Counselor Guide Bring Your Purpose. Find Your Path.

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1 Couselor Guide Brig Your Purpose. Fid Your Path.

2 Brig Your Purpose. Fid Your Path. Regis College is a co-ed, Catholic istitutio that was fouded i For over eight decades the College has prided itself o beig a diverse ad welcomig learig commuity guided by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bosto.. Agaist the backdrop of a strog liberal arts foudatio, Regis provides a educatio that is career-focused. While our studets have access to a wide variety of comprehesive majors, they are also itroduced to the critical cocept of Academic Pathways. These Pathways lead to much more tha a college diploma - they provide the all-importat lik to future professioal success. So ask your studets, What s your path? For may, that path could lead to Regis College ad beyod. Visitig Regis Did you kow that two out of three studets who visit Regis apply to our school? Ideed, there is o better way to experiece all that Regis has to offer tha with a campus visit. Campus Tours: Studet-led tours are scheduled Moday-Friday, three times a day (at 11am, 1pm ad 3pm) throughout the year. Ope House: This evet allows prospective studets ad their families the opportuity to explore Regis College i depth by: takig a guided tour of campus led by a curret studet, meetig faculty members to lear about various academic programs, talkig with Regis alumi, athletic coaches, ad curret studets. Ope House typically takes place i the early fall. Iformatio Sessios: Held o both selected weekday ad weeked dates through the year, our iformatio sessios iclude a geeral overview of the College, guided campus tour, iterview (by appoitmet oly) ad luch (optioal). There are may ways to schedule a campus visit, view upcomig programs or RSVP for a evet: Olie at Sca the QR code to the left Call at GET.REGIS ( ) Locatio Regis College is located i Westo, Massachusetts, oe of the safest, suburba commuities i the etire state. The College s beautiful 132-acre campus is oly 12 miles west of Bosto ad provides our studets with the best of both worlds the traditio of a small commuity eviromet with proximity to the social, cultural, ad professioal opportuities of a big city.

3 highlights A All-iPad Istitutio By providig ipads from Apple for all studets ad faculty, with specific apps tailored to its academic commuity, Regis has take a leadership role through the kid of iteractive ad participatory teachig ad learig that our digital world ivites. I effect, we are buildig classrooms without walls. Clito Bush Haiti Fud has aouced a early half-millio-dollar grat to Regis College to educate faculty at six Haitia ursig schools. Two Regis professors amed educators of the year i their fields Vetterlig ad Gilmore hailed i laguages ad uclear medicie: David Gilmore of Bosto, Assistat Professor & Chair of the Medical Imagig Program at Regis College, was amed Outstadig Educator i Nuclear Medicie Techology, two of his studets were hoored for their presetatios i the field, ad oe studet received the Paul Cole scholarship at the Aual Society of Nuclear Medicie (SNM) Coferece. Mary-Ae Vetterlig has bee amed Teacher of the Year: College/Uiversity Level by the America Associatio of Teachers of Spaish ad Portuguese (AATSP). Fall of 2012 ew academic major i Public Health ad cocetratios i Neurosciece ad Accoutig erich the academic experiece of Regis studets. Additioally, Wome s ad Me s Cross Coutry is added to the NCAA Divisio III Athletic roster. The Wome s Field Hockey team was 2011 NECC Champios! The Me s Teis team competed i the NECC touramet fials! GO PRIDE! Studets expaded their global uderstadig with iterdiscipliary classroom experieces such as: Lodo, UK Durig witer break theatre sessio, studets atteded theatrical productios, took classes, ad explored the Globe Theatre ad Stratford-upo- Avo. Additioally, twelve Regis social work studets coducted research i comparative iteratioal social work. Idividual research topics raged from huma traffickig to access to health care for icarcerated people. Peru Studets immersed themselves culturally ad i various service projects at ursig cliics, a orphaage, ad a commuity ceter. Greada Six urse practitioer studets visited St. George s Uiversity, where they coducted visio health screeigs ad physicals, ad distributed ew readig glasses. Chia Studets leared about the makig of silk ad tea, the effects of the Cultural Revolutio, ad the developmet of the Catholic faith as it struggles with issues of huma freedom ad huma rights.

