Academics
Towson University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Maryland State Department of Education. For the Fall 2010 freshmen class, Towson accepted about 57% of their applicants. The average grade point average was a 3.45 and the middle 50% of matriculating students had ACT composite scores between 21-25. Towson educates undergraduate and graduate students in thirty academic departments which are subdivided into eight colleges:
| Name of College | Dean |
|---|---|
| College of Business and Economics | Shohreh A. Kaynama |
| College of Education | Raymond Lorion |
| College of Fine Arts and Communication | Susan E. Picinich |
| College of Health Professions | Charlotte E. Exner |
| College of Liberal Arts | Terry A. Cooney |
| Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics | David Vanko |
| Honors College | Joseph McGinn |
| College of Graduate Studies and Research | Lawrence Shirley |
The university provides 64 undergraduate majors, 37 master's degree programs and 4 doctoral programs. Once students have determined a program of study, they become a member of the academic college administering the program.
As a side note, Towson also has a gerontology program which is one of only 100 undergraduate programs offered in the United States. They're also the only public university in the United States that offers an undergraduate degree in e-Business.
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