Rosemont College is a coeducational college located in Rosemont

Rosemont, Pennsylvania

Rosemont is a community in Pennsylvania on the Pennsylvania Main Line lying partly in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and partly in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.Part of the geographic area is served by the Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, ZIP code...

 in Lower Merion Township

Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. It was originally founded as a women's college

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. A Catholic

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 college, it is operated by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus

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. Its campus is located 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Philadelphia

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.

About Rosemont College

Founded in 1921 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus

Society of the Holy Child Jesus

The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is an international community of nuns that was founded in England in 1846 by Philadelphia-born Cornelia Connelly. Cornelia converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1835. The Society was approved in 1887 by Pope Leo XIII, and the rules and constitutions were...

, Rosemont College is an independent liberal arts institution in the Catholic tradition located on the east coast of Pennsylvania. In the fall of 1999, the traditionally women's undergraduate college began accepting male students. The nationally acclaimed, traditional Undergraduate College confers B.A., B.S. and B.F.A. degrees in twenty-four majors. Rosemont College also includes the Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies offering degrees and certificates at the masters level.

Academics

Programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Undergraduate College

The Undergraduate College offers 24 majors, awarding Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science degrees. Each program offers an in-depth study of a particular subject area, as well as a breadth of study in the liberal arts. Rosemont's majors are:

• Accounting, B.S.
• Biology, B.A.
  • Pre-Med Track
  • Pre-Nursing Track
  • Pre-Dental Track
• Business, B.S.
• Chemistry, B.A.
  • Biochemistry Track
• Communication, B.A.
• Economics, B.S.
• Education, B.S.
  • Elementary Education
  • Secondary Education Certification with liberal arts major
• English, B.A.
• English and Communication, B.A.
• Environmental Studies, B.A.
• French, B.A.
• History, B.A.
• History of Art, B.A.
• Humanities, B.A.
• International Business, B.S.
• Philosophy, B.A.
• Political Science, B.A.
  • Pre-Law Track
• Psychology, B.A.
• Religious Studies, B.A.
• Social Science, B.A.
• Sociology, B.A., B.S.
  • Deaf Studies Track
  • Forensic Sociology/Criminology Track
  • Applied Sociology/Sociological Practices Track
• Spanish, B.A.
• Studio Art and Design, B.A., B.F.A
  • Studio Art Track
  • Graphic Design Track
  • Interior Design Track
• Women’s Studies, B.A.

Rosemont offers teacher certification programs in elementary education and secondary education, as well as pre-professional programs in dentistry, optometry, veterinary science, medicine, and law.

Rosemont College has developed inter-institutional cooperative agreements with Villanova University

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, and Neumann College

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. These agreements allow for cross-registration and the sharing of library resources between the institutions.

Rosemont also offers study abroad programs, internships, individualized majors, an early assurance medical program and other Nursing Programs with Drexel University

Drexel University

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 College of Medicine, accelerated BA and MA programs, and the Cornelian Scholars program for early acceptance to Rosemont's graduate programs.

Rosemont offers a 7 year BA/BS/MD Fast Track medical program with Drexel University College of Medicine in which students study for 3 years at Rosemont and after passing the required scores on the MCAT, move onto Drexel College of Medicine. The college also offers an 8 year BA/BS/MD Early Assurance medical program.

School of Graduate Studies

Rosemont College's School of Graduate Studies offers seven co-educational graduate programs:

• M.A. in Counseling Psychology

Concentrations in:
Professional Counseling in preparation for Pennsylvania licensure
Addictions Counseling in preparation for CAC Diplomate
School Counseling with Elementary or Secondary Certification

• M.F.A. in Creative Writing

• M.A. in Education

• M. A. in English Literature

Concentration in:
Literature
Writing

• M.A. in Publishing

Concentrations in:
Editing and Writing
Production and Design
Marketing and Sales

• Master of Business Administration

• Master of Science in Management

Courses are scheduled throughout the calendar year on evenings and weekends, and class enrollment is kept deliberately small to maximize contact with peers and expert faculty-practitioners. Students have an active involvement in the learning process–through research, discussion, simulations, and supervised field experiences.

School of Professional Studies

The School of Professional Studies offers accelerated degree programs, certificates, and corporate training. The accelerated degree programs are completed in five-week sessions, normally meeting once a week for four hours. The accelerated graduate courses are completed in seven-week sessions or over a weekend.

The School of Professional Studies offer the following undergraduate and graduate degrees and certifications:

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

• Master of Science in Management
• Master of Business Administration

• Elementary Education Certification
• Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
• Certificate in Health Care Administration
• Certificate in Strategic Management for Women
• Graduate Certificate in ePublishing

Athletics

Rosemont is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a charter member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference

Colonial States Athletic Conference

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 (CSAC).

Men's Sports:

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Tennis

Women's Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Notable alumnae

• Sister Marie Anita Burt, O.P. (1899–1975)
• Virginia Bauer
  Virginia Bauer
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• Pat Ciarrocchi
  Pat Ciarrocchi
  Pat Ciarrocchi co-anchors the weekday noon newscast of CBS3 Eyewitness News on KYW-TV, alongside Ukee Washington. She joined the station in 1982. Previously she had served as anchor of the weekday morning and noon news for almost two decades. While at KYW-TV, she served as co-anchor of Evening...
  
  
• Linda Fiorentino
  Linda Fiorentino
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• Patricia Kennedy Lawford
  Patricia Kennedy Lawford
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• Christina Keegan

External links

• Rosemont College Official web site