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York College (CUNY)

York College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Overview

Youngest and smallest of the senior colleges within CUNY.

6,500 student enrollment at York College

44 majors (B.A., B.S., B.S./M.S.)

50-acre campus located in Jamaica, Queens

AcademicHealth Sciences

Occupational Therapy(BS/MS)

Physician Assistant

Medical Technology

Nursing (RN/BSN)

Environmental Health

The State of Health Careers

“… about 16 percent of all new jobs created between 2002 and 2012 will be in health services. That’s 3.5 million jobs - more than any other industry.”

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Dept. of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2004-05 Edition.

Other Academic Programs

Business: Accounting, Business Administration Marketing, Aviation Management- New

Communications Technology

Computer Science

Social Work

Teacher Education

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Student Life Clubs

More than 50 clubs and organizations

Student government Award winning campus newspaper “Pandora’s Box”

Athletics NCAA Division Three (III) Basketball, Track & Field, Soccer,

Swimming, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball

Facilities

Academic Core Building

Performing Arts Center

Health and Physical Education Complex

Science Building

All Inclusive

Admission Criteria For Freshman

Freshman Admission

General Freshman Criteria:

75 High School Average and above

Academic Appeals (70-74.99 CAA)

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<75 CAA + Financial Requirements

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Required Documents

High School DiplomaHigh School Transcript(s)SAT Scores

GED TranscriptGED Diploma

Proof of Immigration Status

OR

AND

York College Scholarship Program

Aviation Management Scholarship Program

Computer & Mathematics Scholar Support Coalition

The Teacher Academy

York College/FDA Scholars Program

York College Foundation Scholarships

Aviation Management Scholarship Program

$1750 annual award toward tuition

$250 toward flight instruction + Faculty Mentoring

Admission Criteria

high school average of 85 and above

SAT >1000 (old); 1550 (new)

Essay

Pass all parts of CUNY Assessment Test

Computer & Mathematics Scholar Support Coalition

Up to $1560 stipend per semester

Faculty Mentoring

Admission Criteria

Demonstrated Academic Potential

Financial Need

York College/FDA Scholars Program

$8000 annual award covering full tuition

$2000 Stipend, Laptop Computer, Internship

Admission Criteria

High school average > 90

SAT > 1200 (old); 1750 (new)

Intended major is Biology or Chemistry

Submission of science project

The Teacher Academy

$4000 annual award covering full tuition

Internship paying $1600 per year

Research Opportunities with CUNY Faculty

A full-time teaching position within the New York City Department of Education.

The Teacher Academy

Academic CriteriaHigh School Average: 85 and above3 years of Mathematic and ScienceSAT Math: 600 and above SAT Verbal: 550 and above

The admission deadline has been extended The admission deadline has been extended for this programfor this program

For more information For more information visit visit www.cuny.edu/teacherwww.cuny.edu/teacheracademyacademy

York College Foundation Scholarships

Awards ranging from $750 to $2000 per year

Criteria:

1) Apply to York College as 1, 2 or 3 CUNY choice

2) High school average ≥80

3) Completion of 14 academic units (2 foreign

language) plus

4) Pass all CUNY Skills Test (or exempt)

5) York College selected as final CUNY choice

Student Success in 2006

Yi Di Zhang Major: Mathematic Grad School: Steven Institute of

Technology Yearly Tuition waiver: $17,770 Stipend : $17,820

Yisa Rumala Award: National Science Foundation

Graduate Research Fellowship Award

Amount: $30,000 per year Grad School: University of Michigan

Vanessa Crevecoeur Award: UNCF Merck Undergraduate

Science Research Scholarship Award: $25,000

Other Successful Students Max Saenz (’06)

Salk Scholar- $6000 stipendEnrolled in the University of Virginia School of Medicine

Kathy Jedruczek (’06)

Full Scholarship to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Fiona Smith (’05)Pre-Med graduate in 2005Salk Scholar- $6000 stipendEnrolled in Penn State Medical College in fall 2005

Rashida Cheatham (’05)Accepted to New York University College of Dentistry$100,000 dental scholarship award

Notable AlumniJames Seigel

Authored “Derailed” that became of movie in 2005

Gerald A. ReynoldsChairperson of the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights appointed by President Bush (2005)

Dr. Deborah Persaud Recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Glaser Award in Medicine (2005) which provide $682,500 in research funding to focus on pediatric HIV/AIDS.

George A. Grasso

Deputy Police Commissioner of NYC

Contact UsYork College

The City University of New York94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard

Jamaica, NY 11451

Admissions

Telephone: (718) 262-2165Room AC-1B07Email: admissions@york.cuny.edu Website: www.york.cuny.edu

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