Rider University

2023-2024
Academic Catalog

Welcome to Rider University’s online academic catalog for the 2023-2024 year.

This annual publication is the official catalog of courses, degrees, policies, and degree requirements at Rider University. You will find complete information about every undergraduate degree, graduate degree, and certificate program offered. In addition, we provide full course descriptions, sample academic plans, general policies, the academic calendar, honors program information, and numerous other learning opportunities. Each major, minor or certificate also features a general overview that summarizes its specific focus, along with contact information for further inquiry.

Current and prospective students should visit Rider’s website for admissions and financial aid related information. All other policies and student service information can be found in Student Code of Social Conduct, Rider’s student handbook. The University's Student Learning Outcomes are provided below.

University Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Competencies/Skills
    1. ​Critical Thinking - Students will be able to complete a comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, or events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.
    2. Written Communication - students will be able to effectively express ideas in writing using text, data, and images.
    3. Information Literacy - Students will be able to identify a need for information and effectively locate, evaluate and share that information.
    4. Quantitative Reasoning - Students will be able to reason and solve quantitative problems across a variety of contexts.
    5. Oral Communication - Students will be able to prepare and present orally in order to foster understanding.
    6. Technological Competence - Students will be able to effectively use technology to enhance learning.
    7. Scientific Reasoning - Students will be able to apply the methods and principles of scientific inquiry in the analysis of evidence.
  2. Strategic Themes 
    1. Leadership Skills - Students will be able to collaborate with others, engaging team members to contribute to the accomplishment of a common goal.
    2. Ethics and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to identify and articulate the principles and values of social and civic responsibility.
    3. Global/Multicultural Perspectives - Students will be able to identify and explain the potential benefits and/or conflicts that arrive from a world that is a complex, interdependent global system of social, cultural, and economic communities.
  3. Connected Learning - Students will be able to connect their education in the classroom to real-world issues beyond the campus.