University of the District of Columbia
Academics
- Graduation Rate54%
- Majors Available76
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio8:1
- Retention Rate68%
AP Credit Policy
Students may receive credit for scores on the Advanced Placement Standardized tests for AP courses while taken in high school. Receipt of credit is also acceptable by students who have earned credits toward an International Baccalaureate.(IB) The University will only consider grades received at levels 3, 4, or 5, for AP credits and a score of 5 or above for IB credits. Such evaluation will solely be accepted within the first two semester of enrollment at the University. Further, academic departments reserve the right to determine the acceptable grade for courses offered in their departments.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
- Adult and Continuing Education Administration
- Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
- Agricultural Economics
- Applied Mathematics, Other
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
- Architecture
- Art/Art Studies, General
B
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
- Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
C
- Chemistry, General
- Civil Engineering, General
- Clinical Psychology
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer Software Technology/Technician
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Construction Management, General
- Corrections Administration
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
D
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
E
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Economics, General
- Education, General
- Education, Other
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Language and Literature, General
- Environmental Science
F
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance, General
- Fire Science/Fire-fighting
G
- Graphic Design
H
- Health Services Administration
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
- Human Development and Family Studies, General
I
- Information Technology
L
- Law
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other
- Legal Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
M
- Marketing, Other
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer
- Music, General
N
- Nursing Education
- Nutrition Sciences
O
- Oncology and Cancer Biology
- Organizational Leadership
P
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Public Administration
- Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
R
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
- Rhetoric and Composition
S
- Securities Services Administration/Management
- Social Work
- Special Education and Teaching, General
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
T
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
U
- Urban Education and Leadership
- Urban Studies/Affairs
V
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
W
- Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Cross-Registration
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- English as a Second Language
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- ROTC, Air Force
- ROTC, Army
- ROTC, Navy
- Teacher Certification
- Weekend College
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