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Reed College

Reed College
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland, OR 97202

Official telephone: (503) 771-1112
Fax number: (503) 777-7769
Website: www.reed.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and late 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.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: biology, English literature, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: German literature, French literature, Chinese literature
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 90 men, 60 women
Full-time faculty: 85 men, 58 women
Part-time faculty: 5 men, 2 women
Graduation rate: 82% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: 0
Physical education is required: yes
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, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering programs with California Inst of Tech, Columbia U, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst; 3-2 forestry program with Duke U; computer science program with U of Washington.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: UN Semester
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Howard U and Sarah Lawrence Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Argentina, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Physics/Electronic Science
  • Art
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry/Physics
  • Chinese
  • Classics
  • Classics/Religion
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Engineering
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Dance/Theatre
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Forestry/Environmental Sciences
  • French
  • General Literature
  • German
  • History
  • History/Literature
  • Humanities
  • International/Comparative Policy
  • Literature/Theatre
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Economics
  • Mathematics/Physics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Medical/Pre-Veterinary
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
  • Visual Art
Master's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
  • Liberal Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 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
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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