4 Udergraduate Areas of Study Regis College offers a variety of academic programs betwee the School of Liberal Arts, Educatio & Social Sciece ad the School of Nursig, Sciece, & Health Professio. These programs at Regis are desiged to serve as a pathway to studets future careers. May programs also joi easily which offers both a variety of optios as well as a more well-rouded view. Academic Pathways PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT Liberal Arts ad Educatio BA i Eglish BA i History with cocetratios i: Heritage Studies Museum Studies BA i Liberal Studies BA i Mathematics Educatio BA i Spaish Educatio with Teacher Licesure i: Elemetary Educatio Secodary Educatio Early Childhood Educatio (Certificate) America Studies mior Art History mior Dace mior Educatioal Theatre mior Iformatio Techology mior Lati America Studies mior Music mior Religious Studies mior Theatre mior Wome s Studies mior Writig mior Nursig BS i Nursig Sciece BA i Biology, with cocetratios i: Evirometal Biology Neurosciece BA i Biochemistry BA i Psychology with a cocetratio i: Neurosciece Pre-Detal Pre-Medical Pre-Veteriary Chemistry mior Busiess ad Social Sciece BA i Busiess Maagemet, with a cocetratio i: Accoutig BA i Commuicatio, with cocetratios i: Ciema Studies Graphic Desig Jouralism ad Media Orgaizatioal & Iterpersoal Commuicatio Public Relatios BA i Law ad Govermet BA i Iteratioal Relatios BA i Political Sciece BA i Sociology Pre-Law America Politics mior Comparative Politics mior Ecoomics mior Film mior Health ad Huma Service BS i Health ad Fitess Studies, with cocetratios i: Exercise Sciece Nutritio Sports Maagemet BS i Medical Imagig, with cocetratio i: Nuclear Medicie BSW i Social Work BS i Public Health SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES Hoors program Cross registratio at Babso College, Betley Uiversity ad Bosto College Itership sites throughout the Bosto area ad the U.S. Study abroad (Uited Kigdom, Irelad, Japa ad more!) Semester i Washigto, D.C. Studet exchage opportuities with Cosortium of Sisters of St. Joseph Colleges

5 Experiece the Differece At Regis, studets lear by doig. While may schools offer experietial learig, Regis ifuses its curriculum with it, through a array of iterships, service projects ad applied research opportuities that exted learig well beyod the classroom walls ad place studets ito the real world. Regis relatioships with compaies ad o-profit orgaizatios i ad aroud Bosto have allowed studets to gai hads o experiece at otable sites such as: America Red Cross Beth Israel Deacoess Hospital Needham Brigham ad Wome s Hospital Comcast SportsNet Doubletree Guest Suites Federal Aviatio Agecy (FAA) Goveror s Coucil Office Harvard Health Society ad Public Heritage Istitute Jam 94.5 FM KISS 108 FM Massachusetts Geeral Hospital Middlesex District Attorey s Office NECN New Eglad Cable News NESN New Eglad Sports Network Newto District Court Raytheo The Bosto Bruis US Departmet of Health & Huma Services WCVB Chael 5 Bosto WHDH Chael 7 Bosto West Suburba YMCA Zoo New Eglad Campus Life Over thirty clubs ad orgaizatios that cover a broad rage of iterests ad activities Commuity service opportuities that iclude aual Alterative Sprig Break Trips ad work at local charities Campus Miistry provides social ad leadership opportuities as well as spiritual support ad guidace The Regis College Fie Arts Ceter offers a exhilaratig array of performig ad visual arts programmig The Ceter for Iterships ad Career Services offers strog studet support ad guidace i researchig ad applyig for iterships ad jobs; ad access to employer postigs, o-campus recruitig ad alumi metorig Campus Police provides 24-hour coverage, seve days a week, ad works joitly with the Office of Studet Affairs to promote safety awareess ad crime prevetio programs o campus Residetial studets are allowed to have cars o campus after sophomore year; a Regis shuttle provides trasportatio to ad from the Riverside T statio; the College is a member of U Car Share

6 Office of Admissio Telephoe: Admissio Applicatio Requiremets ad Iformatio First-Year Studets Applicatio for Admissio with a $50 orefudable applicatio fee payable to Regis College. To apply, visit our website at: Essay Official secodary school trascript, icludig first-quarter seior year grades Two letters of recommedatio oe from a secodary school couselor ad oe from a teacher Official SAT or ACT results. TOEFL scores may be requested if the studet s ative laguage is ot Eglish First Year Applicat Requiremets As a applicat for admissio, you ll be expected to complete a college preparatory program at a accredited secodary school. Preparatio for etrace should iclude: 4 years of Eglish 3/4* years of mathematics (icludig Algebra I, Geometry ad Algebra II) 2/4* years of sciece (icludig at least oe with lab) 2 years of social sciece 2 years of the same foreig laguage 3 or 4 electives Regis College is a member of the Commo Applicatio ad we require a Applicatio Supplemet. Studets ca fid both forms olie at commoapp.org. * Requiremets for studets iterested i ursig. Trasfer Studets Applicatio for Admissio with a $50 orefudable applicatio fee payable to Regis College. To apply, visit our website at: www. regiscollege.edu/apply A official secodary school trascript or Geeral Equivalecy Diploma (GED) Official SAT or ACT results (for studets who graduated high school less tha 3 years ago) Official trascripts from all colleges or uiversities atteded Oe letter of recommedatio from a istructor or employer Completed Mid-Term Grade Report of courses i progress Course descriptios for each class take at other colleges or uiversities Iteratioal First-Year ad Trasfer Studets I additio to the requiremets listed above for first-year/trasfer studets, iteratioal applicats must submit: Official TOEFL scores if Eglish is ot their ative laguage Eglish traslatio of all high school ad college/uiversity* trascripts if they are i a foreig laguage. Note: Trasfer iteratioal studets, who have take college-level courses at a uiversity outside the Uited States, must submit trascripts to a credetial evaluator for a credit evaluatio of each course. Traslatios must be performed by a official agecy. Regis College recommeds ay of the followig credetial evaluators: World Educatio Services (WES); Ceter for Educatioal Documetatio (CED); Educatioal Credetial Evaluators (ECE);

