Inter American University of Puerto Rico – Aguadilla Campus is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. IAUPR-Aguadilla Campus accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on 2013 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
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Retention Rate from the 1st to 2nd Year of Studies
Source: IAUPR Office of Research, Assessment and Planning.
Cumulative Graduation Rate at 4th, 5th, and 6th year of study
Master’s Degree:
Master’s Level Psychology Licensure – All Attempts
Associate and Bachelor’s Degrees:
Health Science:
Associate Degree in Nursing Licensure – All Attempts
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Licensure – All Attempts
Radiologic Technologist Theory Licensure – All Attempts
MRI Licensure – All Attempts
Mammography Licensure – All Attempts
CT Scan Licensure – All Attempts
Pharmacy Technician Licensure – All Attempts
Speech and Language Therapist Licensure – All Attempts
Teachers Education Program:
Puerto Rico Teachers Certification Exam (PCMAS)
Student Achievement: General Education Program
The General Education Program (GEP) is the core foundation for all programs on Campus and prepares students with basic skills to face the challenges of a dynamic and globalized environment. There are seven areas GEP is focus: Basic Skills, Christian Thought, Entrepreneurial Culture, Philosophical and Aesthetic Thought, Historical and Social Context, Scientific and Technological Context, and Health and Quality of Life. Each of the focus areas has a set of goals and competencies that correspond to the courses that comprise the GEP as shown in this report.
The Aguadilla Campus of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico’s mission aims at the integral formation of its students, through education of excellence, within an ecumenical Christian context, at all levels of formal education, with an emphasis on ethical, civic, democratic, and Christian values. Graduates are trained for the critical analysis of reality and are expected to have broad scientific, humanistic, and technical knowledge. Furthermore, they are taught to become responsible individuals, committed to the environment at the service of an interdependent, pluralistic, and global community, capable of adapting to change. In keeping with this purpose, academic areas are strengthened with special attention to interdisciplinary education, distance education, global initiatives, and technology integration in all areas of knowledge. These are achieved within a universal context through articulated management of institutional operations and resources consonant with political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and cultural changes.
Institutional Priorities
The institutional priorities identify key areas of emphasis for the Campus and are a platform for action that encourages the development of innovative strategies to design, offer, and improve academic programs, services, and activities for students. The Campus mission is aligned with these priorities to inspire success and accountability.
Priority 1. Academic Success and Excellence
Our notion of how academic success and excellence is developed involves creating an academic system of care that offers students transformative experiences through effective programs and services that also provide meaningful opportunities to engage and collaborate with faculty. The markers that contribute to academic success and excellence are examined, paying special attention to those markers that challenge academic success and excellence such as enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. This priority area also examines the role of faculty preparation, development, and scholarship in increasing academic success and excellence. Understanding our own measures for success and excellence is a gateway to improved sustainability, innovation in teaching, and increased opportunities for community engagement.
Priority 2. Sustainability
This priority area enables us to examine how internal and external factors impact our social, human, economic, and environmental reach. It also enables the Campus to explore how these factors intersect with the physical, academic, and administrative operations. In examining these factors, we were able to identify and plan for those that contribute to the successful longevity of our Campus. In doing so, we can contribute to sustaining academic success and excellence, fostering a climate for innovation in teaching, and expanding community engagement practices and experiences.
Priority 3. Innovation in Teaching
This priority gives us the opportunity to examine, refine and add to our current strategies for teaching and doing and to better understand how these strategies contribute to learning. In addition, by focusing on this priority the Campus can explore how new strategies serve to enhance student learning, program offerings, and faculty capabilities and development. Promoting and developing an environment where innovation in teaching is holistically integrated within all structures influences academic success and excellence, promotes long-term sustainability, and increases the reach of community engagement.
Priority 4. Community Engagement
Through this priority, we aim to serve and interact with our broader community in the context of our ecumenical Christian values. These values fundamentally transcend all aspects of the work that we do and as a Campus, we aspire to be distinguished by our contributions to the betterment of society. Community engagement is a key component for establishing academic success and excellence, building sustainability, and paves the way for unique and collaborative partnerships that promote innovative teaching.
Academic Information
Mission and goals are fundamentally linked to the curriculum and students’ learning experiences. The paramount goal of the mission is to provide students with academic experiences that allow students to complete their degrees and become productive professionals and citizens. To achieve the integral formation of students, the Aguadilla Campus provides a university environment in which the practice of ethical and democratic values in a Christian-ecumenical framework is encouraged through holistic education and well-designed academic offerings. The Campus ensures that the curriculum and delivery methods are current and aligned with contemporary tendencies in teaching and learning to graduate students with broad scientific, humanistic, and technical knowledge.
Municipalities Served
The Campus serves seven municipalities: Aguada, Aguadilla, Añasco, Isabela, Moca, Rincón, and San Sebastián.
Academic Offerings
The Campus has seven academic departments of those, five are undergraduate, one Graduate Program and a Certificate Department.
