INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, PONCE CAMPUS G-7

104 Industrial Park Turpo RD 1
Mercedita, PR 00715-1602
Tel: (787)284-1912; Admissions: (787)284-1912; E-mail: fldiaz@acpon1.ponce.inter.edu; Web Site: http://www.inter.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 50-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Educational spending 2002-03: $4841 per student. Total enrollment: 5,134. Faculty: 242 (79 full-time, 163 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 34:1. 5,053 applied, 26% were admitted. Full-time: 4,294 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 840 students, 60% women, 40% men. 99.9% Hispanic, 31% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; law/legal studies; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at other units of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.00 high school GPA, CEEB. Required for some: SAT I. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1.

Costs Per Year: Tuition: $3886 full-time, $135 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $376 full-time, $300 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, degree level, and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: IKARUS 'Drama Association', American Marketing Associations, ABACUS, ECOS, Cheer-Leaders. Major annual events: Welcoming of New Students, Students Athletes, Techno Nights. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Centro de Acceso a la Informacion plus 1 other with 64,981 books, 355 serials, 2,623 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $835,059. 252 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.