Temple University offers 300 academic degree programs. There are two associate degree programs (Horticulture and General Studies), 125 bachelors programs, 113 masters programs, 52 doctoral programs, and eight first-professional degree programs in the fields of dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine.

There are also ten certificate programs. Temple University, a comprehensive public research university that enrolls more than 34,000 students, is the 27th largest university in America and is one of the nation’s leading centers of professional education.

Founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell as an informal adult-education outgrowth of his Baptist Temple ministry, Temple College was chartered in 1888 and was incorporated as Temple University in 1907. In 1965, Temple became a member of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. Four of Temple’s eight Pennsylvania locations are in Philadelphia: Its 115-acre Main Campus and its 17-acre Health Sciences Center will be the primary sites of more than $500 million in construction and renovation over the next several years.

Center City is the home of the School of Podiatric Medicine and Temple University Center City, which serves the credit and noncredit education and enrichment needs of area corporations and residents.

The 186-acre campus in suburban Ambler offers programs in community and regional planning, horticulture, landscape architecture and other majors; the Tyler School of Art occupies a 12-acre campus in Elkins Park, Pa., until its planned 2009 relocation to a new facility on Main Campus; and the location in Fort Washington, Pa., hosts a graduate and professional center featuring graduate and non-credit courses for adult learners.

An eighth Pennsylvania location is located in the heart of the state’s capital, Harrisburg.

HOUSING
Nearly 10,000 students now live on or near the Main Campus in Philadelphia— more than twice the number who lived on or near campus in 2002. Temple’s growth sparked $200 million in private residential development and the arrival of new restaurants and shops to the neighborhoods surrounding the Main Campus and the Health Sciences Center.

ACTIVITIES
Temple's diverse campus supports over 120 organizations. Social, cultural, religious, academic, professional and ethnic groups provide an opportunity for all students to get involved in campus and community life. The Liacouras Center hosts sporting events, concerts and trade shows in its 10,500-seat arena.

SPORTS
The intercollegiate athletic program at Temple is one of impressive size, diversity and tradition. Teams representing the University compete in 24 varsity sports (13 women's, 11 men's), involving well over 500 athletes. Sports clubs and intramural sports are open to all students. Facilities include 2 Olympic-sized swimming pools, a field house for intramurals, an 8-lane 400-meter track and playing fields.

The Independence Blue Cross Recreation Center is at the back of The Liacouras Center and is a 59,000 sq. ft. fitness center with a weight room, squash and racquetball courts, cardiovascular machines, aerobics rooms, indoor running track and outdoor tennis/volleyball courts


PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Temple University offers 300 academic degree programs. There are two associate degree programs (Horticulture and General Studies), 125 bachelors programs, 113 masters programs, 52 doctoral programs, and eight first-professional degree programs.

Bachelor's degrees are awarded in AGRICULTURE (horticulture), BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (biochemistry and biology/biological science), BUSINESS (accounting, banking and finance, business administration and management, business economics, business law, human resources, international business management, management science, marketing/ retailing/merchandising, personnel management, real estate, and sports management), COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS (art, art history and appreciation, broadcasting, classics, communications, dance, English, film arts, fine arts, French, Germanic languages and literature, Greek, guitar, Hebrew, Italian, jazz, journalism, Latin, linguistics, music, music history and appreciation, music performance, music theory and composition, percussion, performing arts, photography, piano/organ, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, speech/debate/rhetoric, strings, telecommunications, voice, and winds), COMPUTER AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE (actuarial science, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, physics, and statistics), EDUCATION (art, business, early childhood, education, elementary, English, foreign languages, health, marketing and distribution, mathematics, middle school, music, physical, science, secondary, and social studies), ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (architecture, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, electrical/electronics engineering technology, engineering, engineering technology, environmental engineering technology, landscape architecture/design, mechanical engineering, and mechanical engineering technology), HEALTH PROFESSIONS (music therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, predentistry, and premedicine), SOCIAL SCIENCE (African American studies, American studies, anthropology, Asian/Oriental studies, criminal justice, economics, geography, history, parks and recreation management, philosophy, political science/government, prelaw, psychology, religion, social science, social work, sociology, urban studies, and women's studies). Business administration, psychology, and elementary education are the largest.

VISIT INFORMATION
Information sessions and tours are offered Monday through Friday at The Welcome Center, corner of 12th Street and Montgomery Avenue.

Morning Visit
Includes an Information Session from 10:00 to 11:00 AM and a Campus Tour from 11:00 AM to noon.

Afternoon Visit
Includes an Information Session from 2:00 to 3:00 PM and a Campus Tour from 3:00 to 4:00 PM

Transfer Tuesdays
Transfer Tuesdays are opportunities for transfer students to meet with Admissions and Student Financial Services professionals to have transfer questions and concerns addressed.

Offered the first Tuesday of each month at two convenient times on the Main Campus. 12:00 Noon and 4:00 PM

DIRECTIONS TO TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Take Exit 326 (Philadelphia/Valley Forge). Follow I-76 East (Schuylkill Expy.) approx. 18 miles to Exit 344 (Central Philadelphia/I-676). Note: Exit is on left. Follow I-676 approximately 1 mile to Central Phila./Broad Street exit. Take Broad Street exit (stay to left). In one block go left onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to Norris Street (approx. 2 1/4 miles). Turn left onto Norris Street. Make next left (15th Street). The Liacouras Center parking garage is two blocks down to the right.

From the Northeast Extension Pennsylvania Turnpike
Take Exit 20 to I-476 South to I-76. Exit at I-76 East (approx. 5 miles). Take I-76 East approx. 15 miles to Exit 344 (Central Philadelphia/I-676). Note: Exit is on left. Follow directions from I-676 above.

From I-95 North
Take Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia/I-676). Follow Central Philadelphia signs to Broad Street exit. At next intersection (Vine Street) turn left. In one block, turn left onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to Norris Street (approx. 2 miles). Turn left onto Norris Street. Turn left onto 15th Street (one block). The Liacouras Center parking garage is two blocks down on the right.

From I-95 South
Take Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia/I-676). Note: left lane exit. I-676 West to Broad Street exit. See above directions from Broad Street exit.

From the New Jersey Turnpike
Take Exit 4 to route 73 North. Approx. 1 mile to Route 38 West. Follow for 5 1/2 miles to Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Take I-676 West to Broad Street exit. Follow above directions from Broad Street exit.

By Public Transportation
From the airport - Take SEPTA's R1 Airport Train from any of the airport terminals directly to campus at Temple University Station. Temple is 6 stops after the train leaves the airport (approx. 30 minutes). From the station, walk straight down Berks Street to 11th Street and turn left. 11th Street takes you to Montgomery Avenue. The Welcome Center is on 12th and Montgomery. (Note: Temple University Station is served by ALL regional rail lines in addition to the Airport Line).

Via subway (from Center City Philadelphia): Take the Broad Street Subway (Orange Line) to the Cecil B. Moore/Temple University stop. You will exit the station on Broad Street. Turn right onto Montgomery Avenue and walk 2 blocks to the Welcome Center on the corner of 12th and Montgomery.