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Clark Atlanta University
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Clark Atlanta University |
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Clark Atlanta University
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223 James P Brawley Drive, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314-4391 |
General information
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(404) 880-8000
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| Mission |
| The mission of Clark Atlanta University is to provide a quality undergraduate, graduate and professional education to a student body that is predominately African-American and also diversified by students from various other racial, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. As an institution grounded in the liberal arts, the University is committed to the development of productive and creative students who excel in their chosen careers and who becom responsible citizens in their communities and the world.
To achieve its mission, the University attracts and maintains a dedicated faculty that meets hifh professional standards in teaching, scholarship, research, and service. The University also provides an educational environment in which its students thrive, learn, and develop their potential for leadership and responsible citizenship, and the pursuit and creation of knowledge.
The University maintains an historic relationship with the United Methodist Church and emphasizes sound ethical and moral principles that promote personal integrity and understanding of others. |
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| About this School |
| Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private institution of higher education in Atlanta, Georgia. It is an historically black university formed in 1988 by the consolidation of Clark College (est. 1869) and Atlanta University (est. 1865).
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| History |
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Clark Atlanta University is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African American heritage. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees as well as certificate programs to students of diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It was formed by the consolidation of Atlanta University, which offered only graduate degrees, and Clark College, a four-year undergraduate institution oriented to the liberal arts.
The first President of Clark Atlanta University was Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., who served concurrently as the President of both Atlanta University and Clark College prior to consolidation. In November 1987, after more than a year of discussion, the Boards of Trustees of Atlanta University and Clark College authorized an exploration of the potential advantages of closer working arrangements between the two institutions, including their consolidation into one university. In April 1988, the joint committee delivered its report entitled Charting A Bold New Future: Proposed Combination of Clark College and Atlanta University to the Boards for ratification. The report recommended that the two schools be consolidated into a single institution. On June 24, 1988, the Boards of both Clark College and Atlanta University made the historic decision to consolidate the two institutions, creating Clark Atlanta University. The new and historic University inherits the rich traditions of two independent institutions, connected over the years by a common heritage and commitment; by personal, corporate and consortia relationships; and by location.
Atlanta University, founded in 1865, by the American Missionary Association, with later assistance from the Freedman's Bureau, was, before consolidation, the nation's oldest graduate institution serving a predominantly African American student body. By the late 1870s, Atlanta University had begun granting bachelor's degrees and supplying black teachers and librarians to the public schools of the South. In 1929-30, it began offering graduate education exclusively in various liberal arts areas, and in the social and natural sciences. It gradually added professional programs in social work, library science, and business administration. At this same time, Atlanta University affiliated with Morehouse College and Spelman College in a university plan known as the Atlanta University System. The campus was moved to its present site, and the modern organization of the Atlanta University Center emerged, with Clark College, Morris Brown College, and the Interdenominational Theological Center joining the affiliation later. The story of the Atlanta University over the next twenty years from 1930 includes many significant developments. The Schools of Library Science, Education, and Business Administration were established in 1941, 1944, and 1946 respectively. The Atlanta School of Social Work, long associated with the University, gave up its charter in 1947 to become an integral part of the University. In 1957, the controlling Boards of the six institutions (Atlanta University; Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Spelman Colleges; and Gammon Theological Seminary) ratified new Articles of Affiliation. Unlike the old Articles of 1929, the new contract created the Atlanta University Center. The influence of Atlanta University has been extended through professional journals and organizations, including Phylon and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), for both of which Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, a member of the faculty, provided leadership.
Clark College was founded in 1869 as Clark University by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which later became the United Methodist Church. The University was named for Bishop Davis Wasgatt Clark, who was the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society and became Bishop in 1864. A sparsely furnished room in Clark Chapel, a Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta's Summerhill section, housed the first Clark College Class. In 1871, the school relocated to a new site on the newly purchased Whitehall and McDaniel Street property. In 1877, the School was chartered as Clark University.
An early benefactor, Bishop Gilbert Haven, visualized Clark as the "university" of all the Methodist schools founded for the education of freedmen. Strategically located in the gateway to the South, Clark was founded to "give tone" to all of the other educational institutions of the Methodist Episcopal Church providing education for Negro youth. After the school had changed locations several times, Bishop Haven, who succeeded Bishop Clark, was instrumental in acquiring 450 acres in South Atlanta, where in 1880 (the institution relocated in 1883) the school conferred its first degree. Also in 1883, Clark established a department, named for Dr. Elijah H. Gammon, known as Gammon School of Theology, which in 1888 became an independent theological seminary and is now part of the Interdenominational Theological Center.
