| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| 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 August. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
social sciences, psychology, physical sciences |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
architecture, gender studies, visual arts |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.4 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
97% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
9:1 |
| Total faculty: |
84 men, 80 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
68 men, 58 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
16 men, 22 women |
| Graduation rate: |
90% within six years |
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| 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 |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in Africana studies, anthropology, astronomy, biochemistry/biophysics, chemistry, Chinese, classics, comparative literature, computer science, East Asian studies, economics, education/education studies, environmental studies, French, gender/sexuality studies, geoarcheology, German, Greek, independent, Japanese, Latin, Latin American/Iberian studies, linguistics, mathematical economics, mathematics, Middle Eastern/Islamic studies, music, neural/behavioral science, neuroscience, peace/conflict studies, philosophy, physics, psychology, Russian, scientific computing, sociology, and Spanish. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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secondary |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering program with California Inst of Tech. 4-1 bioethics with U of Pennsylvania; 4-1 engineering program with U of Pennsylvania. 4-1 finance program with Claremont McKenna Coll. 4-1 Latin American studies program with Georgetown U. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with Claremont McKenna Coll, Fisk U, Pitzer Coll, and Spelman Coll. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the Ukraine, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe. |
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| Army ROTC: |
not offered |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classical Civilization
- Classical Languages
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Information/Sciences
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- Fine Arts
- French
- Geology
- German
- Greek/Latin
- Growth/Structure of Cities
- History
- History of Art
- Italian
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Romance Languages
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Visual Arts/Performing Arts
- Visual/Performing Arts
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- credit for international baccalaureate
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