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90 minutes by car to Toronto 20 minutes by car to world-famous Niagara Falls ACCOUNTING BS, BS/MS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE BS AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES BA GEOGRAPHY BA AMERICAN STUDIES BA Earth Systems Science* ANTHROPOLOGY BA Urban and Regional Analysis* ARCHITECTURE BS GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES BA, BS ART BA (STUDIO ART) GERMAN BA General Studio* German Language and Linguistics* Graphic Design* GLOBAL GENDER STUDIES BA Photography* Cultures and Identities* ART BFA (FINE ARTS) Gender and Public Policy* Emerging Practices* Women and Global Citizenship* General Studio* HISTORY BA† Graphic Design* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Painting* AND MANAGEMENT BS MOST COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONAL TRADE BA Photography* CAMPUS IN THE STATE Print Media* UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ITALIAN BA Sculpture* (SUNY) SYSTEM JEWISH STUDIES BA 13 SCHOOLS AND LAW BA† COLLEGES, INCLUDING ART HISTORY BA SUNY’S ONLY SCHOOLS Learn about ASIAN STUDIES BA LINGUISTICS BA OF ARCHITECTURE AND LAW courses, faculty, BIOCHEMISTRY BS Applied Linguistics* BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY BS Chinese Language and Linguistics* special academic Biological Sciences* Japanese Language and Linguistics* opportunities, Biomedical Informatics* Korean Language and Linguistics* career options Computer Science and Engineering* Language and Cognition* and more: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BA, BA/MS Language, Society and Communication* BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, BS, BS/PHARMD MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS BS catalog. BIOTECHNOLOGY BS MATHEMATICS BA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BS, BS/MBA Computing and Applied Mathematics* buffalo.edu Data Analytics* General Curriculum* Undergraduate Degrees Financial Analysis* General Study in Applied Mathematics* General Management* General Study in Mathematics* Human Resources Management* General Study in Mathematics and Education* International Business* MATHEMATICS BS Management Information Systems* Actuarial Science* Marketing* General Study in Applied Mathematics* Operations and Supply Chain Management* General Study in Mathematics* BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE BS/MS MATHEMATICS-ECONOMICS BA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT MEDIA STUDY BA INFORMATION SYSTEMS BS/MS Critical Studies* CHEMISTRY BA, BS, BA/PHARMD Production* CLASSICS BA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BS Ancient Greek Language and Literatures* MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY BS, BS/MS MORE THAN 200 Ancient History* MUSIC BA FACULTY MEMBERS AWARDED THE SUNY Ancient Language and Literatures* MUSIC PERFORMANCE MUS.B. ’S AWARD Classical Civilizations* MUSIC THEATRE BFA FOR EXCELLENCE IN Mediterranean Archaeology* NEUROSCIENCE BS TEACHING COMMUNICATION BA NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY BS COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS BS NURSING BS, BS ACCELERATED FORMAT, RN-BS COMPUTER SCIENCE BA, BS, BS/MBA OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE/OCCUPATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE/COMPUTER SCIENCE AND THERAPY BS/MS§ ENGINEERING BS/MS PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES BS, BS/MS, BS/PHARMD CRIMINOLOGY BA† PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY BS, BS/MS DANCE BA, BFA PHARMACY PHARMD** † * Concentration ECONOMICS BA, BA/MA, BA/MS PHILOSOPHY BA †† † Also available as combined 3+3 accelerated bachelor’s and law ECONOMICS/ECONOMETRICS AND QUANTITATIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY DPT (JD) degrees ECONOMICS BA/MS PHYSICS BA ‡ Specialization track ENGINEERING: Teaching of Science Physics* § Occupational therapy is a five-year BS/MS combined degree Aerospace BS Teaching of Science Physics and Chemistry* program Biomedical BS, BS/MBA, BS/MS PHYSICS BS ** Pharmacy is a six-year PharmD program Chemical BS, BS/MBA POLITICAL SCIENCE BA† †† Physical therapy is a six-year advanced degree program; Civil BS, BS/MBA Advanced Political Science* freshmen and transfers should major in exercise science to American Politics and Public Affairs* prepare for this professional physical therapy degree Computer BS Electrical BS, BS/MBA, BS/MS Comparative Politics* Environmental BS General Political Science* LIBRARIES Industrial BS, BS/MBA AND SPECIAL International Politics* Mechanical BS, BS/MBA COLLECTIONS Public Law* WITH MORE THAN ENGINEERING PHYSICS BS 3.8 MILLION PSYCHOLOGY BA, BS ENGLISH BA† VOLUMES PUBLIC HEALTH BS, BS/MPH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN BA SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERDISCIPLINARY BA ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES BS Cognitive Science* Ecology and the Environment‡ Health and Human Services (Community Mental Health Environmental Monitoring and Analysis‡ Early Childhood Studies, Social Gerontology)* UNDERGRADUATE Water and the Environment‡ International Studies* INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES BS Legal Studies* EXERCISE SCIENCE BS SOCIOLOGY BA† University at Buffalo ALL STUDENTS, Applied Exercise Physiology* SPANISH BA FROM THEIR VERY SPECIAL STUDIES BA, BS 411 Capen Hall FIRST YEAR, CAN Health Promotion* Buffalo, NY 14260-1604 PARTICIPATE Pre-Health Professions* SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE BA IN RESEARCH, EXERCISE SCIENCE/ATHLETIC TRAINING BS/MS STATISTICS BA USA SERVICE OR EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE SCIENCE/EPIDEMIOLOGY BS/MPH THEATRE BA Telephone: +1 (716) 645–2368 LEARNING THEATRE BFA FOUNDED EXERCISE SCIENCE/NUTRITION BS/MS IN 1846 Facsimile: +1 (716) 645–2528 EXERCISE SCIENCE/PHYSICAL THERAPY BS/DPT Design/Technology* Email: [email protected] FILM STUDIES BA Performance* Website: buffalo.edu/ApplyUB FRENCH BA URBAN AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES BA Top Rankings 21,607 14:1 UNDERGRADS STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO

