| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and early January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held five days before beginning of classes. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
biology, political science, economics |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
Russian, individually designed, French |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.4 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
95% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
| Total faculty: |
124 men, 133 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
90 men, 90 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
34 men, 43 women |
| Graduation rate: |
90% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
no |
| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering, architecture |
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| Combined 3-1 programs available: |
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3-1 liberal arts/architecture program. |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 liberal arts/engineering programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
UN Semester, ACM: Chicago Program: Arts, Entrepreneurship, & Social Justice. Border Studies Program at Earlham Coll. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Perspectives in Globalization (the Netherlands). German Studies Program (Germany & Austria). Emerging Scholars Program. Globalization, the Environment, and Society (South Africa). Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. Omrit Archaeological Project (Israel). Student-Faculty Summer Research Collaboration Program.
Faculty-Led courses offered in January vary from year to year, but have included courses such as: Animal Observation in Australia; Classics in Rome; and, Geological Excursions to the Bahamas, Galapagos, Mojave Desert and many more. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Minnesota--Twin Cities. |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of Minnesota--Twin Cities. |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at U of St. Thomas. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art/Art History
- Asian Culture/Languages
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese Language/Culture
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Educational Studies
- English
- Environmental Studies
- French/Francophone Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- German Studies/German
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major
- International Studies
- Japanese Language/Culture
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics/Astronomy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian Studies/Russian
- Sociology
- Theatre/Dance
- Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 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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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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acceptable scores vary by department. |
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