| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September. |
| Calendar system: |
4-4-1 system (two semesters & one-month April/May interterm) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in early September. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, economics, politics |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
East Asian studies, German, Japanese |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
95% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
| Total faculty: |
88 men, 96 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
83 men, 87 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
5 men, 9 women |
| Graduation rate: |
88% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, chemistry, Chinese, dance, educational studies, French, geology, German, Greek, history, Japanese, Latin, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, religious studies, rhetoric, Russian, sociology, Spanish, teacher education, theatre, and women/gender studies. |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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middle/junior high, secondary |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 liberal arts/engineering program. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with Morehouse Coll and Spelman Coll. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Uruguay, and Vietnam. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Academic community-based work. Senior Thesis. First-Year Seminar. Mount David Summit. Faculty-Student Summer Research. Williams-Mystic Seaport Program. New York City: Urban Education Semester. Woods Hole: Semester in Environmental Science. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Internship Program. Waterford: National Theater Institute. Marine Biology Lab. Semester exchange with Morehouse and Spelman Colleges. Associated Kyoto Program. Jackson Laboratory Research Internship Program. |
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| Army ROTC: |
not offered |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- African-American Studies
- American Cultural Studies
- Anthropology
- Art/Visual Culture
- Biological Chemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classical/Medieval Studies
- Dance
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- European Studies
- French
- Geology
- German
- History
- Individual Major
- Japanese
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Religion
- Rhetoric
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Women/Gender Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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