| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in mid-September, early January, and late March. |
| Calendar system: |
quarter system (four terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held throughout June and August; September orientation for non-residents and international students only.
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| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Six summer sessions, one travel study, one of eight weeks, one of nine weeks, one of 10 weeks, and two of six weeks each. |
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| Average freshman GPA: |
3.2 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
96% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
17:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1641 men, 901 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
1269 men, 662 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
372 men, 239 women |
| Graduation rate: |
91% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in accounting, African studies, Afro-Americans studies, American Indian studies, anthropology, applied developmental psychology, art history, Arabic /Islamic studies , Armenian studies, Asian American studies, Asian humanities, Asian languages, atmospheric/oceanic sciences, biomedical research, central/east European studies, Chicana/Chicano studies, civic engagement, classical civilization, cognitive science, comparative literature, conservation biology, education studies, English, environmental engineering, environmental systems/society, film/television/digital media, French, geochemistry, geography, geography/environmental studies, geology, geophysics/planetary physics, geospatial information systems/technologies, German, Germanic languages, gerontology, global studies, information systems/technologies, German, Germanic languages, gerontology, Greek, Hebrew/Jewish studies, history of science/medicine, human complex systems, Italian, labor/workplace studies, language/interaction/culture, Latin, Latin American studies, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender studies, linguistics, mathematics, Mexican studies, Middle Eastern/North African studies, museum studies, music history, naval science, Near Eastern languages/cultures, neuroscience, philosophy, political science, Portuguese, public affairs, public health, Russian language, Russian literature, Russian studies, Scandinavian, social thought, society/genetics, teaching English as a second or foreign language, Southeast Asian studies, theatre, urban/regional studies, and women's studies. |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Education Abroad. Summer study abroad. U of California--Sacramento Scholar Intern Program. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Freshmen Clusters. Fiat Lux seminars. Honors Collegium. Undergraduate research programs. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Doctorates
- Aerospace Engineering
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art History
- Asian Languages/Cultures
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric/Oceanic Sciences
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Chemistry
- Biology
- Biomathematics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Physics
- Biostatistics
- Cellular/Molecular Pathology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chicana/Chicano Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Culture/Performance
- Dentistry
- Dentistry PPID
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Environmental Sciences/Engineering
- Epidemiology
- Ethnomusicology
- Film/Television
- French/Francophone Studies
- Gender Studies
- Geochemistry
- Geography
- Geology
- Geophysics/Space Physics
- Germanic Languages
- Health Policy/Management
- Health Services
- Hispanic Languages/Literature
- History
- Human Genetics
- Indo-European Studies
- Information Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Italian
- Law
- Law Judicial Science
- Library/Information Science
- Linguistics
- Management
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Microbiology/Immunology/Molecular Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Toxicology
- Molecular/Cell/Developmental Biology
- Molecular/Cellular/Integrative Physiology
- Molecular/Medical Pharmacology
- Music
- Musicology
- Near Eastern Languages/Cultures
- Neurobiology
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Oral Biology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Biology in Medicine
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Romance Linguistics/Literature
- Slavic Languages/Literature
- Social Welfare
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Statistics
- Theatre
- Urban Planning
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- placement for international baccalaureate
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