Overview
Northeastern University, located in heart of Boston, is a world leader in cooperative education and is recognized for its expert faculty and first-rate academic and research facilities. Through its co-op education program, Northeastern undergraduates alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields relevant to their professional interests and major, giving them nearly two years of professional experience upon graduation. The majority of Northeastern graduates receive a job offer from a co-op employer. Cited for excellence for two years running by U.S. News & World Report, in 2003-04, Northeastern was also named a top college in the northeast by the Princeton Review. In addition, Northeastern's Career Services Office was awarded top honors by the 2003 edition of Kaplan's Unofficial Biased Insider's Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges. For more information, students should visit http://www.northeastern.edu.

Last year, 4,265 graduate students were enrolled at Northeastern University, representing a wide variety of academic, professional, geographic, and cultural backgrounds. Bouvé College of Health Sciences graduate programs enrolled 904 students; 662 attended on a full-time basis.

The Location and Community
Boston, Massachusetts, offers a rich cultural and intellectual history and is the premiere educational center of the country, with more than thirty-five colleges in the city region. Cultural offerings-including several world-class museums, a bevy of art galleries, and the Boston Symphony, among others-are diverse, and the city is home to people of every race, ethnicity, political persuasion, and religion. Boston also offers world-class restaurants and a range of outdoor activities and is steeped in New England tradition.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences offers graduate programs in three schools (the School of Pharmacy, the School of Nursing, and the the School of Health Professions). The School of Pharmacy offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in pharmaceutical sciences, with concentrations in interdisciplinary, pharmaceutics and drug delivery systems, pharmacology, and toxicology. It also offers the Master of Science (M.S.) in pharmaceutical sciences, with concentrations in interdisciplinary, pharmaceutics and drug delivery systems, pharmacology, and toxicology. The School of Nursing offers a Master of Science and a B.S.N./M.S. in the following specializations: administration, anesthesia, community health, critical care, neonatal care, primary care, and psychiatric-mental health nursing. In addition, the school offers an M.S./M.B.A. in nursing administration and a certificate of advanced study in the above specializations. The Direct Entry Master's Degree Program is a 95-semester-credit-hour program designed for non-nurses with a B.S. or B.A. in a field other than nursing. The School of Health Professions offers a Doctor of Philosophy in school and counseling psychology and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.) in psychology, education, and the community. Through the C.A.G.S., students can specialize in college student development and counseling, counseling psychology, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, and school psychology. The School of Health Professions also offers a Master of Science through three subordinate departments. The Department of Clinical Exercise Physiology offers an M.S. in clinical exercise physiology. The Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology offers an M.S. in both speech-language pathology and audiology. The Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology offers an M.S. in the following areas: college student development and counseling, counseling psychology, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, and school psychology. The School of Health Professions also offers an M.S. degree in physician assistance studies.

Facilities & Resources
The University supports twenty-seven centers and institutes, including the Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, the Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, the Nano Manufacturing Research Institute, the Institute on Race and Justice, the Domestic Violence Institute, the Electronic Materials Research Institute, the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, the Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing, the Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems, the Center for Urban and Regional Policy, and the Institute for Complex Scientific Software. Special University facilities include the Electron Microscopy Center, the Microfabrication Laboratory, and the Molecular Modeling Center. A high-speed data network links users and facilities on the central campus to three satellite campuses and to computing facilities around the world. Students have access to Compaq Alpha systems, public-access microcomputer labs (PC and Mac), a conferencing system, multimedia labs, and specialized computing equipment. Northeastern University is an Internet2 site. University libraries contain 984,443 volumes, 2,260,556 microforms, 160,834 government documents, 7,654 serials subscriptions, and 22,205 audio, video, and software titles. The libraries have licensed access to more than 12,954 electronic information sources. A central and branch library contain technologically sophisticated services, including a Web-based catalog and circulation systems and a Web portal to licensed electronic resources. The University is a member of the Boston Library Consortium and the Boston Regional Library System, giving students and faculty members access to the region's collections and information resources.

Expenses and Aid
The cost of tuition for an academic year in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences is $910 per semester hour of credit. Where applicable, special tuition charges are made for thesis, dissertation, teaching, practicums, or fieldwork. A booklet listing all fees and tuition costs is available upon request from the address below.

Financial Aid:
Northeastern University offers need-based financial aid to graduate students through the Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, and Federal Work-Study programs. In addition, the University offers a wide variety of graduate assistantships, along with minority fellowships, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. Bouvé College of Health Sciences provides financial assistance through a limited number of teaching, research, and administrative assistantship awards that include tuition remission and a stipend typically ranging from $12,275 to $15,625. These assistantships require a maximum of 20 hours of work per week. Also available are a number of tuition assistantships that provide partial or full tuition remission and require a maximum of 10 hours of work per week.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Semester on-campus room rates for a single bedroom within an apartment range from $2830 to $3320. Single apartments ranged from $4360 to $4550. A shared bedroom in an apartment ranged from $2260 to $2640. On-campus housing for graduate students is limited and granted on a space-available basis. An off-campus referral service is available through Housing Services by telephone at 617-373-4872 or 617-373-2814 or by e-mail at nucommuter@neu.edu. Graduate students typically pay $1825 per semester for ten meals per week. An extensive public transportation system serves the greater Boston area.

How to Apply / Application
Admission to some programs is granted on a rolling basis. Applicants must have the appropriate educational and professional background and must complete all admissions procedures for the selected programs of study. Test requirements vary by program and degree. TOEFL scores (minimum score of 250) are required of those applicants whose native language is not English. Interested students should contact the address below for information regarding testing requirements. All Ph.D. programs have application deadlines as well as speech language pathology and audiology and counseling psychology. Please refer to program information. Application materials for other master's programs must be submitted at least one month prior to registration and earlier in some cases.

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