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Marylhurst University
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Marylhurst University |
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Marylhurst University
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17600 Pacific Hwy - Hwy 43
Marylhurst, OR 97036-0261 |
General information
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(503) 636-8141
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| About this School |
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Marylhurst University is a private university located in Marylhurst, Oregon 20 minutes south of Portland on the Willamette River. The University's adjunct instructors are comprised of working professionals recognized in their fields – leaders, managers, marketers, entrepreneurs, published writers, accomplished scholars, scientists and artists. Each brings practical, tested experience to the classroom.
Marylhurst University was recognized in Best Universities - Master's (Western Region) in US News & World Report's Best Colleges 2005 for the fifth consecutive year.
The university offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate Degrees to full time students and working professionals looking to finish their degrees.
37 full-time faculty, 342 part-time faculty.
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| History |
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1859-The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary arrive in Oregon to serve the educational needs of the community.
1893-The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary found Marylhurst as the first liberal arts college to serve the educational needs of Northwest women. The school is originally located in downtown Portland, Oregon, and called St. Mary's Academy and College.
1908-The Sisters purchase 63 acres between Lake Oswego and West Linn. The Sisters name the pastoral land Marylhurst, which means "Mary's Woods."
1930-St. Mary's College is renamed Marylhurst College and moves to its present location.
1931-Marylhurst College receives accreditation from the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools.
1959-Marylhurst College becomes an independent corporation with its own Board of Trustees, separate from the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.
1961-Marylhurst receives an institutional membership in the National Association of Schools of Music.
1968-Construction of Shoen Library and St. Anne's Chapel are completed.
1974-Marylhurst becomes a co-educational institution and the first liberal arts college in the United States to be designated as a college for lifelong learning.
1976-The Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program is established, providing adult students with the ability to earn credit for college-level learning gained through life experience.
1977-Marylhurst receives accreditation from the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, now known as Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
1980-The gymnasium and auditorium in the BP John Administration Building becomes The Art Gym, providing a showcase for Northwest artists.
1986-Marylhurst inaugurates the Master of Art Therapy program, the only accredited art therapy program in the Northwest. The program is reviewed and approved by the American Art Therapy Association in 1991, 1996 and 2002.
1990-Marylhurst inaugurates its Master of Business Administration program. A concentration in Interior Design is added to Marylhurst's Art program. In 2002, the University offers a BFA in Interior Design.
1993-Marylhurst University celebrates its 100th year of academic excellence. Marylhurst Online Library is installed (MOLLI).
1994-The Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program is established. Concentrations include Organizational Communication and Spiritual Traditions and Ethics. Gerontology concentration is added in 1998.
1996-Marylhurst pilots its first online course using raw HTML.
1996-US News & World Report's Guide to America's Best Colleges recognizes Marylhurst as the best value in higher education among Western regional colleges and universities.
1998-Marylhurst College becomes Marylhurst University, Clackamas County's first university.
The Online Degree Completion program is established, with bachelor's degrees in Management and Organizational Communication available online. Marylhurst was among the first to offer online courses, beginning in 1996.
Marylhurst is one of six institutions – and the only institution in the Western United States – recognized by the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) for best practices in adult learning.
A cooperative Doctor of Ministry degree program with San Francisco Theological Seminary is launched.
2000-The Master of Arts in Applied Theology program, a graduate degree in interfaith pastoral and spiritual care, is established.
Marylhurst inaugurates the Bachelor of Music Therapy program, the only program in the Northwest accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and approved by the American Music Therapy Association.
2001-Marylhurst University appears in the top tier for the Western Region in the US News & World Report 2001 college rankings.
2002-Marylhurst University appears in Best Universities – Master's (Western Region) in the US News & World Report 2002 college rankings.
The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) awards Marylhurst University accreditation of its MBA, BS in Business and BS in Real Estate Studies degree programs.
2003-Marylhurst University is ranked as a "Best Value" in the 2003 US News & World Report college guide.
2004-Marylhurst University is recognized for the fourth consecutive year in US News & World Report's Best Colleges 2004.
At the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning's 2004 international conference, Marylhurst University received the Institutional Service Award for "outstanding commitment to the expansion of lifelong learning opportunities and for innovative efforts to improve access and quality in academic programs for adult learners."
