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Eckerd College

Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Official telephone: (727) 867-1166
Toll-free telephone: (800) 456-9009
Fax number: (727) 866-2304
Website: www.eckerd.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early August, 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 August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: marine science, environmental studies, psychology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 81%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 89 men, 79 women
Full-time faculty: 66 men, 49 women
Part-time faculty: 23 men, 30 women
Graduation rate: 64% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in art history, Chinese, classical humanities, coastal management, computational science, film studies, finance, geology, Italian, Japanese, law/justice, and leadership studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 applied science and engineering programs with Columbia U and Washington U in St. Louis. 3-3 accelerated law degree program with Florida St U.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: UN Semester, Marine Science Exchange.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Autumn and winter term. Spring into Summer Program.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of South Florida.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of South Florida.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Ancient Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film Studies
  • French
  • Geosciences
  • History
  • Human Development
  • Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary Arts
  • International Business
  • International Relations/Global Affairs
  • International Studies
  • Literature
  • Management
  • Marine Science
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
  • Visual Art
  • Women's/Gender Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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