Dominican University of California
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Dominican University of California is an independent university of Catholic heritage located 12 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California. Founded in 1890 by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, the University offers more than 60 programs of study. Dominican has nearly 2,000 graduate and undergraduate students and a student to faculty ratio of 11:1.
Dominican offers undergraduate professional programs in business, education, and nursing, in addition to graduate offerings in these disciplines as well as counseling psychology and occupational therapy. U.S. News & World Report ranks Dominican University of California in the top tier of "Western Universities - Master's."
Dominican focuses on interdisciplinary studies: in the humanities, students can combine dance and musical performance with the study of philosophy, literature, world cultures, and religion.
More than 70 percent of students attending Dominican receive financial aid. The University offers a four-year guarantee: any student who carries a full course load and meets all the requirements for eight consecutive semesters will graduate in four years or spend a fifth year at Dominican tuition-free.
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[edit] Athletics
Since opening the Conlan Recreation Center in 2000, Dominican has enjoyed tremendous success in athletics. In 2006, the men's basketball team won the California Pacific Conference for the fourth straight season, a first in Cal Pac history. The men's soccer team captured the Cal Pac Conference in 2005 after an undefeated season. Dominican also offers lacrosse, volleyball, softball, golf, and tennis.
[edit] Honors Program
Dominican offers an Honors Program; Honors students can expand their work in a course by doing a special project, explore a topic through Honors Seminars, or pursue independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
[edit] Leadership and Internships
Each year a Dominican student is selected to participate in the Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program. This student leader spends the fall semester working in Washington, D.C. In 2006, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce relocated its North Bay U.S. Export Assistance Center to Dominican.
Internships are available through the University's Career Services Office. The center also offers workshops and individual counseling on career and job search strategies, résumé writing and interviewing skills.
International opportunities are offered through Dominican's Office of International Student Services (OISS). The OISS provides students with opportunities to live and learn in foreign countries while earning academic credit, though the University's Study Abroad Program. The ELS Language Centers program located on the Dominican campus is a world-class language center.
Dominican also offers an MBA in Strategic Leadership, attracting a wide diversity of students from around the world.
[edit] University additions
Dominican University Alonzo King's LINES Ballet School will offer a joint educational program beginning in fall 2006. The BFA in dance program will combine Dominican's liberal arts education with the dance training of King's Ballet School. Classes will be held in San Rafael and in downtown San Francisco.
In 2007, Dominican will open a 35,000 square foot Science and Technology Center, which will enable the University to expand its biomedical research program and continue to train students for careers as doctors and research scientists.
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