For purposes of economy and efficiency, during the 1930's, it was decided that Clark would join the Atlanta University Complex. While students on the South Atlanta campus fretted over final examinations in the winter of 1939, work was begun across town on an entirely new physical plant adjoining Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.
During the 1980s some of the advantages of proximity, which had seemed promising earlier, again became evident. Clark College and Atlanta University through consolidation preserved the best of the past and present and "Charted a Bold New Future." Clark Atlanta University was created on July 1, 1988.
Dr. Walter D. Broadnax became the second President for Clark Atlanta University on August 1, 2002.
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2009-2008 | 2008-2007 | 2007-2006 |
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| In-State | $ 17,038 | $ 16,100 | $ 15,360 |
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| Out of State | $ 17,038 | $ 16,100 | $ 15,360 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 2,200 | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 7,192 | $ 7,086 | $ 6,974 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,952 | $ 2,374 | $ 2,364 |
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Financial aid 2006-2007
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
50% |
$ 3,702 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
22% |
$ 2,737 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
11% |
$ 11,083 |
| Loans to students |
80% |
$ 4,704 |
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Bachelor degree
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Biological Sciences | |
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Business Administration | |
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Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
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Bachelor degree
Community Counseling | |
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Bachelor degree
Computer Science and Information Science | |
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Bachelor degree
Criminal Justice | |
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Bachelor degree
English | |
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Bachelor degree
Fashion Design/Merchandising | |
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Bachelor degree
Foreign Languages | |
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Bachelor degree
History | |
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Bachelor degree
International Affairs and Development | |
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Bachelor degree
Mass Media Arts | |
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Bachelor degree
Mathematics | |
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Bachelor degree
Music | |
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Bachelor degree
Physics | |
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Bachelor degree
Political Science | |
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Bachelor degree
Psychology | |
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Bachelor degree
Religion and Philosophy | |
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Bachelor degree
Social Work | |
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Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
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Bachelor degree
Speech Communication and Theatre Arts | |
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Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Educational Leadership (Ed. S.) | |
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Doctor's degree
Biological Science (Ph.D.) | |
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Doctor's degree
Educational Leadership (Ed. D.) | |
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Doctor's degree
Humanities | |
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Doctor's degree
Social Work (Ph.D.) | |
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Masters degree
Biological Science | |
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Masters degree
Business Administration
Accounting | |
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Masters degree
Business Administration
Finance | |
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Masters degree
Business Administration
Marketing | |
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Masters degree
Business Administration
Operations Research/Supply Chain Management | |
A concentration in Operation Research/Supply Chain Management provides the requisite analytical and operational skills to manage various production and other operational functions in a technologically-driven business environment. In addition to the foundation core courses in statistical analysis, economics,... |
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Masters degree
Computer Science
Computer Architecture | |
Requirements for the M.S. degree in Computer Science
The program requires a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of course work, including:
Twelve (12) hours of graduate core courses (CCIS 672, CIS 673, CCIS 674, and CCIS 691);
Three (3) hours of research/design project from the sequence CCIS 803-815,... |
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Masters degree
Computer Science
Computer Network and Security | |
Requirements for the M.S. degree in Computer Science
The program requires a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of course work, including:
Twelve (12) hours of graduate core courses (CCIS 672, CIS 673, CCIS 674, and CCIS 691);
Three (3) hours of research/design project from the sequence CCIS 803-815,... |
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Masters degree
Computer Science
Information Systems | |
Requirements for the M.S. degree in Computer Science
The program requires a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of course work, including:
Twelve (12) hours of graduate core courses (CCIS 672, CIS 673, CCIS 674, and CCIS 691);
Three (3) hours of research/design project from the sequence CCIS 803-815,... |
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Masters degree
Educational Leadership | |
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Masters degree
French | |
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Masters degree
Public Administration | |
Prerequisites
Admission to the Department requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale. When selecting application for admission, the Department gives consideration to academic background, work experience, potential for successfully... |
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Masters degree
School Counseling | |
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Masters degree
Social Work | |
The mission of the Master of Social Work Program is to provide a quality graduate education to prepare students to be excellent direct service social work practitioners. The Program prepares students to demonstrate a heightened sense of social consciousness and to become culturally competent social workers... |
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Masters degree
Spanish | |
The Department of Foreign Languages provides an international dimension to the University's curriculum by: 1) exposing all students, freshman through doctoral candidates, to the values and products of other cultures; 2) instilling in them habits of intellectual discipline so necessary in the acquisition... |
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