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California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125

Official telephone: (626) 395-6811
Fax number: (626) 795-1547
Website: www.caltech.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late September.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: engineering/applied science, physical sciences, mathematics/statistics
Majors with the lowest enrollment: social sciences, history, economics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 97%
Student:Faculty ratio: 3:1
Total faculty: 277 men, 80 women
Full-time faculty: 263 men, 67 women
Part-time faculty: 14 men, 13 women
Graduation rate: 91% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, pass/fail grading option
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in aerospace engineering, control/dynamical systems, English, history, history of philosophy/science, philosophy, and structural mechanics.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
medicine, medical scientist training
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 programs with Bowdoin Coll, Bryn Mawr Coll, Grinnell Coll, Haverford Coll, Mt. Holyoke Coll, Oberlin Coll, Occidental Coll, Ohio Wesleyan U, Pomona Coll, Reed Coll, Spelman Coll, Wesleyan U, and Whitman Coll.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Art Center Coll of Design and Occidental Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Denmark, France, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Southern California.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Southern California.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences
  • Applied Physics
  • Astrophysics
  • Biology
  • Business Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics/Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English
  • Geobiology
  • Geochemistry
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • History
  • History/Philosophy of Science
  • Independent Study
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Planetary Science
  • Political Science
Doctorates

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Applied/Computational Mathematics
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Geology/Planetary Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physics
  • Social Science
Master's Degrees

  • Aeronautics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Applied Physics
  • Applied/Computational Mathematics
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biophysics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computation Science
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences/Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physics

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • 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
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

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