GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY J-15

One University Parkway
University Park, IL 60466-0975
Tel: (708)534-5000
Admissions: (708)534-3148
Fax: (708)534-1640
Web Site: http://www.govst.edu/

Description:

State-supported, upper-level, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 750-acre suburban campus with easy access to Chicago. Total enrollment: 5,652. Faculty: 212 (185 full-time, 27 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. Students come from 8 states and territories, 20 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 36% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 60% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; health professions and related sciences; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $3264 full-time, $136 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9792 full-time, $408 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $440 full-time, $10 per credit part-time, $131 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 30 open to all; 7% of eligible men and 12% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Future Teachers of America, American College of Health Executives, Circle K, Counseling Club, African-American Student Association. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. University Library with 260,000 books, 86,000 microform titles, 2,200 serials, 2,700 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 165 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located in University Park, Illinois, on 750 acres, the University is in a suburban/rural setting. However, it is about 35 miles from downtown Chicago and thirty miles from Kankakee or Joliet, Illinois, in the Southern metropolitan area of Chicago. The campus is accessible via public transportation, from the city and most of the southern suburbs. Governors State University is a commuter institution. There is no student housing available.