It's About You

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Plan your visit

Let us show you what makes us special. See all the ways you can visit us this spring.

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Saturday Information Session

Join us on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for our last Saturday Information Session before decision day.

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Summer Courses

Registration is open! Catch up or get ahead with over 150 courses to choose from - online, on campus, and accelerated options. Summer A starts May 19, Summer B starts July 10.

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Join us on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Hammond Gallery for the opening of Visions the juried honors showcase of the years best original student work in the Communications Media Department.

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The Investiture of President Hodge

Join us on Friday, April 25 at 3:30 p.m. in Weston Auditorium for the official installation of President Hodge as the 12th President of Fitchburg State University.

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What do you expect from four years?

Undergraduate Admissions

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Level up your career

Graduate Admissions

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We welcome applicants from all over the world

International Admissions

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Your degree, on your time

Online Studies

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There's no time like now

Continuing Education

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Services and support to achieve your goals

Military and Veteran Services

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Art, Drama, or Music Concentration, Creative Arts Therapies, BA

New major this fall! Learn about arts therapies and how modalities of drama, music and art are utilized in working with children and adults in a variety of settings.

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Music, Theater, or Visual Art Concentration, Creative Arts Enterprise, BA

New major this fall! Hone your artistic skills as a musician, theatrical, or visual artist, while expanding your knowledge of marketing, publicity, and entrepreneurship.

Special Education, BSE

Earn a degree in special education and become a teacher of students with severe (all grade levels) or moderate disabilities (PreK-8) including a paraprofessional to licensure pathway. Learn how this rewarding career might be right for you.

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Construction Management, MS

Prepare yourself for upper management roles across the construction industry.

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100% Online Undergraduate Degree Completion Programs

Finish what you've started with a convenient 100% online degree program in business or interdisciplinary studies.

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English, MA

A graduate study in literature, culture, and teaching that connects you to a diverse and impressive community of teachers, scholars, and writers.

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Advanced Placement Summer Institutes

These workshops are designed to support all aspects of AP courses, including methodology, curriculum, class assignments, and examinations.

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Introduction to Emergency Management in the U.S.

This self-paced course is designed for learners who are studying emergency management for the first time, preparing for a new career or job role in emergency management, or seeking to refresh their knowledge of foundational concepts.

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Wilson Reading System® Level I Certification

This online course presents the multisensory structured language (MSL) instruction that is required for teaching students in grade two and beyond with significant world-level deficits who are unresponsive to previous instruction.

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School of Arts and Sciences

Our foundation in the liberal arts helps you achieve the greatest potential in programs like our Political Science, Professional Writing, Game Design, 4+1 in Criminal Justice, or Interdisciplinary Studies where you can design your own major to meet your specific interests and career goals.

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School of Business and Technology

We have graduate and undergraduate degree and certificate programs in Accounting, Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship available both in-person and 100% online to meet your needs and schedule.

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School of Education

We are proud of our historic mission as a “teachers” university, within the context of a liberal arts university. We offer a variety of specialized teacher education area programs including Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle School Education, Special Education and Educational Studies.

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School of Health and Natural Sciences

From the Antonucci Science Center, Exercise Science labs, the Landry Arena and new laboratories for psychological studies at the McKay School, you will engage in integrative, hands-on and applied learning that prepares you to be scientifically educated individuals for future careers in healthcare, public service, as classroom teachers, fitness professionals or in industry.