Viterbo University is a Catholic Franciscan university located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. The following is a detailed introduction to it:

School Overview

History and Background: Founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, it has a deep Catholic background and tradition and has played an important role in inheriting and promoting Catholic culture and values.

Location: Located in La Crosse, which was rated as one of the 10 best places to live in the United States by U.S. News and World Report. It has a population of 52,000, good public security, a majority of white people, and a small number of Chinese, providing a good language environment for international students. In addition, the La Crosse Municipal Airport is only a 10-minute drive from the campus, and there is public transportation in the city. It is also only a 10-minute drive from the mall, making life convenient.

School size: The school is small, with 6 colleges and nearly 4,000 students, including 2,279 undergraduates and 919 graduate students.

Educational resources

Faculty: There are 141 professors, and the ratio of students to professors is 14:1. Small classes are implemented, with an average of only about 20 students per class. Undergraduates and graduate students have an average of 3 tutors. The tutor will determine the student's interests based on the admission conversation and assist in developing future study plans to ensure that each student has a personalized study plan.

Teaching facilities: The school has a relatively complete community environment, with complete facilities for learning, accommodation, and activities, including a library with complete books and materials, and a variety of venues such as sports fields, theaters, and churches. In addition, the school has also invested in setting up an academic resource center to provide students with one-on-one after-school teacher guidance, helping international students to revise the grammar of their papers and explain key points and difficulties.

Professional Settings

Undergraduate majors: more than 50 bachelor's degree majors are provided, covering many fields such as accounting, art, art education, studio art, art management, biochemistry, biology, biopsychology, sociology, corporate education, chemistry, clinical laboratory science, computer information systems, criminal justice, etc.

Graduate majors: There are 5 graduate majors including Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Nursing, Master of Science in Mental Health, and Master of Arts in Servant Leadership.

Teaching Features

Small class teaching: Adhere to the small class teaching model, teachers can pay attention to the growth of each student and spread the school's purpose by words and deeds "Hope and Help", focusing on cultivating students' lifelong learning ability.

Practical teaching: Nursing students have the opportunity to conduct clinical internships in local medical institutions and apply the knowledge they have learned to actual nursing work; students majoring in art can improve their artistic creation and performance abilities through various practical projects and performances.

School-enterprise cooperation: Establish close cooperative relations with local enterprises. Enterprises provide students with internship opportunities and jobs, and the school adjusts the teaching content according to the needs of enterprises to enable students to better adapt to market needs.

Campus life

Student clubs: There are a variety of student clubs and organizations covering various fields such as academics, culture, art, and sports, such as student unions, music clubs, sports clubs, etc. Students can participate according to their interests and hobbies, make friends, and expand interpersonal relationships.

Campus activities: Organize a variety of campus activities, such as cultural festivals, science and technology exhibitions, and job fairs, to provide students with opportunities to show themselves, exercise their abilities, exchange and learn, and enhance their sense of belonging and teamwork spirit on campus.

Academic support and degree policy

Academic support: Provide students with comprehensive after-school tutoring services. All tutoring is carried out through face-to-face one-to-one chats, allowing students to solve learning problems in a relaxed atmosphere.

Degree policy: The school takes "hope "and help" is the purpose of the school. Students are not easily eliminated, but the GPA of graduates must be higher than 3.0 (average score of 83 points or more) and no subject score is lower than C (73 points). If the requirements are not met, the course must be repeated.

Tuition and Admission

Low tuition: As a Catholic school, the tuition is relatively low compared to other universities, and varies according to different professional programs, such as education is $310/credit, business disciplines are $520/credit, nursing disciplines are $655/credit, and mental health disciplines are $435/credit.

Flexible admission: Students at different levels from high school students to graduate students can be enrolled, and the academic level is rich. In addition, the school also provides fast-track degree programs for some disciplines, such as the Bachelor of Business Administration (5 years) connected with the Master of Business Administration, and the Biology (3 years) degree completion program.