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Welcome toFlorida Atlantic University,

Florida Atlantic University • www.fau.edu/admissions

one of Florida’s public universities. Here you will find a wide choice of majors, top-notch faculty, small classes and personal attention offered on several campuses and sites where more than 29,000 students are receiving the preparation they need to face the future with confidence.

FAU is ranked among the most culturally and ethnically diverse universities in the country. You will meet students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries. We are one of the top 100 four-year colleges in conferring bachelor’s degrees to minority students.

The Stats (Fall 2012)Undergraduate Students: 23,615Areas of Study: More than 170Colleges: 10Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 20:1Average Undergraduate Class Size: Lecture – 36, Lab – 20, Discussion – 31Entering Freshman Class Mid-Range Test Scores: ACT Composite: 23–27 SAT Total (all 3 sections): 1560–1770Entering Freshman Class Mid-Range GPA: 3.35–3.95

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DC

1020 miles

CHICAGO1340 miles

BOSTON 1470 miles

ATLANTA 623 miles

PHILADELPHIA 1168 miles

SOUTH FLORIDA

Located in Boca Raton and less than a mile from I-95, Florida Atlantic University is within 20 miles of Fort Lauderdale, 20 miles of West Palm Beach and 45 miles from Miami. The beautiful beaches of the Atlantic Ocean are less than 3 miles from campus and a vibrant city life is only a short drive away. You will discover trendy shops

and year-round art and music festivals as well as be able to attend professional sporting events for football, baseball, basketball and hockey. We have the convenience of being within 30 miles of two airports — Palm Beach International Airport to the north and the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport to the south.

Location

Application ProceduresAdmission decisions are made on a rolling basis. Rolling admission decisions begin October 1st for Summer and Fall 2013 freshman applicants. Students are encouraged to apply early in their senior year. To apply online, go towww.fau.edu/admissions.

Freshman Deadlines Fall May 1 Summer February 15

International DeadlinesFall (Priority) February 15Fall April 1Summer February 15

Honors OpportunitiesThe Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College provides a unique living-learning environment for students who are highly motivated and want the challenge of an all-honors program. The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is located on our John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter, FL (40 miles north of the Boca Raton campus).

The University Honors Program is designed to provide freshmen and sophomores exceptional and rewarding learning opportunities through

special honors seminars. This program is located on the Boca Raton campus.

We invite you to explore both of these special opportunities at www.fau.edu/admissions and click on “Honors Programs”. Whichever program you choose, you will receive a superior undergraduate education that will prepare you to excel whether you continue on for postgraduate studies or enter the workforce.

Career Day – Over 100 employers recruit FAU students at the biannual Career Day hosted on the Boca Raton campus including Ernst & Young, the U.S. Department of State and Motorola.

FaU StUDent teaChing – The College of Education places students in local schools as paid instructional interns through Project Good FIT as early as freshman year.

CDSi – The College for Design and Social Inquiry teaches its students to promote safe, healthy and sustainable communities by taking part in immersive internships with various local, state and federal agencies.

engineering – Engineering students put their skills to the test. FAU’s human-powered submarine team has consistently ranked among the top teams in the International Submarine Race.

CommerCial mUSiC – Be a part of FAU’s student-run, faculty-supervised recording label, Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, and learn about the ins and outs of the music industry through the Commercial Music program.

reSearCh – FAU students engage in undergraduate research through many of our academic programs, including marine science at the FAU’s world-renowned Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce, Fla.

aCCoUnting SCholarS 2012 - FAU Accounting Scholars Program graduates are in high demand! This dual-degree honors program has had a 100 percent job placement rate since the program’s inception.

eShP lab – Students interested in physical therapy, athletic training or sports medicine will gain practical experience in the Human Performance Lab of one of the fastest growing programs at FAU, Exercise Science and Health Promotion.

