Howard University

Vernon Thornton

Founded

• Howard University was founded March 2, 1867

• This was after the Civil War

Howard 1900

Location

• 2400 Sixth Street Washington, DC

• In Maryland

President

• The first president of Howard was Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Howard’s first black president.

• The president of 2011 is Sidney A. Ribeau

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Entrance Requirements

• A combined score of 1020 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), or an ACT score of at least 22.

• A 2.5 cumulative High School Grade Point Average (GPA).

• Students also are expected to have completed at the secondary level the following courses with the assigned unit requirements: – 4 units of English – 2 units of Science– 2 units of Mathematics– 2 units of Social Science– 2 units of Foreign Language– 3 units of any other

academic course counted toward graduation

Notable Alumni• Cathy Hughes ->

founder of Radio One and TV One.

• Taraji P. Henson ( Actor) ->

Curriculum Strengths • Architecture (1 majors) • Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies (3 majors) • Arts visual and performing (8 majors) • Biological and biomedical sciences (10 majors) • Business, management, marketing (9 majors) • Communications and journalism (5 majors) • Computer and information sciences (2 majors) • Education (10 majors) • Engineering (5 majors) • English language and literature (1 majors) • Family, consumer and human sciences (2 majors) • Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (5 majors) • Health professions and clinical sciences (15 majors) • History (1 majors) • Law and Legal studies (2 majors) • Mathematics and statistics (1 majors) • Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies (2

majors) • Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness (2 majors) • Philosophy and religion (1 majors) • Physical sciences (3 majors) • Psychology (4 majors) • Public administration and social services (2 majors) • Security and protective services (1 majors) • Social sciences (4 majors) • Theology and religious vocations (3 majors)

• Mathematics and statistics (1 majors) • Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies (2

majors) • Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness (2 majors) • Philosophy and religion (1 majors) • Physical sciences (3 majors) • Psychology (4 majors) • Public administration and social services (2 majors) • Security and protective services (1 majors) • Social sciences (4 majors) • Theology and religious vocations (3 majors) Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness (2 majors) • Philosophy and religion (1 majors) • Physical sciences (3 majors) • Psychology (4 majors) • Public administration and social services (2 majors) • Security and protective services (1 majors) • Social sciences (4 majors) Theology and religious vocations (3 majors)

Major Events

• 1926 Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson first black president

• Howard University Press was organized in 1972.

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Extra – curricular activities

• Mens BasketballCross CountryFootballSwimming TennisTrack and Field

• Womens BasketballBowlingCross countryLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennis Track and field Volleyball

Academic Clubs • American Constitution Society 

• American Humanics Student Association 

• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists*

• American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists*

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

• Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Honor Society 

• Golden Key International Honor Society

• Graduate Economics Association (GEA)*

• Graduate Physics Society*

• Graduate Student Association for Atmospheric Science*

• Health Professions Society

• Graduate Political Science Association 

• Howard Family Law Society

• Howard University Association of Black Journalists

• Howard University Business Law Society 

• Howard University Film Organization 

• University Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

• Howard University Math Club 

• Howard University Student Organization for Undergraduate Sociologist

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• Howard University Pre-Dental Society 

• Howard University Real Estate Club

• Human Rights Globalization Law Review 

• Japanese Culture Club

• Management Team Leader

• National Society of Black Engineers

• National Society of Collegiate Scholars

• Political Science Society

• Women in Medicine 

• Spanish Language Socieity ( Chango) 

• Sterling Allen Brown English Society 

Cost Undergraduate

 

Tuition

$8,550.00

Self-Help Fee

5.00

Endowment Fee

15.00

Technology Fee

125.00

Matriculation Fee*

365.50

 

Total Cost

$9,060.50

Part-time Rate Per Credit Hour

$713.00

Excess Tuition Rate Per Credit Hour

$500.00

Graduate

 

Tuition

$10,997.50

Endowment Fee

15.00

Self-Help Fee

5.00

Technology Fee

125.00

Matriculation Fee*

365.50

 

Total Cost

$11,508.00

Part-time Rate Per Credit Hour

$1,222.00

Excess Tuition Rate Per Credit Hour

$880.00

 

Total Enrollment of Students

• Total Enrollment: 10,623

• 65% Female• 35% Male

Fe-male65%

Male35%

Enrollment

Area I Would Like to Pursue

• I would like to pursue in the area of game design.

The Howard Bison

Bowling Team

Website Addresses

• www.howard.edu• www.google.com• www.bing.com