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Lehigh University

Lehigh University
27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Official telephone: (610) 758-3000
Website: www1.lehigh.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
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.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: finance, mechanical engineering, accounting
Majors with the lowest enrollment: classics, Asian studies, astronomy
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 95%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 435 men, 246 women
Full-time faculty: 353 men, 168 women
Part-time faculty: 82 men, 78 women
Graduation rate: 88% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 computer science/business and integrated business/engineering programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Philadelphia Urban Semester.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Cedar Crest Coll, DeSales U, Lafayette Coll, Moravian Coll, and Muhlenberg Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Africa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom. Short-term study abroad in Belgium, Bermuda, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, and Scotland.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Global Citizenship certificate program.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Africana Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Sciences
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology
  • Business Economics
  • Business Information Systems
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Business
  • Computer Science/Engineering
  • Design
  • Earth/Environmental Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Physics
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Finance
  • French
  • German
  • Global Studies
  • History
  • Industrial/Systems Engineering
  • Integrated Business/Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Arts
  • Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • International Relations
  • Journalism
  • Journalism/Science Writing
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Music Composition
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dental Science
  • Pre-Medical Sciences
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Psychology
  • Religion Studies
  • Science/Technology/Society
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Theatre
  • Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
Doctorates

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Business Economics
  • Cell/Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Comparative/International Education
  • Computational/Engineering Mechanics
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Earth/Environmental Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Leadership
  • Electrical Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • History
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Integrative Biology
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physics
  • Polymer Science/Engineering
  • Psychology
  • School Psychology
  • Special Education
  • Structural Engineering
  • Teaching/Learning/Technology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Studies
  • Analytical Finance
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biological Chemical Engineering
  • Business Administration
  • Cell/Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Comparative/International Education
  • Computational/Engineering Mechanics
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Counseling/Human Services
  • Earth/Environmental Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Energy Systems Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Policy Design
  • Finance
  • Globalization/Educational Change
  • History
  • Industrial/Systems Engineering
  • Instructional Technology
  • International Business
  • International Counseling
  • Management
  • Management Science/Engineering
  • Manufacturing Systems Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Photonics
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Polymer Science/Engineering
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • School Counseling
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Structural Engineering
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Teaching/Learning
  • Technical Entrepreneurship
  • Wireless/Networking Engineering

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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