HousingStudent LifeWe offer many housing choices and living on campus is one of the best ways to get connected at FAU. Freshman students have the option of living in Glades Park Towers, Heritage Park

Towers or Indian River Towers. We will also be opening a new 614-bed residence hall for freshmen in time for Fall 2013www.fau.edu/housing

There is always something to do at FAU. Whether you are cheering for any of the 18 Division I athletic teams or getting involved with any of the more than 300 student organizations on campus,

there is something for everyone. Our organizations reflect the diversity of our student body from ice hockey to kiteboarding to Greek life. For more information, visit www.fau.edu/sil.

Living-Learning CommunitiesAthleticsThe Living-Learning Communities (LLC) program at FAU offers incoming freshmen the unique and engaging opportunity to live on the same floor of Heritage Park Towers-North with other incoming freshmen with similar academic goals and

interests. Students will enroll in common, shared courses. LLCs include Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Nursing, Pre-Health Professions and Science just to name a few. To learn more, go to www.fau.edu/CLASS.

MenBaseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis

WomenBasketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Spirit, Tennis, Track, Volleyball

Estimated Annual Expenses*(subject to change)

Tuition per Credit Hour for Undergraduate Students:Florida resident: $199.54Non-Florida resident: $718.09

FloridaResident

Non-FloridaResident

Tuition and Fees** $5,986 $21,542

Books and Supplies $924 $924

On-campus Housing and Meals** $9,690 $9,690

Transportation $1,955 $1,955

Personal Expenses $1,652 $1,652

Total * $20,207 $35,763

*Based on a nine-month budget for full-time students (30 credits)**Direct costs to attend the University

ScholarshipsSCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15. Priority is given to those students who have applied and been accepted by the Priority Application Deadline (February 15).

Scholarship Total Value Merit/Need ScholarshipApplication

Duration

FAU Presidential $16,000 Merit No 4 Years

Spirit of FAU $12,000 Merit No 4 Years

Elite Owl $8,000 Merit No 4 Years

Welcome to FAU $1,000 Merit No Nonrenewable

National Merit $30,000 Merit Yes 4 Years

MLK Jr. Award $12,000 Need Yes 4 Years

Academic Excellence $2,500–$10,200 Merit No 4 Years

For additional information, visit www.fau.edu/admissions and click on “Scholarships.”Scholarships are redeemable for fall and spring semesters only.

Tuition and Financial AidFinancial Aid is available to degree-seeking students. Assistance is awarded in compliance with state, federal and university regulations on the basis of financial need and academic

merit. More than $178 million was awarded to students in 2011–12 through scholarships, grants, loans and work study. For more information, visit www.fau.edu/finaid

Legend

g Academic Buildings g Athletics g Residence Halls g Student Services & Administration

1. g Student Support Services (SU 80)2. g Student Union (UN-31)3. g College of Education (ED-47)4. g College of Business Complex (BU-86)5. g Marlene & Harold Forkas Alumni Center (FA 94)6. g Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (RC-91)7. g Innovation Village Apartments North and South (IV-98 and IV-99)8. g Owls Stadium9. g Science & Engineering Building (SE-43)10. g General Classroom North (GN-73)11. g Charles E. Schmidt Biomedical Science Center (BC-71)

12. g College of Engineering & Computer Science, East (EE-96)13. g Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing (NU-84)14. g Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters (AH-52)15. g Culture and Society Building (CU-97)16. g Social Science Building (SO-44)17. g Williams Administration Building (AD 10)18. g Physical Science Building (PS-55)19. g Behavioral Sciences Building (BS-12)20. g Sanson Life Sciences Building (SC-1)21. g General Classroom South (GS-2)

22. g Student Services, Breezeway and Food Court (SS-8)23. g FAU Bookstore (BK -76)24. g Ritter Art Gallery (AG-39)25. g S.E. Wimberly Library (LY-3)26. g Engineering Building, West (EG-36)27. g Heritage Park Towers (HP-89, DM-89N, DM-89S)28. g Glades Park Towers (GP-92, DM-92N, DM-92S)29. g Indian River Towers (IR-70, DM-70E, DM-70W)30. g University Village Apartments31. g Athletic Complexes

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For more information,contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions:561.297.3040admissions@fau.eduwww.fau.edu/admissionswww.facebook.com/FAUAdmissions

Visit CampusWe welcome you to join us in the sun and visit our campus. This is the best way to learn about FAU and to see what we have to offer. Campus tours and information sessions are offered at

10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, as well as 10 a.m. on select Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters. For more information, go to www.fau.edu/admissions/visit.php

aCaDemiC ProgramSSelective and Limited Access Programs: College of Business, College of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Architecture, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. All music majors must audition.