7 Admissio Deadlies November 15 First-year ad trasfer applicat deadlie for sprig etrace December 1 Early actio deadlie for first-year applicats for fall etrace Jauary 1 Erollmet deposit deadlie for sprig semester February 15 Regular decisio deadlie for first-year applicats for fall etrace Deadlie to submit Alumi Sposor Award omiatios Deadlie for Merit Scholarship cosideratio Udergraduate studets are cosidered for admissio i September (fall) ad Jauary (sprig). All udergraduate cadidates will be evaluated through a rollig admissio process ad reviewed o a idividual basis. The College Board code umber for Regis College is April 1 Trasfer applicat priority deadlie for fall etrace. Applicatios will be accepted through Jue 1 May 1 Erollmet deposit deadlie for fall semester Jue 1 Trasfer Applicatio Deadlie for fall admissio Erollmet deposit deadlie for trasfers is two weeks after otificatio of acceptace.

8 NAMED A 2012 BEST COLLEGE IN THE NORTHEAST Class of 2016 Profile 2,041 applicatios 73% acceptace rate 300 ew icomig studets i fall 2012 Approximately 1,000 full-time udergraduate studets 23% of the icomig class are outof-state ad iteratioal studets 85% of studets live o campus 27% male studets; 73% female studets 14:1 studet-to-faculty ratio Of the applicat pool 30% have idicated a iterest i ursig, ad 27% have bee admitted directly ito the ursig program; with a average GPA of 3.5 ad combied SAT critical readig ad math of 1100/1700 ACT composite score of 24 Fiacial Aid Regis firmly believes i ivestig i the potetial of its studets through geerous merit scholarships ad eed-based grats that are available. For our icomig freshme class: Over 90% received some form of istitutioal fudig These awards helped to reduce the average studet s tuitio cost by 50% Regis is committed to maitaiig a similar fiacial aid model this comig year. I additio, may of our families apply for ad receive federal ad state fiacial aid, which is separate from (ad ca be added to) Regis award package Expeses Tuitio & Fees $33,060 Room & Board $12,800 Total $45,860 Net Price Calculator available olie at or by scaig the QR code to the left. NORTHEASTERN Oe of the best Northeaster Colleges i the Uited States. Amog a set of hidde gem schools i higher educatio. Priceto Review Colleges of Distictio Guidebook Regis College is oce agai amed as a Ceter of Excellece i Nursig Educatio by the Natioal League for Nursig.

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10 Athletics Regis College is proud to support eightee me s ad wome s varsity athletic programs. I additio to supportig competitive programs i eightee wome s ad me s varsity sports, as a Divisio III member of the Natioal Collegiate Athletic Associatio (NCAA). Regis also takes great pride i promotig the studet i the studet-athlete relatioship. Wome s Teams Basketball Cross Coutry Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimmig & Divig Teis Track & Field Volleyball Me s Teams Basketball Cross Coutry Lacrosse Soccer Swimmig & Divig Teis Track & Field Volleyball

11 Directios Travelig from the NORTH Headig South o Route 95/128, take Exit 26 towards Route 20 West (Westo/Waltham). Stay right oto Route 20 West towards Westo. Cotiue approximately three miles ad tur right oto Wellesley Street. Regis College is o the right. Travelig from the SOUTH Headig North o Route 95/128, take Exit 24 to Route 30 West (Waylad). Cotiue approximately three miles ad tur right oto Wellesley Street. Regis College is o the left. Travelig from the EAST Headig West o the Massachusetts Turpike (I-90), take Exit 15 towards Route 30 (Waltham/ Westo). Take left exit towards Route 30 West, slight right oto Park Road, left oto South Ave/ Route 30. Cotiue approximately two miles, tur right oto Wellesley Street. Regis College is o the left. Travelig from the WEST Headig East o the Massachusetts Turpike (I-90), take Exit 13 to Route 30 East (Natick/ Wellesley). Follow the ramp oto Route 30 East. Cotiue approximately five miles, tur left oto Wellesley Street. Regis College is o left. Travelig EAST/WEST i the Metrowest area From Route 9 (East/West) i Wellesley, exit o to Westo Road, which becomes Wellesley Street at the Westo/Wellesley tow lie. Stay straight o Wellesley Street goig through lights at Route 30. Regis College is o left. From the Gree Lie (MBTA) Take the D lie trolley to the last outboud termial stop, Riverside, where a Regis College shuttle (provided by JFK Trasportatio) will provide trasportatio to the Regis campus.

12 Wellesley Street Westo, MA /12