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Trinity College

Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Official telephone: (860) 297-2000
Fax number: (860) 297-2257
Website: www.trincoll.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and late January.
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in the fall.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: political science, economics, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: music, Jewish studies, physics
Average freshman GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 89%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 152 men, 143 women
Full-time faculty: 100 men, 93 women
Part-time faculty: 52 men, 50 women
Graduation rate: 84% 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, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Five-year engineering and computer science programs with Rensselaer Polytech Inst. Five year B.S./M/S. neuroscience program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester, Trinity/LaMama Program (New York). National Theatre Institute. Williams-Mystic Program in Maritime Studies.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Amherst Coll, Bowdoin Coll, Connecticut Coll, Dartmouth Coll, Mount Holyoke Coll, Smith Coll, Vassar Coll, Wellesley Coll, Wesleyan U, Wheaton Coll, and Williams Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, the British West Indies, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Legislative Internship Program. CityTerm. Health Fellows Program. Guided Studies Program. Cities Program. Interdisciplinary Science. InterArts.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Connecticut.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Civilization
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Studies
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • French
  • German
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Jewish Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy/Law
  • Religion
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Studio Arts
  • Theatre Arts/Dance
  • Urban Studies
  • Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies
Master's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • English
  • History
  • Public Policy

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement 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
  • 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
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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