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Williams College

Williams College
880 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267

Official telephone: (413) 597-3131
Fax number: (413) 458-2158
Website: www.williams.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in September, January, and February.
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 198 men, 148 women
Full-time faculty: 156 men, 120 women
Part-time faculty: 42 men, 28 women
Graduation rate: 95% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Other special or unique academic programs:
Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arabic Studies
  • Art
  • Asian Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classics/Greek/Latin
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Policy
  • French
  • Geoscience
  • German
  • History
  • Japanese
  • Literary Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Economy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Theatre
  • Women/Gender Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Art History
  • Development Economics

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
acceptable scores vary by department.

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