| 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 in April, June, July, September, and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of six weeks each. |
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| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
87% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
19:1 |
| Total faculty: |
467 men, 353 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
346 men, 221 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
121 men, 132 women |
| Graduation rate: |
78% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required 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, 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 anthropology, art history, astrophysics, biology, chemistry/biochemistry, computer engineering, computer science, earth science, East Asian studies, economics, education, electronic music, film/digital media, history, Italian studies, jazz, Jewish studies, journalism, language studies, Latin American/Latino studies, legal studies, linguistics, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, politics, psychology, sociology, South/Southeast Asian studies, and theatre arts. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with U of New Hampshire and U of New Mexico. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Santa Clara U. |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of California--Berkeley. |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at San José St U. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Business Management Economics
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Classical Studies
- Community Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Studies
- Feminist Studies
- Film/Digital Media
- German Studies
- Global Economics
- Health Sciences
- History
- Information Systems Management
- Italian Studies
- Language Studies
- Latin American/Latino Studies
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
- Music
- Neuroscience/Behavior
- Ocean Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Plant Sciences
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Theatre Arts
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Certificates
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Chemistry, General
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- Economics, General
- Economics, Other
- Engineering, General
- Engineering, Other
- Environmental Studies
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
- German Studies
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
- History, General
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Legal Studies, General
- Linguistics
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Mathematics, General
- Molecular Biology
- Music, General
- Neuroscience
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Philosophy
- Physics, General
- Plant Sciences, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Sociology
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
- Women's Studies
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Doctorates
- Anthropology
- Astronomy/Astrophysics
- Bioinformatics
- Chemistry
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Studies
- Environmental Toxicology
- History
- International Economics
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
- Music
- Ocean Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology
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Master's Degrees
- Applied Economics/Finance
- Bioinformatics
- Chemistry
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Digital Arts/New Media
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Toxicology
- History
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
- Music
- Music Composition
- Network Engineering
- Ocean Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Social Documentation
- Statistics/Stochastic Modeling
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| Credit placement options: |
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- placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Chemistry, General
- Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, General
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- Economics, General
- Economics, Other
- Engineering, General
- Engineering, Other
- Environmental Studies
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
- German Studies
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
- History, General
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Legal Studies, General
- Linguistics
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Mathematics, General
- Molecular Biology
- Music, General
- Neuroscience
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Philosophy
- Physics, General
- Plant Sciences, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Sociology
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
- Women's Studies
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