Technical Certificate Programs
Department of Health Sciences
Department of Economic and Administrative Sciences
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Education and Humanistic Studies
Department of Graduate Studies
Technical Certificate Programs:
1. Administration of Information and Medical Plan Invoicing
2. Culinary Arts Technician
3. Confectioner Shop and Commercial Bakery Technician
4. Personal Trainer
5. Cosmetology Technician
6. Integral Esthetics Technician
7. Barber Shop Technician
8. Practical Nursing with Emphasis on Long Term Care
9. Nail Technician and Brush Stroke Art
Bachelor’s Degrees:
1. BA Early Childhood Education: Preschool Level Education
28. BS Radiologic Technology in Mammography and Angiography
2. BA Early Childhood Education: Elementary Primary Level (K-3)
29. BS Radiological Science in Computerized Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
3. BA Teaching English as a Second Language at the Elementary Level
30. BS Forensic Sciences
4. BA Teaching English as a Second Language at the Secondary Level
31. BS Toxicology
5. BA Special Education Elementary Level
32. BS Speech and Language Therapy
6. BA Secondary Education in Biology
33. BBA Business Administration: General Program
7. BA Secondary Education in Spanish
34. BBA Accounting
8. BA Physical Education Elementary Level
35. BBA Marketing
9. BA Physical Education Secondary Level
36. BBA Marketing – Online
10. BA Criminal Justice: Criminal Investigation
37. BBA Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development
11. BA Criminal Justice: Criminal Investigation – Online
38. BBA Hotel and Restaurant Management
12. BA Criminal Justice: Forensic Investigation
39. BBA Hotel and Restaurant Management-Online
13. BA Office Systems Administration
40. BBA Information Technology
14. BA Office Systems Administration – Online
41. BBA Information Technology – Online
15. BA Social Work
42. BBA Human Resources Management
16. BA Psychology
43. BBA Human Resources Management- Online
17. BS Biology
44. BBA Organizational Behavior – Online
18. BS Microbiology
45. BSN Nursing
19. BS Electronic Engineering Technology
46. Pre-engineering (transfer program to Bayamón Campus)
20. BS Environmental Sciences
21. BS Natural Sciences
22. BS Computer Science
23. BS Computer Science – Online
24. BS Computer Technology and Networks
25. BS Biotechnology
26. BS Digital Graphic Design and Multimedia
27. BS Digital Graphic Design and Multimedia – Online
Associates Degrees:
1. AAS Computer Science
10. AAS Computer Technology and Networks
2. AAS Computer Science – Online
11. AAS Pharmacy Technician
3. AAS Nursing
12. AS Electronic Engineering Technology
4. AAS Business Administration
13. AS Renewable Energy Engineering Technology
5. AAS Restaurant and Food Services Administration
14. AA Police Science
6. AAS Business Administration – Online
15. AA Police Science – Online
7. AAS Accounting
16. AA Criminal Justice
8. AAS Accounting – Online
17. AA Office Systems Administration
9. AAS Diagnostic Ultrasound
18. AAS Radiological Technology
Graduate Studies:
1. MA Criminal Justice
9. MBA Specialization in Health Services
2. MA Education with a Specialization in Educational Management and Leadership
10. MBA Specialization in Social Entrepreneurship
3. MBA Specialization in Industrial Management
11. MED Specialization in Bilingual Education – Online
4. MBA Specialization in Marketing
12. MS Psychological Counseling with Specialization in Family
5. MBA Specialization in Accounting
13. MS Biology with a Specialization in Molecular Biotechnology
6. MBA Specialization in Finance
14. MS Biology with a Specialization in Environmental and Ecological Sciences
7. MBA Specialization in Managerial Information Systems
15. MS Organizational Change Leadership – Online
8. MBA Specialization in Human Resources
16. MSN Specialization in Medical Surgical
Academic Minors
Department of Science and Technology Minors:
1. Computer Sciences
8. Toxicology
2. Computer Network Technology
9. Biology
3. Computer Network
10. Microbiology
4. Electronic Technology
11. Biotechnology
5. Network Security
12. Environmental Sciences
6. Forensic Science
13. Digital Graphic Design and Multimedia
7. Premedical
Department of Economic and Administrative Sciences Minors:
1. Business and Managerial Development
8. Electronic Medical Records Administration
2. Human Resources
9. Financial Accounting
3. Nursing Management
10. Office Systems Administration
4. Hotel and Restaurant Management
11. Internal Audit
5. Marketing
12. Taxation
6. Social Networks Management
13. CPA Track
7. Electronic Commerce
Department of Education and Humanistic Studies Minors:
1. Education
7. Early Childhood Education Elementary Level (4-6)
2. Elementary Education in Special Education
8. Elementary Physical Education
3. Education in Teaching English as a Second Language at the Elementary Level
9. Secondary Education in Spanish
4. Education in Teaching English as a Second Language at the Secondary Level
10. Secondary Education in Biology
5. Early Childhood Education Preschool Level
11. School Social Work
6. Early Childhood Education Elementary Level (K-3)
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Minors:
1. General Psychology
2. Community Psychology
3. Psychology in the School Environment
4. Psychology and Labor Issues
5. Psychology and Mental Health
6. Criminal Investigation
7. Forensic Investigation
Graduate Studies:
1. MA Criminal Justice
9. MBA Specialization in Health Services
2. MA Education with a Specialization in Educational Management and Leadership
10. MBA Specialization in Social Entrepreneurship
3. MBA Specialization in Industrial Management
11. MED Specialization in Bilingual Education – Online
4. MBA Specialization in Marketing
12. MS Psychological Counseling with Specialization in Family
5. MBA Specialization in Accounting
13. MS Biology with a Specialization in Molecular Biotechnology
6. MBA Specialization in Finance
14. MS Biology with a Specialization in Environmental and Ecological Sciences
7. MBA Specialization in Managerial Information Systems
15. MS Organizational Change Leadership – Online
8. MBA Specialization in Human Resources
16. MSN Specialization in Medical Surgical
Post-Baccalaureate Professional Certificates
Information Security in Computer Forensic
Information Security in Computer Forensic – Online
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico grants financial assistance, within limits set by the funding sources, to students who meet the requirements established to obtain such assistance. The eligibility of applicants for financial aid is reviewed annually.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, free of cost, can be completed online at www.fasfastudentaid.gov.
