The InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico —or Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR) in Spanish, and often referred as "Inter"— is a ecumenic Christian co-educational private university system in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1912 in San Germán, Puerto Rico. The University has campuses in Aguadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Fajardo, Guayama, Ponce, San Juan, and San Germán. The school also has three professional schools: the School of Optometry, the Faculty of Law, and the School of Aeronautics. The Inter offers academic programs in 11 teaching units. The San Germán campus is also the home to the InterAmerican School, a private co-educational college-preparatory school.
It is the largest private university in the Western Hemisphere. In 1944 it became the first institution outside the continental United States to be accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
It has 45 exclusive programs, ranging from Associate Degrees in Medical Emergencies, Photography, Radiologic Technology; Bachelor Degrees in Popular Music, Medical Technology, Health Sciences/Nursing, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, Humanities, Food Technology, Business Administration, Biomedical Sciences, Political Sciences, Airway Sciences, to Master Degrees in Anesthesia, Medical Technology, Fine Arts, Electronic Commerce, Criminal Justice, International Business; Doctorate in History of America, Industrial Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Business Development. Besides that, it also offers professional degrees like Ed.D., J.D., and others.
It is the leader in distance education with 8 academic programs offered entirely online and more than 300 online courses and the only higher education institution on the island that has an all English trimester program in the Metro Campus.
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