| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in late August. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
economics, political science, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
religion, South Asian studies, Latin American studies |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
95% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
7:1 |
| Total faculty: |
153 men, 203 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
131 men, 167 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
22 men, 36 women |
| Graduation rate: |
92% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
no |
| 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, honors program, 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, art history, astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, cinema/media studies, computer science, economics, educational studies, English, environmental studies, geosciences, German, history, Italian studies, Jewish studies, mathematics, Middle Eastern studies, music, philosophy, physics, psychology, religion, Russian, sociology, South Asia studies, studio art, and women's studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 programs with Columbia U, Dartmouth Coll, and Massachusetts Inst of Tech. Certificate of engineering program with Olin Coll of Engineering. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
UN Semester |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Member of Twelve College Exchange. Domestic exchange programs with Amherst Coll, Bowdoin Coll, Connecticut Coll, Dartmouth Coll, Mills Coll, Mount Holyoke Coll, Smith Coll, Spelman Coll, Trinity Coll, Vassar Coll, Wesleyan U, and Wheaton Coll. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Poland, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Winter session programs and summer courses in other countries. Stipended internships in the U.S. and abroad. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Massachusetts Inst of Tech. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Massachusetts Inst of Tech. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Africana Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Art
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Biological Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Chinese Studies
- Cinema/Media Studies
- Classical Studies
- Cognitive/Linguistic Science
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- East Asian Languages/Literature
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- French
- French Cultural Studies
- Geology
- German
- German Studies
- History
- History of Art
- International Relations
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Mathematics
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Peace/Justice Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Russian
- Russian Area Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Studio Art
- Theatre Studies
- Women's Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 5 or higher)
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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First-year students sit for a quantitative reasoning placement exam before their first semester. Credit granted for International Baccalaureate Higher Level scores of at least 5 on an individual basis. |
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