Military personnel, veterans, and other duly qualified persons may use veterans’ benefits that current laws allow. Information about these programs can be obtained through the Department of Veterans Affairs website or at the Registrar’s Offices at the campuses.
Funds for economic assistance come from various sources: the United States Government (Federal Funds), the Government of the Commonwealth (State Funds), the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (Institutional Funds), and private entities. Students who complete the academic requirements for a first bachelor’s degree are not eligible for Federal Pell Grants, Federal SEOG Grants, and some state programs, even if they have not applied for graduation.
Scholarships and Requirements
Maximum Time Requirements for Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
The length of study during which a student is eligible for federal financial aid depends on the duration of their program of study as defined by the University. For such purposes, the University has determined the length of its study programs according to the number of credits required to complete them. The student must complete their program of studies within at most 150% of the duration established by the program. The student also accumulates study time for transferred credits.
Federal Pell Grant (Federal Pell Grant)
The United States Government instituted this program as the foundation of financial aid programs for students. The student applies online at https://studentaid.gov/.
FAFSA Application Forms:
The incoming student completes the application online. Then, you can use the tutorial or visit the Financial Aid office on campus, where technical support will be provided.
The minimum academic requirement to receive federal funds.
At the end of the second year of study, the student must maintain the minimum index of 1.50 to receive federal financial aid.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico distributes this aid to students who still need to complete high school. Students with exceptional needs are served first in this program. Pell Grant participants have priority.
Federal Student Loans
Starting in 2022-2023, the Federal Student Loan Application is established; every student who wishes to apply for a federal loan must fill out the application and agree to the terms and conditions.
Direct Loan Program Interest Subsidized Loans: for eligible undergraduate students: Generally, no interest is charged on interest-subsidized loans while the student is in school at least half-time, during the grace period, and during periods of deferment.
Direct Unsubsidized Direct Loan Program Unsubsidized Loans: For eligible undergraduate students, graduate students, and students in professional degree programs for eligible undergraduate students, graduate students, and students in a professional graduate program. Interest is charged on unsubsidized loans during all periods.
Direct PLUS Loans: For parents of eligible dependent students. Graduate students and students who possess a master’s degree may receive PLUS loans from the Direct Loan Program. Interest will be charged during all periods.
Direct Consolidation Loans: For borrowing parents and eligible students. Consolidation loans combine the borrower’s qualified loans into a single loan. For more information about how interest rates are calculated on Direct Consolidation Loans, visit studentaid.gov/consolidation.
Default Rate
Year
Rate
2019
1.8
2018
3.00
2017
3.70
2016
2.70
The Aguadilla Campus complies with the regulations of the Office of Federal Student Aid of the U.S. Department of Education for the loans cohort default rate calculation. The Default Rate is the percentage of all outstanding loans that students have reported as defaulting after an extended period of late payments.
Federal Work Study Program (FWS)
Federal Government funds for this program are augmented by a contribution from Inter American University except when the Institution is exempted from this requirement. Participants are assigned a job for which they will receive a salary to defray part of the cost of their education. To the extent possible, the student will be given a job related to their field of study.
Institutional Scholarship
Every year, Inter American University allocates funds for fellowships according to the needs of the students. Also, the Institution provides a work-study program.
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus has the following Carnegie classification: Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs Four-year, medium, initially nonresidential and is also approved to offer programs by the following method: Distance Education.
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus operates in the following geographic locations / The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus operates in the following geographic locations:
Additional Location Department of Health Sciences / InterTEC Carr 459 KM 1.5 INT, Bo. Montana Bo. Corrales Sector Calero Aguadilla, PR 00605 Opened / Open since: 08/30/2011
Other Instructional Site Orlando Cyber Study Center 13574 Village Drive Park Drive Suite 150 Orlando, FL 32837
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus is an accredited institution and member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. The accreditation status of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus is Reaffirmed Accreditation. The Commission’s most recent action on the accreditation status of the institution was taken on June 27, 2013 and was to reaffirm the accreditation.
MSCHE is an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
