Academic Administration and Support
Academic Advising
Academic advising is an important part of the learning process and can play a critical role in your college experience. Saint Joseph’s University is committed to assisting you at every step of the academic journey.
Fellowships Office
The Fellowships office assists undergraduate students to apply successfully for major fellowships, including awards for undergraduate study, study abroad, graduate study, and research internships.
GEP Program
The General Education Program (GEP) at Saint Joseph’s University involves a distinctive liberal arts education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition, providing all students with the broad knowledge, essential skills, appreciation of diversity, and ethically informed perspective needed by those who would aspire to be “men and women for others.”
Honors Program
Saint Joseph's University’s Honors Program guides students to attain the highest standards of academic, professional and personal achievement. The enriched General Education curriculum broadens cultural interests, integrates knowledge, sharpens writing skills, and encourages student involvement in the learning process.
Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
The Office of the Provost oversees Academic Affairs, including Faculty and Academic Support, Assessment and Strategic Planning and Student Life, each area supported by an Associate Provost. From matriculation to graduation, the Provost’s staff works to enhance every aspect of a student’s experience at Saint Joseph’s University.
Office of Research Services
The Office of Research Services (ORS) assists members of the Saint Joseph's University community in seeking extramural funding for sponsored projects. The ORS provides pre and post-award services.
Office of Teaching and Learning
The Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) supports the pursuit of teaching excellence by fostering reflection and campus-wide conversations about teaching and encouraging the adoption of practices that enhance student learning.
Saint Joseph's Libraries
The F.A. Drexel Library and Post Learning Commons at Hawk Hill and the J.W. England Library at University City comprise the Saint Joseph’s University Libraries. The Libraries support the academic programs of Saint Joseph’s University with books and periodicals in both print and electronic formats, research databases, audio-visual materials, and microforms. In addition, the Libraries provides circulating collections of popular reading and audiobooks.
University Registrar
Data integrity, accurate record creation, record update, dissemination of academic records, and information surrounding academic records are the primary responsibilities of the Saint Joseph's University Registrar’s Office.
Writing Center
The SJU Writing Center offers free assistance to all writers in the Saint Joseph's University community. Guided by the mission of our Jesuit institution, we promise to treat writers with care and respect, to help them identify the best strategies to achieve rhetorical success, while also honoring language rights, and to commit ourselves fully to those we serve in our work as a writing center staff.