| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| 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 and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
biology, economics, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
German studies, Hebrew language/literature, comparative literature |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
93% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
| Total faculty: |
290 men, 208 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
206 men, 144 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
84 men, 64 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: |
yes |
| 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, dual degrees, independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in African and Afro-American studies, anthropology, art history, business, chemistry, classical studies, comparative literature, computer science, creative writing, East Asian studies, economics, education, education studies, English, environmental studies, Film/television/Interactive Media, French and Francophone studies, German Studies, health/science/society/policy, Hispanic studies, history, history of ideas, international/global studies, Islamic/Middle Eastern studies, Italian studies, journalism, language/linguistics, Latin American/Latino studies, legal studies, mathematics, medieval/renaissance studies, music, Near Eastern/Judaic studies, peace/conflict/coexistence studies, philosophy, physics, politics, religious studies, Russian Studies, sculpture, sexuality and queer studies, social justice and social policy, South Asian studies, teacher education, theater arts, and women's/gender studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering program with Columbia U. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University) |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa, Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New, Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Justice Brandeis Semester.
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Boston U. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Boston U. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- African-American/African Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biological Physics
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Classical Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- Educational Studies
- English
- Environmental Studies
- European Cultural Studies
- French/Francophone Studies
- German Studies
- Health/Science/Society/Policy
- Hebrew Language/Literature
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Independent Interdisciplinary Major
- International/Global Studies
- Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies
- Language/Linguistics
- Latin American/Latino Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Near Eastern/Judaic Studies
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Russian Studies
- Sociology
- Studio Arts
- Theatre Arts
- Women's/Gender Studies
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Doctorates
- Anthropology
- Biochemistry/Biophysics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- English
- History
- International Economics/Finance
- Mathematics
- Molecular/Cell Biology
- Music/Composition/Theory
- Music/Musicology
- Near Eastern/Judaic Studies
- Near Eastern/Judaic Studies/Sociology
- Neuroscience
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Sociology/Social Policy
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Master's Degrees
- Ancient Greek/Roman Studies
- Anthropology
- Anthropology/Women's/Gender Studies
- Biochemistry/Biophysics
- Bioinformatics
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Coexistence/Conflict Studies
- Comparative Humanities
- Computer Science
- Education/Elementary/Secondary/Jewish Day Schools
- Elementary Education/Jewish Day Schools
- Elementary Education/Public
- English
- Finance
- Genetic Counseling
- Global Studies
- Health/Medical Informatics
- History
- Information Security
- Information Technology Management
- International Economics/Finance
- International Health Policy Management
- Management of Projects/Programs
- Mathematics
- Molecular/Cell Biology
- Music
- Music Composition/Theory
- Music/Women's/Gender Studies
- Musicology
- Near East/Judaic Studies/Jewish Professional Leadership
- Near East/Judaic Studies/Women's/Gender Studies
- Near Eastern/Judaic Studies
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Public Policy/Womens/Gender Studies
- Secondary Education/Bible
- Secondary Education/Biology
- Secondary Education/Chemistry
- Secondary Education/English
- Secondary Education/History
- Secondary Education/Mathematics
- Secondary Education/Physics
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Sociology/Women's/Gender Studies
- Software Engineering
- Sustainable International Development
- Sustainable International Development/Womens/Gender Studies
- Teaching Chinese at the College Level
- Teaching of Hebrew
- Theatre Arts
- Virtual Management
- Women's/Gender Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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