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Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College
33 East College Street
Hillsdale, MI 49242

Official telephone: (517) 437-7341
Fax number: (517) 437-3923
Website: www.hillsdale.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
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 three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: history, English, economics
Majors with the lowest enrollment: classics, computational mathematics, sports psychology
Average freshman GPA: 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 96%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 135 men, 49 women
Full-time faculty: 102 men, 33 women
Part-time faculty: 33 men, 16 women
Graduation rate: 77% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all major fields, as well as in art history, classical education, dance, early childhood education, general business, graphic design, and journalism.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-theology, allied health sciences, environmental sciences, engineering
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 engineering program.
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies (DC), Washington Hillsdale Internship Program.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Studies
  • Art
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Christian Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • Economics
  • English
  • European Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • Finance
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • History
  • International Business
  • Latin
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/Health
  • Physics
  • Political Economy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech
  • Sport Management
  • Sport Psychology
  • Theatre Arts
Doctorates

  • Politics
Master's Degrees

  • Politics

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or 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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