CUNY College of Staten Island
Description of CUNY College of Staten Island
- Location: New York, USA
- Year of opening: 1976
- Language of instruction: English
- Number of students: 13 798
- Type of education: mixed.
The College of Staten Island (CSI)is a public educational institution that is part of the 11 colleges of the City University of New York system. CSI provides exceptional opportunities for its students and offers bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as certification and continuing education programs. The college is accredited by the Middle States Higher Education Commission.
Among the students are more than 13 thousand people from 80 countries. Disciplines are taught by professors and doctors of sciences in the amount of 1000-1500 people.
CSI is home to several schools and units:
- Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Medical Sciences
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Department of Science and Technology
- Macaulay Honors College
- Verrazano School
- Academy of Pedagogical Education.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in CUNY College of Staten Island
Bachelor (BA/BS/BFA)
- Age – from 18 years
- The term of training is 2-4 years.
Popular programs:
- Accounting
- African Diaspora Studies
- Art, photography
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Business: Finance, Management, Marketing
- Chemistry
- Communications: journalism, media, design
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Economics: business, finance
- Education: early childhood, etc.
- Electrical engineering
- Technical sciences
- English language
- Medical technologies.
Master
- Age – from 22 years (bachelors)
- The term of training is 2-4 years.
Popular programs:
- Accounting
- Training to work with people with ASD
- Biology
- Business Intelligence
- Business Management
- Computer Science
- Cultural competence
- Education: early, adolescent, specialized, etc.
- Electrical engineering
- English language
- Environmental Science
- Healthcare Management
- History
- Leadership in Education
- Neurology
- Nursing
- Social work.
Doctorate
- Age – masters and post-masters.
Directions of research work:
- Nursing practice
- Physiotherapy
- Biochemistry
- Biology (neuroscience)
- Informatics
- Physics
- Chemistry of polymers.
Junior Specialist (AA/AS/AAS)
Direction:
- Business: accounting, finance, information systems, management, marketing
- Computer Technology: Programming
- Engineering Sciences: Electrical and Mechanical Specialties
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Nursing.
Post-Master
Some programs:
- Training to work with people with ASD
- Bilingual education
- Business Intelligence
- Leadership in Education
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Nursing
- Social work.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The college provides accommodation in a dormitory located near the main campus.
Accommodation options and prices per person per semester:
- 3 bedrooms and 2 shared bathrooms: 6 535-7 460$
- 4 cpalni, 2 bathrooms: 7 460$
- 2 cpalni, 1 bathroom: 9 105$.
Amenities in apartments included in the price:
- Furnished apartments
- Connected cable TV (no TV)
- Separate bedrooms
- Internet & WiFi
- Full-size kitchen
- utilities.
Public spaces in the dormitory:
- Round-the-clock fitness center
- Recreation areas: billiards, air hockey, board games, etc.
- Round-the-clock center of additional education with IMac computers and free use of printer, scanner, MFP
- Halls for group classes.
Activities CUNY College of Staten Island
CSI Extracurricular Activities :
- More than 50 thematic student clubs
- Volunteering
- Participation in the management of student life together with deans, teachers
- Social, spiritual activities
- Additional education: attending seminars, lectures and master classes
- Sports: athletics, baseball, basketball, swimming and diving, cheerleading, etc.
- Language club.
Facilities and equipment at CUNY College of Staten Island
Completed in 1994, Willowbrook's 204-acre landscaped CSI campus is the largest in New York City. It contains a well-developed network infrastructure to support technology-based teaching, learning and research. The campus is located in a park area in the center of Staten Island: woodlands, flowering trees and ornamental plantations, fields and outdoor sports facilities, magnificent lawn, sculptures and recreation areas create a rural oasis in an urban environment.
The educational building is equipped with:
- Auditoriums-lectures
- More than 80 science labs, including the Center for Developmental Neuroscience and CUNY's Interdisciplinary Center for High Performance Computing (HPCC)
- library
- Dining room, recreation areas
- Event rooms
- Children's leisure center for children's day stay while their student parents are in class.
The CSI building in St. George is the second largest college building on the island. It houses ten fully equipped and spacious classrooms, including a modern computer lab and a comfortable living room. CSI students can attend events and eduaction sessions in both buildings.
Admission dates and extra charges
The CSI academic year consists of two semesters with separate summer and winter sessions. Classes are held according to the schedule on days, evenings and weekends.
Important dates in the school year:
- January 29-May 25 – spring semester
- June 1-July 26 – summer session
- August 25-end of December – autumn semester.
Holidays are held throughout the year on international, state and national holidays.
Additional expenses for the academic year include:
- Books and consumables – about $1,300
- Transport – 1 000-1 200$
- nutrition
- Personal expenses
- Accommodation – about 4 700-10 000$
- Student Associations
- Medical services.
The total cost can range from $ 10,000 to $ 28,000.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Applicants are required to:
- Completed application when visiting the college or online on the official CSI website
- Paid registration fee in the amount of 65-70$
- Official Transcript of Secondary Education
- Copy of secondary education certificate
- essay
- Motivation letter
- Letters of recommendation from scientific supervisors of the former place of study
- Results of entrance examinations
- Certificates of language proficiency with minimum scores: TOEFL (45), IELTS (5.0), Pearson test (39), Duolingo (75).
SAT/ACT exams are not required.
For foreign students, copies of passports, proof of residence in the United States, a study visa will be required.
Scholarships CUNY College of Staten Island
CSI College Financial Aid Options:
- Grant for free one-year year education under the Year Round Pell program
- TAP is a New York State grant for residents of the state, which can only be used to pay for tuition
- Federal loans
- Scholarships of New York University.
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about CUNY College of Staten Island
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
