Information for Guidance Counselors

COUNSELOR VISIT DAYS: We're hosting two Counselor visit days during 2013-14!

We invite high school counselors and independent counselors to visit Quinnipiac throughout the year, we're hosting two programs this year for your convenience to see the 'three settings' that we talk about, as well as meet a variety of Quinnipiac faculty, students and staff.  Hopefully you can join us on:

TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 2013 or TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014
We invite all high school and independent counselors, as well as transfer counselors from community and two year colleges to join us! Please plan to arrive between 9 and 9:15 a.m. and park at our York Hill Campus (set your GPS for 305 Sherman Avenue, Hamden, CT),  We'll be transporting you to the Mount Carmel and the North Haven campuses, and we'll end your visit back at York Hill by 2:15 p.m.

The day will include:

• Breakfast with your colleagues and members of the Quinnipiac Community
• Welcome Address highlighting our high quality academic programs, student oriented environment, strong sense of community and the admissions process
• Student-led campus tours of our three campuses: Mount Carmel, North Haven, York Hill
• 'Grab and Go' lunch to be enjoyed in the new Rocky Top Student Center on our York Hill Campus or to be taken with you.

You are welcome to drive, but if it's more convenient, we're providing Coach bus transportation from Amtrak/Metro North Union Train Station, New Haven, Connecticut with a Pickup at 8:45 a.m. You must be pre-registered both for the program and for transportation in order to board the bus. Further details about Union Station pick-up will be sent to you with your confirmation.

To register for the day and sign-up for the transportation offering, please go to http://tinyurl.com/QUCVD. RSVP deadline is TUESDAY, OCT. 15. for the Fall event and TUESDAY, MARCH 18 for the Spring event.

As we get closer to the event, a confirmation letter will be sent via email confirming transportation details, driving directions and parking instructions. Any questions regarding your registration should be directed to Paul Krsiak, associate director of admissions, at paul.krsiak@quinnipiac.edu or phone at 203-582-3675.

If you have any questions regarding the day, please contact Heidi Erickson, senior associate director of admissions, at heidi.erickson@quinnipiac.edu or by calling 203-582-5231.

We hope that you are able to join us for a very informative day!

If you prefer to visit on your own, please call us in advance for an appointment to meet with an admissions counselor, take a student guided campus tour, and be our guests for lunch. Please read below to find some helpful tips, resources and visit information for guidance counselors. Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail the Quinnipiac University Undergraduate Admissions Office if you would like additional information or have questions.

Phone: 1-800-462-1944 or 1-203-582-8600
E-mail: admissions@quinnipiac.edu

"Three settings, one University"
Even if you've seen the Quinnipiac campus before - we hope you'll return to see our growth and gain a current perspective about the University. Please plan to visit our Mount Carmel Campus--home to the Arnold Bernhard Library, Learning Center, and academic programs in business, engineering, communications, arts and sciences, health sciences and the School of Law, extensive residence, athletic and recreation facilities; the York Hill campus with the TD Bank Sports Center, "Rocky Top", our lodge-like student center and new all-suite residence facilities for 1,500 juniors and seniors; and the North Haven campus, in the Center for Medicine, Health Science and Nursing, with classrooms, seminar rooms, labs and clinical suites for the graduate and professional courses in nursing, physical and occupational therapy, diagnostic imaging, radiologist assistant and physician assistant programs and our School of Education as well as the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, which has enrolled their first class this fall.

Get to know us: Meet the undergraduate admissions counselors

Information on the Application Process
When to apply: Prospective freshmen should file an application as early in their senior year as possible and arrange to have first quarter senior grades sent from their high school as soon as they are available. Applications are available online and in print but we highly recommend they apply online. It's the application itself that 'drives' the admissions process - please do not advise students to wait to apply until they have all their test scores or fall grades. Those parts of the application can follow as they become available.

Nov. 15 is the recommended deadline for students applying for physical therapy, physician assistant and nursing. Feb. 1 is our listed application deadline for all other programs.

Early Decision option: High school seniors who have decided that Quinnipiac is where they want to attend and are interested in any major may choose to apply Early Decision for Fall 2013 by having their application to us by Nov. 1, and provide us with all other supportive materials and test scores, including first quarter grades by Dec. 1. Students who are offered admission to any major other than their first choice major will not be held to ED guidelines and will have a May 1 deposit due date. All students admitted through Early Decision will need to withdraw applications filed to other colleges and make their matriculation deposit by Feb. 1. Any ED applicant applying for financial aid must file the CSS Profile by Dec. 1 and the FAFSA by March 1. They will receive notification of their financial aid award in January.

How to apply: Students may use the Quinnipiac University application for admission or may apply by using the Common Application. There is no preference for which application the student may use - but we do encourage students to apply online.

The review process: The undergraduate admissions office works on a “rolling admissions” basis. The admissions committee begins the review process of completed applications in November, and we begin to notify ED applicants in mid-December, followed by all others.

Test scores: We require official SAT or ACT scores. We ask that students send us ALL scores of tests taken (because we value their efforts as well as their results!). We will (automatically) select the highest individual critical reading, math and writing score and/or the highest ACT composite score.

A completed application consists of:

• Application form, online preferred ($45 fee) Students can use our online or paper application, or they may apply using the Common Application plus our supplemental form.
• Personal statement (essay), as indicated on the application (minimum 250 words)
• Official transcript
• First quarter grades. (It is recommended that students arrange to have them sent as soon as they are available.)
• Standardized test scores: Quinnipiac will continue to use the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections of the SAT I Reasoning Test and/or the ACT for admission and scholarship purposes. We ask that the students send us their official scores on the SAT or ACT.
• An academic recommendation form (or an attached letter) is required from a teacher or the student's guidance counselor. Please be sure the student's full name appears on the form.

Students who are placed on a wait list are notified of any openings by June 1.

Students have until May 1 (postmark date) to respond to offers of admission, with a matriculation fee of $200 and housing deposit of $350. These deposits are refundable if we are notified in writing prior to June 1.

Helpful Facts
The Undergraduate Admissions Office received more than 19,000 applications for fall of 2012, admitted 62 percent of those who applied and will likely enroll about 1,750 freshmen and 190 transfer students. In recent years Quinnipiac has experienced a significant increase in the number of students applying and has found it necessary to establish a wait list. Any student placed on a wait list is notified of any openings by June 1.

We recommend that students visit the campus either for an Open House, group information session or a one-on-one interview. We ask that students use our online reservation system at www.quinnipiac.edu/visit to arrange their visit. We host group information sessions followed by a campus tour most Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters, and weekdays throughout the year. For questions, please call us at 1-800-462-1944 or 203-582-8600.

Advanced Standing: Quinnipiac does grant credit for AP level courses taken in high school. To receive consideration for credit students must take the AP exam and receive the following score(s).

Advanced Placement - AP Policy

Quinnipiac also awards credit for college courses taken as part of the high school curriculum. Students must request an official college transcript be sent to our Office of Undergraduate Admissions for evaluation. Courses completed with a “C” or higher, which are part of our regular curriculum, will transfer.

If students have taken an IB curriculum, we will consider awarding advanced standing for Higher Level courses, based on a minimum exam grade of 4.

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