2005-Marylhurst University is recognized for the fifth consecutive year in US News & World Report's Best Colleges 2005.
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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 | $ 16,200 | $ 15,570 | $ 14,895 |
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| Out of State | $ 16,200 | $ 15,570 | $ 14,895 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 1,440 | $ 1,300 | $ 1,200 |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 8,550 | $ 8,500 | $ 8,000 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,360 | $ 3,350 | $ 3,000 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 2,625 |
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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) |
88% |
$ 2,217 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
38% |
$ 2,072 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
25% |
$ 7,564 |
| Loans to students |
100% |
$ 4,130 |
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Bachelor degree
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Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies, General | |
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Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management, General | |
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Bachelor degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric | |
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Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature, General | |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. |
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Bachelor degree
Environmental Science | |
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Bachelor degree
Fine + Studio Arts, General | |
A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images);... |
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Bachelor degree
Humanities + Humanistic Studies | |
A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. |
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Bachelor degree
Interior Design | |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles... |
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Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category. |
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Bachelor degree
Music Performance, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings. |
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Bachelor degree
Music Theory and Composition | |
A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical... |
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Bachelor degree
Music Therapy + Therapist | |
A program that prepares individuals, in association with a rehabilitation team or in private practice, to use music in therapeutic relationships to address patients' physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social needs. Includes instruction in music theory and performance, human growth and... |
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Bachelor degree
Music, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. |
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Bachelor degree
Organizational Communication, General | |
A program that focuses on general communication processes and dynamics within organizations. Includes instruction in the development and maintenance of interpersonal group relations within organizations; decision-making and conflict management; the use of symbols to create and maintain organizational... |
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Bachelor degree
Psychology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
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Bachelor degree
Real Estate | |
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Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies | |
A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics;... |
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Bachelor degree
Social Sciences, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences. |
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Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance... |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Business Administration and Management, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization... |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric | |
A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening;... |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Interior Design | |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles... |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Music Pedagogy | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide musical instruction and tutoring to clients in private and institutional settings. Includes instruction in music theory, music composition, mastery of one or more instruments, familiarity with various musical genres and styles, principles of music education,... |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Organizational Communication, General | |
A program that focuses on general communication processes and dynamics within organizations. Includes instruction in the development and maintenance of interpersonal group relations within organizations; decision-making and conflict management; the use of symbols to create and maintain organizational... |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Real Estate | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental... |
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Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Music Pedagogy | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide musical instruction and tutoring to clients in private and institutional settings. Includes instruction in music theory, music composition, mastery of one or more instruments, familiarity with various musical genres and styles, principles of music education,... |
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Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Music Performance, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings. |
| Marylhurst University
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Music Theory and Composition | |
A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical... |
| Marylhurst University
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Music, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. |
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Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Pastoral Studies + Counseling | |
A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis intervention; individual and group procedures; theological... |
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Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Theology + Theological Studies | |
A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical... |
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Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate
Music Therapy + Therapist | |
A program that prepares individuals, in association with a rehabilitation team or in private practice, to use music in therapeutic relationships to address patients' physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social needs. Includes instruction in music theory and performance, human growth and... |
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Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Art Therapy + Therapist | |
A program that prepares individuals, in consultation with other rehabilitation team members or in private practice, to use drawing and other art media forms to assess, treat, and rehabilitate individuals with mental, emotional, developmental, or physical disorders. Includes instruction in art, history... |
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Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Gerontology | |
A program that focuses on the human aging process and aged human populations, using the knowledge and methodologies of the social sciences, psychology and the biological and health sciences. |
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Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Pastoral Studies + Counseling | |
A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis intervention; individual and group procedures; theological... |
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First-Professional degree
Divinity + Ministry (BD, MDiv) | |
A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization... |
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Masters degree
Art Therapy + Therapist | |
A program that prepares individuals, in consultation with other rehabilitation team members or in private practice, to use drawing and other art media forms to assess, treat, and rehabilitate individuals with mental, emotional, developmental, or physical disorders. Includes instruction in art, history... |
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Masters degree
Business Administration and Management, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization... |
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Masters degree
Education, General | |
A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social foundations of education. |
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Masters degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category. |
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Masters degree
Theology + Theological Studies | |
A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical... |
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