| 1942 |
Fairfield College of St. Robert Bellarmine, Inc. purchased two adjoining estates in Fairfield |
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Fairfield College-Preparatory School opened classes in a four-year program |
| 1945 |
Fairfield University was chartered by the State of Connecticut to grant degrees |
| 1947 |
First class of 303 male students was admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences |
| 1949 |
College of Arts and Sciences was accredited by the State of Connecticut |
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First summer session of undergraduate courses was held |
| 1950 |
First graduate classes in education were held on a coeducation basis |
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Education Program for teacher certification was accredited by the State of Connecticut |
| 1951 |
First Graduation Class |
| 1953 |
Fairfield University was admitted to fully accredited membership in the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools |
| 1963 |
Graduate Department of Education became the Graduate School of Education |
| 1966 |
Graduate School of Corporate and Political Communication opened |
| 1970 |
Women were admitted to all undergraduate programs |
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Undergraduate School of Nursing admitted to its first class |
| 1972 |
Center for Lifetime Learning offered its first courses |
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Graduated first class of women |
| 1975 |
Connecticut Center for Continuing Education became part of the University |
| 1978 |
School of Business was established |
| 1979 |
School of Continuing Education was established |
| 1981 |
School of Business offered its first Master of Science degree program in Financial Management |
| 1982 |
Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions merged with School of Continuing Education to form School of Graduate and Continuing Education |
| 1987 |
The School of Graduate and Continuing Education was separated into two schools: The School of Continuing Education and the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions |
| 1989 |
Acquired the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur property |
| 1990 |
Graduate School of Communication closed |
| 1994 |
Acquired Bridgeport Engineering Institute. Masters of Science in Nursing and Masters in Business Administration Program offered |
| 1995 |
Accepted into Phi Beta Kappa |
| 1997 |
Granted accreditation into the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) |
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Master of Arts offered in American Studies |
| 1998 |
Master of Science offered in Management of Technology and Software Engineering |
| 1999 |
School of Engineering becomes a separate undergraduate school |
| 2000 |
Master of Science offered in Mathematics |
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School of Business named to honor Cablevision founder Charles F. Dolan |
| 2002 |
School of Continuing Education renamed University College
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| 2004 |
Fairfield University's eighth president was installed |
