Engaged Students

Regis College is the ideal place for students who want to excel in all aspects of life, in the classroom and beyond. They are challenged to explore and grow, to stretch and achieve, academically and personally...

Life in Balance

• Regis College offers a place for young men and women to become individuals, through an innovative personal approach in the classroom and a strong spirit of friendship throughout the campus community. Regis students are educated to succeed in their careers and in their lives. From the start, they are encouraged to take a leadership role in their education. The college is uniquely designed to offer students academic support and flexibility as they complete their studies. Graduates of Regis College are prepared to make a difference in their career, in their community, and in the world.

• Regis College offers several special academic opportunities that allow students to explore subjects they are interested in and to customize their learning experience. The college offers a number of areas in which students can extend their learning beyond the classroom, including seminars, off-campus study, study abroad, individualized study, preprofessional programs, special cooperative degree programs, special academic honors programs, and Regis service learning.

• Students can study abroad for a summer, a semester, or a year. Regis is affiliated with Regent’s College in London, England; University College Cork in Cork, Ireland; and Kyoto Notre Dame University in Kyoto, Japan. Regis also maintains a cooperative arrangement with Loyola University Chicago, offering students the opportunity to study at the John Felice Rome Center. In addition, students may receive credit for studying anywhere in the world through programs at other American universities.

• Regis College students are encouraged to serve the community both on and off campus. Community service and outreach projects—sponsored by residence halls, class groups, and the college itself—are an integral part of campus life. Regis students participate in the Livestrong Week and other similar awareness and fund-raising events; work at shelters for the homeless and women and children; assist at Greater Boston Food Bank; and make an annual spring break trip to Villa El Salvador, Peru, to experience service as well as culture and spirituality. Many other service opportunities are available, as well, because Regis College is committed to exploring the needs and problems of the changing world.

• Regis College believes that through participation in professional internships, students can begin to apply classroom learning to the world of work. The practical application of theory and principle serves to enhance the learning process. Internships thus become an integral part of each students’ liberal arts and science education. Students have interned with companies such as the American Red Cross, Attorney General’s Office, Charles River Museum of Industry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Morgan Stanley and Staples Corporation.

Great Teaching

Regis students are educated to succeed in their careers and in their lives. From the start, they are encouraged to take a leadership role in their education. They’ll receive support and advice as they are able to create a course of study tailored to their personal interests and goals...

Creating Lifelong Learners

• Regis faculty members are exceptionally accomplished: nearly 85 percent hold the most advanced degrees in their fields. They are actively engaged in their disciplines, and conduct research, publish books and articles, and are recognized as leaders in their areas of expertise. Interaction between faculty and students is a hallmark of the Regis educational experience. Faculty members get to know each student: their name, their dreams, and their interests. Faculty members are instrumental in helping students achieve their goals—assisting with everything from research and graduate school programs to internships and job opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degrees are offered in a wide variety of majors. Master’s degrees are offered in nursing, education, communication, health product regulation and health administration. Regis also offers a doctoral program in nursing . Among the most popular undergraduate majors are nursing, education, biology, communication, management and psychology. The core liberal arts curriculum inspires students to think both critically and creatively. Students learn how to write clearly, solve problems, and defend their point of view as they continue to reach new heights of intellectual capacity.

• All first-year students take a two-semester first-year seminar, a writing seminar course, and a required math course. An average class size of  18  cultivates an atmosphere in which students can voice their opinions in class, participate in learning, and initiate debate and discussion.

• The honors program at Regis provides qualified students with an intellectually stimulating and challenging academic experience that extends beyond the classroom, as leaders in both campus activities and community service. Students in the honors program complete a total of six honors courses, including a required honors seminar and five other courses. With prior approval, upper-division honors students may also enroll in designated graduate courses. Honors program students provide tutoring for other Regis students, accompanied by a seminar in tutoring techniques and instruction methods. They also provide a substantial number of hours of voluntary service to the organization of their choice. Senior honors students serve as mentors for sophomore and junior honors students and assist faculty in developing courses and offerings. Seniors may also serve as faculty assistants in honors sections.

Areas of Study
Biochemistry, Biology, Business Management and Leadership, Communication, English, Information Technology, International Relations, Law and Government, Liberal Studies,  Mathematics Education, Nursing, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish.

Adjunct Major: Teacher Licensure (Early Childhood [Certification], Elementary, Secondary Education)

Pre-Professional Programs: Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary, Pre-Law

Vibrant Community

Students and faculty at Regis experience the value of diversity and the pleasure of being part of a community where excellence, accomplishment, and leadership are a way of life...

Everyone is an individual

• Regis College offers students a suburban setting with quick and easy access to the cultural and social activities of the Boston area. It is located in Weston, Massachusetts, a residential community twelve miles from metropolitan Boston. The college’s shuttle service enables students to take advantage of programs at nearby colleges, as well as the business, government, entertainment, and cultural opportunities of Boston.

• •    On average, 70 percent of the undergraduate student body lives on campus, and there are a number of different ways that students can get involved in campus activities. Over thirty active clubs and organizations on campus are open to the entire student body. Regis College is proud of its student population and the different backgrounds and heritages they represent. The diversity of the students, clubs, and organizations is of utmost importance to the college. Among these organizations are the student government association;, the African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American Association (AHANA); Latin American Student Organization (LASO) ; the Asian-American Association (AAA); Tower Activity Board (TAB); the Tower Society, a group of students who assist with recruitment; as well as clubs for social work, commuters, nursing students, theatre, and many more.

• The office of student activities and various Regis clubs sponsor many events throughout the semester, including coffeehouses, musicians, comedians, cultural events, and social get togethers, as well as a number of Regis College traditional events, including Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Oktoberfest Weekend, Spring Weekend, and the Christmas Banquet. Boston also offers students many exciting events and attractions such as Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox; the Museum of Fine Arts; and Harvard Square.

Successful Outcomes

Once students complete the Regis College experience, they leave prepared to make a difference in their career, in their community, and in the world. Soon after graduation, they find careers and develop into the leaders needed in the twenty-first century...

Prepared for Life

• Regis College looks forward to graduating its first coeducational class in 2011. To date, Regis has educated more than ten thousand women leaders in law, medicine, management, education, communication, social work, and other professional fields. Regis College graduates become economists, corporate officers, lawyers, college presidents, scientists, doctors, legislators, lobbyists, diplomats, foreign correspondents, artists, authors, teachers, nurses, graphic designers, programmers, and more.

• The Experiential Learning and Career Center provides a variety of career-development and job-search services for Regis College students and alumni. Career Center staff assists students and graduates in planning careers, securing internships, developing resumes, implementing effective job-search strategies, identifying employers in various industries, and exploring graduate-school options. In addition, the office maintains listings of internship opportunities, as well as full-time, part-time, and summer jobs for both on- and off-campus positions. Undertaken in conjunction with professional offerings of the office of career development and placement, internships have proven invaluable in the careers and academic development of Regis College students.