Top 1% in the COUNTRIES World REPRESENTED 9,896 ON CAMPUS Ranked No. 268 out GRADS Campus Profile 101 of 20,000 universities worldwide—CWUR Learn from the BEST Top 3% in the TEACHERS Nation and top WORLD- innovators in One of only 63 the world U.S. institutions in RENOWNED the Association of FACULTY American Universities Our faculty have won Top 25 in the such prestigious Nation awards as: Among the top 25 • Nobel Prize U.S. institutions • hosting international • National Book Award students—IIE • National Medal of Science Top 35 in the • National Medal of Nation Technology • MacArthur Foundation Among the leading “genius award” research universities • Guggenheim in the U.S., spending $400 million annually Tuition that’s a FRACTION OF THE COST of a comparable private FOUR-SEASON university CLIMATE Life at UB EXCEPTIONAL Buffalo named to ’ VALUE famous “52 Places To Go” list Tuition: $24,740* Fees and Health Insurance: $5,534 14 NCAA Food and Housing: $15,363 *All figures represent fees for 2019-2020 and are Division I teams subject to change. 600+ Scholarships: organizations • Awards typically range from $1,000 to $15,000. and clubs for • Submission of SAT/ACT scores is academics, highly recommended. • For best consideration, apply culture and before Dec. 1.

sports • Last date for consideration is April 15. SUPERLATIVE FACILITIES Apply Now major research centers and institutes focusing • UB International Application on fields such as computational research; • SUNY Application (Buffalo, University at) bioinformatics and life sciences; lasers, photonics and • Common Application 50+ (SUNY University at Buffalo) biophotonics; and geographic information and analysis. • Coalition Application instructional spaces, wireless infrastructure, computational Multimedia Learn more: buffalo.edu/ research facilities and laboratory spaces among the best in the nation. internationaladmissions/apply

English Language Institute available. Learn more: buffalo.edu/eli ACADEMIC CALENDAR • Fall Semester: late August to mid-December •  Spring Semester: mid-January to early May

APPLICATION DEADLINES UB uses rolling admission. There is no specific application deadline; applications are accepted for review until all seats are filled.

RECOMMENDED FILING DATES • Fall Regular Admission: Feb. 1 • Fall Early Decision: Nov. 15 • Spring Admission: Oct. 1

Admission Requirements Admission is based on the applicant’s academic records:

1 SCHOOL MARKS (GPA) Freshman: B average, 3.0/4.0 GPA An Inclusive, (or equivalent) Transfer: C+ average, 2.5/4.0 GPA Welcoming Home (or equivalent) 2 TEST SCORES (SAT/ACT) students live on campus, in both residence halls Freshman: Required for direct admission 8,000+ and apartment complexes to certain majors; otherwise optional Transfer: Not required

13 Living Learning Communities Learn more: buffalo.edu/ 13 residence halls internationaladmissions/tests 35 dining locations on campus 95% 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY* Learn more: buffalo.edu/campusliving † undergraduate TOEFL: 79 iBT alumni employed, IELTS: 6.5† in graduate SAT: 550 (ERWS)† school or in ACT: 20 (English and Reading)† service IMPRESSIVE OUTCOMES * UB also accepts other English tests. † Applicants with lower scores may be considered for admission. 268,000+ UB alumni in 150 countries and all 50 states Learn more: buffalo.edu/ UB grads hired by the most sought-after employers, including Amazon, internationaladmissions/englishfr Apple, , CannonDesign, Citi, CNN, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Facebook, 4 PERSONAL ESSAY Google, HSBC, IBM, ICBC, , KPMG, Microsoft, NASA, NBC Sports, Pepsi, Pfizer,PWC, Samsung, Tav Construction, Tata, and more. 5 TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS

For information about alternative exams, advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, GCE A-level exams and

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