DOrOThy F. SchMIDTcOllege OF ArTS AnD leTTerSAnthropology # * +Art: Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture #Art: Graphic Design # Art History # *Art: Studio Art #Asian Studies**Caribbean and Latin American Studies**Classical Studies**Communication +Communication Studies # *Comparative Studies -Creative Writing +English # * +English as a Second Language Studies** +Ethnic Studies**Film and Video Studies *French # * +German *History # * +Interdisciplinary Studies: Arts & Humanities #Interdisciplinary Studies: Social Science #Italian # *Jewish Studies # **Linguistics # * +Multimedia Studies (Film/Video, Journalism) #Media, Technology and Entertainment +Music (Commercial Music, Jazz Studies, Music Education, Performance) #Music (Literature & Theory, Music Education, Commercial Music, Vocal Performance, Instrumental Performance) *Painting and Ceramics +Peace Studies**Philosophy # *Political Science # * +Religious Studies**Sociology # * +Spanish # * +Theatre +Visual Art (Concentrations in: Book Arts, Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture) +Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies **Women’s Studies +

cOllege OF BUSIneSSAccounting # * +Business Administration * + - **Business Economics #Business Analytics * **Business Law *Economics # * +

Entrepreneurship *Finance # * +Gerontology **Health Administration # * + **Hospitality Management # *International Business # + ** Information Security **Management #Management Information Systems # * **Marketing # *Operations Management *Real Estate *Risk Management - **Taxation +

cOllege FOr DeSIgnAnD SOcIAl InqUIryAging**Architecture #Architecture/Urban and Regional Planning +Child Welfare**Criminal Justice # *Public Management # *Public Procurement**Public Safety Administration #Social Work # +Urban Design #Urban and Regional Planning # + **

cOllege OF eDUcATIOnApplied Behavior Analysis -Counselor Education +Counseling -Curriculum and Instruction + -Early Care and Education #Early Childhood Education + Educational Leadership + -Elementary Education # +Environmental Education +Exceptional Student Education # + -Exercise Science & Health Promotion # +Reading Education +Secondary Education #Social Foundations of Education +Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology +Teaching and Learning #Teaching English to Non-English Speakers (TESOL/BE) +

cOllege OF engIneerIngAnD cOMpUTer ScIenceBioengineering + **Civil Engineering # +Computer Engineering # + -Computer Science # + * -Electrical Engineering # + -

Geomatics Engineering #Information Engineering Technology Marine Engineering Management**Mechanical Engineering # + -Ocean Engineering # + -

hArrIeT l. WIlkeShOnOrS cOllegeLiberal Arts & Sciences

chArleS e. SchMIDTcOllege OF MeDIcIneBiomedical Science +Medicine (M.D.)

chrISTIne e. lynncOllege OF nUrSIngNursing # + - **Gerontology** (Graduate Certificate)

chArleS e. SchMIDTcOllege OF ScIenceActuarial Science**Applied Mathematics and Statistics +Biological Sciences # + *Biotechnology**Chemistry # + - **Complex Systems and Brain Sciences -Environmental Sciences +Environmental Studies**Experimental Psychology -Geographic Information Science *Geographic Information Systems (GIS)**Geography # + *Geology # + *Geosciences -Integrative Biology -Mathematics # * + -Medical Physics + **Neuroscience**Neuroscience and Behavior #Physics # + * -Pre-Health Professions Studies**Psychology # + -Statistics * **

For the most updated academicprogram information, contact ourindividual colleges.

# Major * Minor**Certificate+ Masters- Ph.D