can locate some contact information for Connecticut universities here. http://www.collegereviewed.com/Connecticut-Colleges-Universities.html Students always seem to know what's going on better than outsiders since they get to experience the classes and the lifestyle.

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