Editing St. John Fisher University (section)

==Academics==
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Fisher is made up of five schools. It offers nearly 40 undergraduate majors, as well as a variety of master's and doctoral programs.

===School of Arts and Sciences===
The School of Arts and Sciences is the largest school within St. John Fisher University. It offers degrees and minors in over 20 undergraduate academic disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjf.edu/schools/school-of-arts-and-sciences/|title=School of Arts and Sciences|work=sjf.edu|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812180929/https://www.sjf.edu/schools/school-of-arts-and-sciences/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education===
The school is named after [[Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.]], the founding owner of the [[Buffalo Bills]] [[National Football League|professional football]] team. It is accredited by the [[National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education]] and offers undergraduate degrees in Inclusive Adolescence Education and Inclusive Childhood Education. It also offers a master's degree and initial certification program for those areas. Teachers already holding initial certification can earn graduate degrees and professional certification in Literacy Education (B-6 and 5–12), Special Education, and Educational Leadership, as well as an accelerated Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership.

The School of Education is active in community outreach programs including a literacy center that provides tutoring and small group instruction in literacy for elementary through high school students. The School of Education works closely with local school districts including the Rochester City School District, which hosts a number of Professional Development Sites where practicing teachers and pre-service teachers work alongside education faculty to develop best practices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjf.edu/schools/school-of-education/about-education/school-partners/|title=Professional Development Schools & Partners Overview|website=sjf.edu|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

===School of Business===
Fisher's business programs are accredited by the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]] (AACSB International). When this accreditation was gained, all business programs at the University were brought together in 2003 to form the school's first professional school, the School of Business.

===Wegmans School of Pharmacy===
The Wegmans School of Pharmacy is one of eight pharmacy schools in New York State and is the first pharmacy school in the Greater Rochester community. It opened in fall 2006 and became fully accredited in May 2010. It awards a [[Doctor of Pharmacy]] degree to candidates who successfully complete four years of professional study.
 
The school was made possible by a $5 million gift from the late [[Robert Wegman]], who served for many years as president of [[Wegmans Food Markets]].

===Wegmans School of Nursing===
This school is also named after Robert Wegman, who contributed $8 million to the college to create the School of Nursing. Fisher's nursing programs are fully accredited by the [[New York State Education Department]] and the [[Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education]].

The university also offers an online RN to BSN program, master's degrees in both Nursing and Mental Health Counseling, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.

===Scholarships===
Nearly all first-year students receive some form of [[Student financial aid (United States)|financial assistance]]. Need-based and merit-based [[scholarship]]s, as well as grants, loans, and part-time employment, are available for eligible students. Two unique scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen.