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DePauw University

DePauw University
313 South Locust Street
Greencastle, IN 46135

Official telephone: (765) 658-4800
Fax number: (765) 658-4177
Website: www.depauw.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
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 August.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: economics, communication, computer science
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Africana studies, Latin, romance languages
Average freshman GPA: 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 94%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 139 men, 110 women
Full-time faculty: 121 men, 89 women
Part-time faculty: 18 men, 21 women
Graduation rate: 82% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry, engineering
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering programs with Columbia U and Washington U in St. Louis.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Philadelphia Center.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russia, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Indiana U-Bloomington.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Africana Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Cellular/Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Conflict Studies
  • Earth Sciences
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Education Studies
  • English Literature
  • English/Writing
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Geoscience
  • Film Studies
  • French
  • Geology
  • German
  • Global Health
  • Greek
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Kinesiology
  • Latin
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Business
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Romance Languages
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Spanish
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
maximum of 32 semester hours of credit may be earned through placement exams.

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