| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August, early January, and early May. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in the summer. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Seven summer sessions, one of 12 weeks, one of 14 weeks, two of six weeks, and three of four weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, biological sciences, nursing |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
92% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
14:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1209 men, 997 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
900 men, 694 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
309 men, 303 women |
| Graduation rate: |
82% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, health/rehabilitation sciences |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education |
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| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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Five-year program in the School of Arts and Sciences. B.S. in statistics/M.A. or M.S. in applied statistics. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in many countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam, and Zambia.
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Freshman Studies program and course. Freshman Writing Seminar. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Carnegie Mellon U. |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Actuarial Mathematics
- Administration of Justice
- Africana Studies
- Africana Studies/English
- Anthropology
- Applied Developmental Psychology
- Applied Mathematics
- Architectural Studies
- Astronomy
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Sciences
- Business
- Business Information Systems
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Civil Engineering
- Classics
- Communication Science
- Computer Science
- Dental Hygiene
- Ecology/Evolution
- Economics
- Economics/Statistics
- Electrical Engineering
- Emergency Medicine
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Science
- English Literature
- English Writing
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Geology
- Environmental Studies
- Film Studies
- Finance
- French
- General Management
- Geology
- Global Management
- Health Information Management
- Health Services
- Health/Physical Activity
- History
- History of Art/Architecture
- History/Philosophy of Science
- Human Resources Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Area Studies
- Italian
- Japanese
- Legal Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematical Biology
- Mathematics
- Mathematics/Economics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media/Professional Communications
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Music
- Natural Sciences
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Nursing/R.N. to B.S.N.
- Nursing/R.N. to M.S.N.
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Astronomy
- Polish
- Political Science
- Politics/Philosophy
- Psychology
- Public Service
- Rehabilitation Sciences
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Self-Designed Major
- Slavic Studies
- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Studio Arts
- Supply Chain Management
- Theatre Arts
- Urban Studies
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Doctorates
- Administrative/Policy Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Developmental Psychology
- Audiology
- Behavioral/Community Health Sciences
- Bioengineering
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Informatics
- Biostatistics
- Business Administration
- Cell Biology/Molecular Physiology
- Cellular/Molecular Pathology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Clinical/Translational Science
- Communication Sciences/Disorders
- Computational Biology
- Computational Modeling/Simulation
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Dental Medicine
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental/Occupational Health
- Epidemiology
- Film Studies
- French
- Geology/Planetary Science
- Health Policy/Management
- Health Services Research/Policy
- Health/Physical Activity
- Hispanic Languages/Literature
- Hispanic Linguistics
- History
- History of Art/Architecture
- History/Philosophy of Science
- Immunology
- Industrial Engineering
- Infectious Diseases/Microbiology
- Information Science
- Instruction/Learning
- Integrative Systems Biology
- Intelligent Systems
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
- International/Comparative Law
- Law
- Learning Sciences/Policy
- Library/Information Sciences
- Linguistics
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology
- Molecular Genetics/Developmental Biology
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Molecular Virology/Microbiology
- Music
- Neurobiology
- Neuroscience
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Specialty Role
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Oral Biology
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical Therapy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Psychology in Education
- Public/International Affairs
- Rehabilitation Sciences
- Rhetoric/Communication
- Slavic Languages/Literature
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Statistics
- Theatre Arts
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
- credit 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 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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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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acceptable scores vary by course of study. |
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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Policy varies by school. Arts and Sciences does not accept CLEP general examination credits.
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