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Pitzer College

Pitzer College
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101

Official telephone: (909) 621-8000
Fax number: (909) 621-8770
Website: www.pitzer.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 late August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, sociology, media studies
Majors with the lowest enrollment: classics, mathematics, philosophy
Average freshman GPA: 3.4 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 49 men, 67 women
Full-time faculty: 40 men, 56 women
Part-time faculty: 9 men, 11 women
Graduation rate: 89% 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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in anthropology, art, art history, Asian American studies, biology, black studies, classics, economics, English/world literature, environmental studies, French, gender/feminist studies, history, linguistics, mathematics, media studies, philosophy, science, sociology, technology/society, and Spanish.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
computer science, health professions, social/behavioral science
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 B.A./D.O. program with Western U of Health Sciences; B.A./M.A. accelerated degree psychology program; B.A./M.A. economics program; B.A./M.I.S. information science program; B.A./M.P.P. public policy program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Pitzer in Ontario.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Alverno Coll, Colby Coll, Daemen Coll, Evergreen St Coll, Hampshire Coll, Haverford Coll, Morehouse Coll, New Coll of Florida, and Spelman Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and Turkey.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Community-based Spanish program. Center for California Cultural and Social Issues. Claremont Educational Partnership.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Claremont McKenna Coll.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Harvey Mudd Coll.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Asian American Studies
  • Asian Studies
  • Biology
  • Biology/Chemistry
  • Black Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Chicano Studies
  • Classics
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • English
  • English/World Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies
  • Gender/Feminist Studies
  • History
  • Human Biology
  • International/Intercultural Studies
  • Latin American/Caribbean Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Engineering
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Media Studies
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Organismal Biology/Ecology
  • Organizational Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Economics
  • Political Studies
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Science/Management
  • Science/Technology/Society
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
  • Third World 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
  • credit and/or 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
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
scores vary by department.

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